Prologue
Lance ran as fast as he could out the door of his house and to the family car, keys in hand. He could hear his father's voice in the background, yelling out for him to stop and comeback but his anger took over. He quickly shoved the steel keys into the door socket just as his dad showed up in the open door way. "Lance! Don't do this!" he cried out, both hurt and anger crossing over his face. Lance ignored him, opening the door to the sedan, contemplating when ether he should step in. His mother had just ran out and joined his father at the doorway, tears streaming down her face. Her makeup was smeared beyond recognition. "You had your chance" Lance said quietly, not making eye contact with them. "This family doesn't need me and I don't need you guys. I can make my own way now" and with that he got into the car.
Rage now overtook his father's face. "THAT'S MY FUCKING CAR YOUNG MAN! WHERE THE HELL DO YO-?" His voice was cut off by the sudden roar of the car engine. His father ran down the patio steps, desperately trying to get to the car door and open it but Lance backed out a moment too soon. He quickly stepped on the gas and the car's engine gave a roar before he sped down the road, leaving his yelling father behind in the dust. He drove downtown where he spotted other people giving him strange looks, people he recognized. This town was so small that it was only a matter of time before that these people would tell his father that he had actually left town. His father would think he wasn't capable of it but oh boy was he. Lance had never been so angry in his life. He couldn't believe his mother was such a fool to believe his father's lies for so long.
As he took the main road out of the town, the sign "You are now leaving the town of Silent Hill. We hope you come back again soon!" loomed ahead in the afternoon sun. Lance vowed to himself that he would never come back to this God forsaken place as long as he lived.
