misguided ghosts

by Queen of Pascalities

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I'm running. As fast as I can.

The air is cold. My lungs are burning. Icy rain is whipping against my face and piercing through my clothes.

The ground is slippery. Every step I take, I can barely keep my balance. I can't see much through the gray curtain of water surrounding me. It's not too late in the day, fortunately, otherwise I wouldn't have stood a chance at not running into anything.

I'm running.

As fast as I can.

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one. I'm going away for a while, but I'll be back, don't try and follow me.

"I'm leaving."

My tone was resolved, as much as I could muster. I couldn't let them know I was nervous – which is a euphemism for "shitting myself". If they'd known, they would have made it more difficult for me, by being concerned.

I wouldn't have been able to leave, like I very much intended to.

"Where are you going?" One of them looked up.

Calm. Oblivious. It was painful to think of the worry I would make appear on that face.

"I'm going to find my mum."

There was a silence.

There had been silence before, but this one was more important. It was bigger, it held more meaning. It deserved a definite article.

He understood. They both did.

They didn't accept it, but they understood. They understood what going after my mum meant for me. They understood what my leaving would mean to the people I knew.

I wasn't just leaving. I was running away.

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A/N: Hey guys! This is a little preview of one of my upcoming series, Misguided Ghosts. For those of you who are Paramore fans like me, you'll probably understand the meaning of the title.

This was supposed to be titled Runaway, but I thought Misguided Ghosts would fit better. You'll see why if you keep reading.

This is not a definitive chapter. I'm just writing what popped in my head five minutes ago so I don't forget. I'll update when I come up with more. It won't always be as vague as it is in here, but as it is a preview, like for a movie, I'm only writing vague, ambiguous stuff just to confuse you guys right from the beginning.

Questions? Comments? Insults?

Tell me!

QoP