Ryan was walking through the run down streets of chino from yet another day of school. He didn't know why he even bothered to go anymore, not like he was ever going to get out of here anyway. Maybe it was still that slight hope he had that one day, just maybe he would be able to escape Chino.
He walked into his home to see his mother on the kitchen floor passed out. Someone's been drinking he thought to himself. As he walked over to her, so he could make sure she was ok, AJ came walking over. He still had his beer bottle in hand as he stared Ryan down. Ryan pretended that he didn't see him and kept walking towards his mom. "What do you think you're doing?" AJ snarled. Ryan kept walking, acting as if he couldn't hear AJ.
AJ swiftly walked up to Ryan and grabbed him by his collar. He spun Ryan around so that Ryan was facing him. Ryan could tell that AJ was pissed; this isn't going to be good Ryan thought. "When I ask you a question I expect an answer." AJ glared at Ryan. Ryan still said nothing, even if he did say something AJ would do the same thing. He threw Ryan against the wall and knelt down next to him as Ryan sat on the ground. "You better lose that attitude boy, cause I ain't gonna take it anymore." Ryan knew exactly what AJ meant, do what I say or you'll suffer. Ryan just looked at AJ praying he would leave him alone.
AJ walked away, but then turned around and said " And don't you go tellin' no one bout what you saw or what I said, you understand?" Ryan nodded. "Im gonna go and visit some people." And with that AJ was in his car and driving off. Ryan crawled over to his mom and checked to make sure she was ok, she was. Ryan had always hated his mom for the drinking and for her choice in guys, but he always made a point of checking on her. I have got to get out of this house he thought.
Ryan walked outside and sat on his front step. His neighbor and best friend Theresa walked over and sat down next to him. "Rough day?" she asked. Ryan nodded "how bout for you?" Ryan said. "Not too bad actually, so what's up?" Theresa knew something had happened, she knew that look on his face all too well. When Ryan didn't answer she said, "It's AJ again, isn't it?" Ryan just had to look at her for her to know the answer. "I'm leaving." Ryan said.
"Ryan where would you go?" Theresa asked. "I , I don't really know, but it's gotta be better then being here." Ryan said. "You know you could always stay with us, my mom wouldn't mind." Ryan sighed, "AJ would find me there, and anyway I couldn't ask your family to do that for me." Theresa knew better then to argue with him, "So where are you going to go then?" Ryan thought for a moment and then answered, "wherever the road takes me I guess. " Theresa looked at him and realized he was serious " just be careful, and remember if you ever need anything you know where I am." Ryan smiled "thanks" and with that Ryan went back into his house to pack a duffel bag.
A few minutes later he came out of his house with a duffel bag slung over his shoulder. He walked off down the street hoping it would be the last time he saw the run down homes that lined the road.
AJ was driving back to the Atwood house after hanging out with some of his friends. As he drove he saw a sandy blond haired boy walking on the side of the road. The boy looked familiar and AJ slowed up his car to get a better look. He realized it was Ryan, and then he saw the duffel bag. AJ wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, but he could figure out what Ryan was up to. He drove his car up along side of Ryan and rolled down his window. "Get in the car, Ryan." AJ barked. Ryan was stunned by what he heard and stopped walking. He looked to his left and saw AJ sitting in his car. "On the count of three you better have you're ass in this car." AJ said as he pulled out a gun. Ryan was determined not to go back, not now. He kept walking.
And I won't sit back, and take this anymore.
'Cause I'm done with that, I've got one foot out the door.
And to go back where I was would just be wrong
I'm pressing on.
"One."
Somewhere back there I left my worries all behind.
My problems fell out of the back of my mind.
We're going and I'm never knowing where we're going.
"Two."
To go back to where I was would just be wrong.
I'm pressing on.
Pressing on, all my distress is going, going, gone.
"Three."
Ryan heard a small explosion and he turned around to see where the noise had come from. He felt a burning pain as he watched AJ drive off.
Ok so that's the first chapter, what do you think? Honesty is good, I wont be offended. Oh and the song that I used was Pressing on by Relient K.