Chapter 1: Karkat's POV
I felt someone stroking my hair, "Wake up Karkat." said a woman, who sounded like she just wanted to get the hell out of here, I look at the clock, damn its only 1:14 in the fucking morning, for god's sake! I mumble a let me sleep before I realized who the woman was and why she was waking me up so god damn early, "Its time" my mother whispered with a relieving smile.
My stormy gray eyes widen and I throw my arms around my mother quickly before grabbing a packed suitcase from under my bed, I walk toward my window, opening it and climbing down the ladder that dad hadn't discovered yet, my mom followed cautiously, our backs to the exterior wall of my house, we get to the corner where the driveway starts, my mom's black Acadia only five feet away from us, we did one last check to see if my mom's former room's light was on, and ran to the car, me jumping in the passenger seat and my mom obviously in the driver's seat, starting the car as fast as she can, quickly pulling us out of our driveway, starting our 5 hour drive to Maine.
I set our bags in the back seats; finally, my mom and I are escaping my alcoholic/abusive father. He has been like this for 4 years; we have been planning on this escape for 2 years. 2 FUCKING YEARS. It may not seem like a long time, but with someone like my dad, it's pretty damn long. He beat me every day, sometimes more than once. Every time he threw and insult at me, or gave me a new bruise, I just wanted to die, my mom would always comfort me after, like a mother should. She promised me every day it would change, but it didn't. He continued to do it every single day. Now, I honestly don't remember a day when he didn't, but there were days I remembered when he actually gave a fuck about me, it was pretty fucking nice. I took out my iPhone and selected some music and logged into pesterchum and decide to say my goodbyes to Kanaya,
- carcinoGeneticist [CG] began pestering grimAuxiliatrix [GA] at 1:24 -
[01:24] CG: HEY KANAYA I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
[01:26] GA: Yes Karkat? Are You Hurt? Do I Need To Come Get You?
[01:27] CG: KANAYA, NO AND NO, I NEED TO SAY… GOODBYE…
[01:27] GA: But Why? What Happened?
[01:28] CG: NO KANAYA, ME AND MY MOTHER ARE RUNNING AWAY, TO MAINE.
[01:28] CG: SORRY, BUT WE JUST CANT STAND MY DAD ANYMORE. HES FUCKING TERRIBLE.
[01:29] GA: Don't Be Sorry, I'm Glad You Could Get Away After All That Time.
[01:30] CG: YEAH SO YOU MIGHT NEVER SEE ME AGAIN, UNLESS I COME FOR A VISIT
[01:30] CG: WHICH YOU KNOW I CANT.
[01:32] GA: Yes I'm Afraid Not.
[01:32] GA: But Know Karkat, If Your Ever Hurt Or Need Me, Even Though I'm Over 300 Miles Away, I Will Be There In A Heartbeat.
I loved Kanaya; she can always cheer you up.
[01:33] CG: I WOULD BE FOR YOU TO, KANAYA.
[01:34] GA: I Wish You And Your Mother All Of My Luck For The Future. Make Sure You Don't Get In Trouble And Be Good Okay?
[01:35] CG: YEAH YEAH YEAH, WHATEVER.
[01:36] GA: Sorry, But I'm Afraid I Must Go, As My Mother Is Waking Up.
[01:36] CG: ALRIGHT, BYE KANAYA.
[01:37] GA: Bye Karkat.
- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased pestering carcinoGeneticist [CG] at 1:37—
I then log out of the application, and turn my music off, setting my phone down. My mom looks at me with a concerned look, but knows I don't want to talk about it.