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Chapter 2

Hey you, yes you. Remember me? I'm the girl rolled into a ball in the corner over there. Yeah, I know a night crammed in a ball is no fun but hey what can you do? All I was able to find that night was an old broken down Chevy. So I found a hanger, jimmied the lock and curled up in the back seat. Hey I said being a runaway wasn't easy.

The girl stretched her arms and let out a yawn. Cracking her back she stretched and tried to work the kinks out of her aching neck and shoulders. "Next time I should spring for a more cushy model." She grabbed her bag of clothes and slipped out the window.

Making her way through the streets she headed for the boardwalk. In a city of surf and sand there wasn't much else to do. She headed to a diner and walked into the bathroom changing into her t-shirt and shorts from the night before. Once she looked halfway decent she headed out and sat at the counter.

"What can I get you?"

"Uh, I guess just a cheese omlet and hashbrowns , oh and a tea."

"You got it. Comin' right up kid."

She looked around at the diner it was your typical run of the mill place. It had a jukebox in the corner, Coke a Cola adds lined the walls along with a big chalk board behind the counter with the specials listed on it. The people were pretty general, you could tell who the tourists were and who the regulars were. After about ten minutes the waitress brought her the food and put it down in front of her. The waitress watched as she scarfed down the food as quick as a flash. She gave the girl a look actually surprised that she left the pattern on the plate. Hopping off the stool the girl left some money for the food and a tip on the counter and headed outside.

She headed out to the sand where the beach was packed with people baking in the noon day sun. Kids running a muck, playing in the surf and others building sand castles near the water's edge. She navigated her way around a few groups of beach goers that were huddled together from lack of beach space. She also passed a rather large guy in a speedo, she shielded her eyes and kept walking. Lord knows that was the last thing she wanted to see. She finally found a little out of the way spot with few people around. Setting up her towel she plopped down and just sat watching the surf roll in and the waves crash on the shore.

I know I was just kicking around. With not a lot of money and not many resources I had to kill time someway. I really wasn't much of a beach person. Don't get me wrong I love the water, I can share at the surf roll in for hours but it was the sand cuz I mean come on that gets in everywhere, and the sun that were my enemies. My entire life am have been cursed with fair skin so more than 15 minutes in direct sun and you could serve me up at Red Lobster. I had heard through the grapevine there was going to be some entertainment the next few nights. Yay finally something I would enjoy. Any how lets time travel to a bit later that night. My night was going to get pretty interesting. What? Don't believe me? Just watch. Look here's where it all starts.

The girl got up after a few hours and walked around the boardwalk. The sun began to sink low in the sky and dip below the horizon. She wandered around aimlessly killing time before the concert suddenly she heard the sound of wheels on the planks of wood. Turning she jumped to her right just in time to dive out of the way of a group of skateboarders who nearly barreled her over. Looking around she noticed she was in a shop. She looked around and noticed a pair of hippies asleep near a TV. That was running some show. She walked in looking over shelves of comics.

She felt like she was being watched, looking out the corner of her eye she noticed a guy with shaggy hair and a red bandana tied round his head. She ignored him and began looking through one of the books. Suddenly she felt another set of eyes on her. She looked up in the direction of the door she came through and noticed a boy with dark hair staring at her. She closed the comic and returned it to the shelf before she began to walk away. As she did the two boys closed in on her from both sides.

"Uh, can I help you boys with anything?"

"Actually just scoping out your civilian wardrobe." She looked down at her clothes. She was wearing denim shorts with a black t-shirt that had bite me spelled out in red rhinestone and a pair of black Converse.

"What's wrong with the threads?"

"Not something we recommend wearing around here." The one with the dark hair said.

"K and who died and made you the king of fashion?" She pushed passed and walked over to another shelf of comics.

"You're new around here aren't you?"

"Sort of, what's it to you anyhow Rambo?"

She flipped through it and closed the comic looking at the title. "Oh wicked! This is the Hulk comic I need!"

He narrowed his eyes at her and turned to a rack behind him plucking a comic from the shelf. He handed it to her. "Vampires Everywhere. Really? Sorry not interested in horror comics." She said shoving it back at him.

"You may need it. It may save your life."

She raised an eyebrow and took the comic begrudgingly. "You know I really shouldn't take things from strangers."

The boy with the Rambo head-gear looked at her. "I'm Edgar," He pointed over to the other boy. "this is Allen."

"And you are?" Allen asked.

"Angelita, and just leaving." She said grabbing the Hulk comic and heading to the front of the store. She reached the register and Allen hopped over the counter. She handed him some money and headed for the door before he hopped back over the counter and joined Edgar who was right on her heels holding another book in his hands. Edgar stood on one side Allen flanked her on the other. "Here take this too."

"I all ready told you I'm not into Horror comics."

"Consider it a survival guide, it may just save your life."

Hey me again. Yup I know. I keep popping in interrupting the flow but really. These two. Bat crap crazy. That's the only way I can describe them. They were bat crap crazy then and tell you the truth I still think they are. There is something fishy about them. I'll have to watch myself. Anyhow there I go out the door and away from the whack – a – doodle brothers. Let's see what I'm going to do next.

Out on the boardwalk Angelita was walking through the crowd flipping through the comics Edgar and Allen gave her when she happened to notice the boy from the other night with the shaggy hair. He was looking around like he was lost. She walked over and laid a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey sweetie, is everything okay?" He looked up at her with big doe eyes. At first he didn't say anything. "Where is your sister Hun?"

"She. . . She was looking at one of the stands with jewelry."

"Aw you don't have to be afraid of me. My names Angelita but you can call me Angel, what's yours?"

"Laddie." He replied looking down at the ground shyly.

"Why don't I help you find your sister." He nodded and took her hand. They began to walk around looking for her after about a half an hour of looking with no signs of spotting the girl. Angelita felt a tug on her shirt and looked down.

"What's up Laddie?"

"Can we go on that?" He pointed over to a ride that looked like a cross between the scrambler and that spinner UFO ride where you stick to the wall. Angelita gave a little gulp at the sight of the ride.

"You want to go on that?"

"Yep, can we?"

"I guess sooooo. . . Whoa, slow up Laddie where's the fire?" She said as he tugged her along through the throng of people. Laddie liked the rides, but he never got to ride them a lot. Either he and Star had to meet up with the boys, or she was too busy looking for all the girly things she liked,or she just didn't like the rides. Laddie was glad he had someone to have fun with now.

The got off the ride and Angelita was feeling a wee bit nauseated. She looked a tad green in the gills. "You okay Angel?"

"Yeah kid give me a second."

"Can we ride the bumper cars next can we? Can we?"

She laughed. "Hold on there Speedy Gonzalez. We will. Just give me a minute to settle my stomach." He gave her a puppy face and started pulling her hand in the direction of the bumper cars. Angelita rolled her eyes in defeat and simply followed the boy.

"So you want to ride your own car or do you want me to ride with you?"

"My own!" He shouted as he ran over and hopped into a blue car. Angelita hopped into a green one.

"Okay kid but I warn you. I'm pretty competitive when it comes to bumper cars." the attendant started the ride and Laddie and Angelita were having a ball until some jerky surf Nazi decided to act like a complete douche and ram hard into Laddie's car.

Angelita turned her car and aimed it at the jerk. She floored the accelerator and hit the back-end of the guys car sending him spinning into the wall. "Why don't you pick on someone you own size dipstick!"

Yes I know. Not the best comeback in the entire world. But 1. I was with a kid so I tried to dial the language back a bit. And 2. He's a kid. No one should pick on a little kid. Hey, I was picked on I speak from experience here. I usually just kicked the jerk in the shin and ran like hell when someone would pick on me. I digress. Let me get back to me and Laddie. What your still here? The action is over there go, look, shoo! I'll be back later.

The big muscle head tried to ram Angelita once he figured out how to stop making his car go in a circle. He failed horribly. She succeeded in sending him into the wall at least three more times before the ride was over. Once it was Angelita ran over to Laddie and plucked him out of the car before tossing him over her shoulder. The muscle guy followed but soon she and Laddie were lost in the sea of people. Once far enough away she put Laddie down on the ground.

"Well that was fun. Let's not do it again huh?" She tousled his hair and he laughed. They began walking and Angelita spotted the balloon game where you squirt the water into the mouth. "Come on kid. I got my eyes on a prize. She took him by the hand and plopped down in one of the open seats. Laddie sat next to her as she tossed the money for them on the top of the counter.

"I'm not good at this."

"Don't worry kid, I am." Just as she finished her sentence the buzzer sounded and the water began squirting out of the guns. Laddie was doing terribly when suddenly a loud pop was heard. The man came over and looked down at Angelita.

"What'll it be?" She looked over at Laddie. "Give me the teddy bear." He handed it to her and she in turn handed it over to Laddie. " Here you go bud. It's yours." His little eyes lit up as he hopped off the bench and gave her a hug.

"Thanks." Angelita put down some more money and waited for the game to begin again. "Here I'll teach you the trick to winning. First you aim your gun at the hole, then once your shot is lined up you hold down the trigger. Once the guy starts the game you'll be set. Watch." The guy started the game and once again Angelita won. She told the man she wanted the black cat with the red collar.

"Hey kid you hungry?"

"Starving!"

"Cool come on." They made their way over to a food stand where she bought them both hamburgers and fries. When they had finished she took him over to an ice cream stand and bought him a Popsicle. They were heading over to the roller coaster when she bought the biggest thing of fluffy cotton candy she could. They split it as they walked along.

About ten feet from the roller coaster looking over the crowd stood Dwayne and Paul. Dwayne was in his own little world While Paul sat up on the railing checking out the girls walking by trying to pick his next meal. He looked up and spotted a girl with dark brown hair hanging down past her shoulder, she was walking with a little boy.

"Hey, hey," He elbowed Dwayne snapping him back to reality. "isn't that Laddie with that girl?" Dwayne looked up and noticed the same girl. She was laughing at something he was saying. Dwayne frowned . "Where is Star? She's supposed to be with him." He growled under his breath.

"Dude chill, he looks like he's fine but who's the nice piece of tail with him?" Just as Paul had finished his question little Laddie looked up and noticed the two men.

"Angelita that's my friends."

"Okay. You better get going then." Laddie smiled and took off in the direction of the boys. He ran over to Dwayne and Paul latching and arm around Dwayne's leg.

"What's up bud?" Paul asked reaching down and hauling Laddie up to join him on the railing.

Well Laddie didn't waste any time in going into a tangent about how he lost Star. How Angelita found him, how they went on almost every ride. How he almost got her sick when he took her on the tilt a whirl, how she stuck up for him when the guy on the bumper cars tried to bully him.

Dwayne gritted his teeth at that but continued listening as Laddie went on about her winning the bear for him and how he ate till he was stuffed. How he still wanted to go on the roller coaster.

"Oh, oh you guys should meet her. He said hopping off the railing and taking off back into the crowd. Dwayne reached out to grab Laddie but he was too fast. Angelita was walking away when suddenly she felt a small tug on her shorts.

"Angel don't go yet. I want you to meet some people." Laddie began dragging her through the crowd over toward Paul and Dwayne. She looked up seeing Dwayne. She felt a small blush creep up on her face as she was dragged along by the little boy.

"I . . . I really don't think that I should."

"Come on it'll be fun. I just know they'll like you." He finally managed to get her over to them. They both looked her over a big smile creeping onto Paul's face.

"Hey babe."

"Hi." She said coyly. Twisting the tail of her stuffed cat in her hand.

"What's wrong babe. We don't bite." he said as he hopped down off the rail and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "So you got a name?"

"I'm Paul and that's Dwayne."

"Angelita, but you can call me Angel." Dwayne watched and shook his head as Paul tried to hit on Angel. Dwayne who had been more concerned with Laddie's safety really hadn't paid the girls appearance any mind at first but then he did a double take. It couldn't be! He had lost them, her, so long ago. It was his mind playing tricks on him. She couldn't have survived. Could she? He felt a tug at his pant leg and was brought back to reality, looking down to notice Laddie.

"Can we go on the roller coaster? Pleeeeease?" Angelita looked over her shoulder and laughed.

"I'd agree with him. He just may do that all night if you don't." Dwayne looked at her and nodded. That was all Laddie needed to see before he grabbed onto Dwayne's hand and dragged him along. Paul followed with his arm still slung over Angelita's shoulder.

"He's a talkative one isn't he?" Angelita asked Paul pointing over at Dwayne.

"Give him time babe, he'll warm up to you."

"Sure whatever you say blondie." He looked down at her and pulled that infectious smile again.

"Trust me babe." Paul and Angelita kept talking and joking as they made their way to the roller coaster. Every now and then Angelita would sneak a peek in front of them at Dwayne and Laddie.

After what felt like an eternity they finally made their way to the front of the line Paul scooped up Laddie and tossed him into the front seat with him. Dwayne placed a hand on her shoulder and motioned to her to get in. She hopped in and he soon followed. The car slowly began to climb up the hill. You could hear the chink, chink, chink of the chain as they made their way to the top. Laddie and Paul were laughing up front like a bunch of hyenas Angelita had one hand tightly gripped around the stuffed cat and the other locked in a death grip on the bar. She squeezed her eyes shut.

"Are you all right?" She head from next to her. She turned and faced Dwayne.

"Not really I kind of have a thing about heights." She looked out past his shoulder and re-gripped the bar even tighter. He laughed and shook his head.

"Relax it'll be fine. Here." He took her small hand in his and looked her in the eyes. "Don't look around just look straight you'll be fine." Just as he said that the car reached the top and began rushing down the hill. Laddie let out a squeal Paul and Dwayne began to whoop and holler and Angelita buried her head in Dwayne's shoulder. He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. He leaned over and whispered in her ear. "Open your eyes. Relax."

She peeked out from his jacket and laughed. "You were right, this is kind of fun." He smiled at her. Soon the ride came back to the platform and Paul jumped out pulling Laddie with him. Dwayne hopped out and extended a hand to Angelita. She took it and soon followed. As they walked along Laddie ran over to Dwayne and grabbed his hand. He then pulled himself over to Angelita and grabbed her hand. He began to swing himself between the two like they were a set of monkey bars. Angelita laughed and shook her head at his antics.

They walked over toward a group of people standing near a group of bikes. She looked over and saw the gypsy girl that she saw the other night, next to her stood the short blond curly-haired guy with the multicolored patched jacket and the platinum blond with the long black coat. He sat there idly smoking a cigarette. As they got closer he looked at the girl.

"Who's your new friend boys?"

"Her name is Angel." She backed up a little running into Dwayne's hard chest as the blond appraised her. He could smell apprehension on her.

"Where are my manners My name is David, that is Marko.."

Marko gave a smirk and bit his nails while he waved at her. "Hey."

"And that is Star." He extended a leather gloved hand and she took it. He gave the back of her hand a kiss before releasing it. She looked down at the ground.

Well what can I say, David gave me an unsettling feeling. It was something about that piercing stare from those blue eyes. It just unnerved me. I couldn't help it. Here's what happened next.

"We're going for a little ride. Care to join us? David asked nonchalantly.

"Sure." She said shrugging her shoulder secretly hoping she wouldn't have to ride with David. To her luck Star hopped on behind David and Laddie got on behind Dwayne. "Your chariot awaits Milady."

She arched an eyebrow at Paul who had his arm outstretched pointing to his bike. "Milady? Oh thank you ever so much for letting me ride thine noble steed." She joked he grabbed her by the hand and lead her over to his bike. He hopped on and held out a hand to help her on. She climbed on behind him and she wrapped her arms around his waist.

Marko pulled up next to them and looked at Angelita. "I'd hold on if I were you. He drives like a maniac."

"Yeah thanks. He looks like he does."

"Come on babe I'm not all that bad." Paul whined as he revved the bike and took off behind David and the others. They weaved in and out between one another and were whooping and hollering. She started to laugh and join in on the fun her hair blew in the wind as she turned and looked behind them. She spotted Dwayne and Laddie at the rear of the group. She smiled.

"Havin' fun Babe?" Paul asked over the roar of the engine.

"Yeah, it's the most fun I've had since I got here."

The bikes slowed and the boys hopped off. David looked over at star Laddie and Angelita.

"You two stay here and take care of Laddie. We have something we need to take care of." He said before walking off. Marko just smiled and followed behind David. Paul gave a laugh and smirked smacking Angelita on the arm playfully. Dwayne walked past giving Laddie and Angelita a smile walking past Star he scowled and gave a growl.

Laddie walked off and was playing with something that caught his interest a few feet from the girls.

"You shouldn't stick around."

"Excuse me?"

"You shouldn't stick around with the boys. They aren't what they seem."

"What is your damage? They seem nice to me."

"I'm telling you for your own good. It isn't safe. Leave while you can. . . ." Star was ready to say more but Laddie came bounding over to the two of them. Star stretched out her arms but he came over and hopped into Angelita's lap instead. Star frowned and refused to speak to her. Laddie tugged on the sleeve of Angelita's shirt.

"Angel where are you from?"

"Los Angeles sweetie."

"How old are you?"

"I'm eighteen."

"How bout you? How old are you short stack?"

"Eleven."

"Aw, and cute as a button too." She said as she booped him on the nose. Just then the boys came back. David looked over and gave a smirk when he noticed Dwayne looking over at Laddie and Angelita. Paul looked over and smiled too. He walked over and scooped Laddie up tossing him over his shoulder. Laddie let out a giggle. David gave Star a look and she automatically hopped on his bike behind him. Marko revved his engine waiting for the others. Paul put Laddie down and got on his bike.

"Come on bud you're riding' with me . He said giving the boy a hand up onto the bike. Angela looked over at Dwayne.

" I should be going it's late."

"Aw, don't go." Laddie said from the back of Paul's bike.

"Sorry little buddy. But I have to. If your going to be around I'll be on the boardwalk tomorrow. How bout I meet you and we can go on the roller coaster again?'

He pouted but nodded. "Okay."

Yes, I know the little kid has me wrapped around his adorable little finger. I can't help it. I always wanted a kid brother.

Angelita said her goodbyes to the rest of the gang and began to walk away when Dwayne grabbed my hand. "I can give you a ride. It's too late for you to be out on your own."

She wasn't about to tell him she didn't have anywhere to go so she thought up any excuse she could.

He wasn't hearing any of it. He took her hand and pulled her onto the bike. She slipped her hands round his waist and held on. She told him the address of a house she had seen on her way to the boardwalk. They drove off in the direction of the house. When they arrived she slipped off the back of the bike.

"I should probable go through the back so no one notices me come in." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "Thanks for the ride."

She turned and made her way to the back of the house. What she didn't tell him was that it was abandoned. She kicked the back door open and walked in. Dwayne watched till she had disappeared round the back of the house.

Where are you? Dwayne heard David ask in his mind.

I dropped the girl off. I'll be back as soon as I can.With that Dwayne revved the engine and sped off for home.