Hours passed since the outburst between Ellen and her older sister, Fiona. The atmosphere was tense around that time.
Fiona told what happened to George, hoping he would beat some sense into Ellen. But surprisingly, he just shrugged it off, like he doesn't care. Ellen saw the entire conversation happening in the living room, and as she saw George shrug, looking at them with indifference, Ellen had mixed feelings.
On one hand; she's happy that George doesn't care. That means that she can initiate her plan to escape this hellhole with Logan in her arms. That way, she can start a new life and raise Logan properly.
On the other hand; she felt remorse for the girls and disgusted at George's reactions. Even though they had a fight earlier that nearly got Fiona strangled to death, Ellen still cared for her sisters. They are her family, after all…and besides, she doesn't blame the girls for how they acted; George was the root of the problem….
After shaking those thoughts out of her mind, for now, she then came up with a plan to get out. By tonight, she's taking her car, and getting out of that dreaded house. She, however, has to wait for a perfect opening to go out and leave…and that's why she felt that tonight was the best option.
Thankfully for the both of them, they may not have to wait for so long.
In the afternoon teetering towards nighttime, Ellen, Logan, Fiona, and Jessie were sitting on the couch, with George standing in front of them with an empty beer bottle. He looked at them with a stern expression.
"Now, girls…and brat." He spoke, looking at Logan with a look of disdain. Ellen furrowed her brows and held Logan closer to her. George paid no heed and continued onwards. "Now, I call you all here because I want to tell you that I won't be home for a while." He explained. Everyone widened their eyes in shock at this revelation.
"What? W-Where will you be going?" asked Fiona. George looked at her with a sneer. "I'm going to spend some time away from this house to clear my mind. While I don't give a rat's bottom of what happened earlier, at the same time, that made me realize…I needed a breath of fresh air for the night." He said, rubbing his nose.
"I'm going to a bar in downtown." He added before he then pointed his beer bottle towards the girls and Logan. "I expect you lot to behave and not make a mess in this house…and if I come back to see anything out of the ordinary," he ended ominously, before he slammed the beer bottle on the table, pointing the jagged end at the children.
"I'll beat the hell of you brats." He said before he pointed the bottle towards Logan. "I'm especially talking about you, brat. Got it?" George asked, teeth gritting as he leaned in close to his face. Logan whimpered as he pulled back, but he nodded rapidly.
"Y-Yes, father." He whimpered out. George just looked at him with a grimace, before he breathed out through his nose, before pulling back. He then walked towards the door. "Remember what I said." George called out without looking back, before he slammed into the door shut, leaving the children alone. They could hear George getting into his car, and then driving away.
Fiona and Jessie then sighed in relief. "Finally; now we can go and buy some makeup that we've been meaning to get." Fiona said with a smile. Jessie smiled back as they stood up and happily skipped to the garage to get into their car. Ellen and Logan looked on as they heard the older girls' car start, pull out and then leave the house. Ellen sighed in relief as she lied back on the couch.
"So…what does this mean, now?" asked Logan, looking at Ellen. Ellen just stared at the ceiling above her, with a peaceful smile on her face. Logan tilted his head in confusion; he did not know of Ellen's plan to get out of the house.
Suddenly, Ellen stood up and picked up Logan. Logan gasped in confusion as he held onto Ellen tightly. Ellen ran back into his room and sets him down. She then pointed at him. "Hurry up; pack up everything you need or want." She instructed as she quickly ran out of the room. Logan looked at her, confused as ever.
"W-What? Why? Are we going somewhere too?" he called out. "Yes! We're leaving for good!" Ellen called back. Logan widened his eyes in confusion. "What? Why are we leaving?" he asked, getting off his bed to go to Ellen's room.
Once he approached Ellen's room, he could see her packing up her stuff as quickly as she could. Ellen turned to him and frowned. "Don't you want to be out of this house? Away from that evil man?" she asked, referring to George.
Logan nodded…then he looked down and shrugged. "Um…I'm not sure, though." He said. Ellen approached him and leaned down to his height. "Why not? I thought you wanted to leave this place." She said. Logan nodded.
"I do, but…" he looked down and gripped his shoulders. "I don't know where else to go to…Dad has kept me inside this place my whole life. And…and…" he explained, but tears were sliding down his eyes again as he took in a hitched breath. "Every time I want to go outside and play…or go anyw-where…"
Ellen hugged him, just before he could break down, sobbing. She rocked him back and forth again. "I understand, sweetie. I really do…Father had that impact on me as well." She explained. Logan briefly stopped whimpering, before he looked up at her.
"R-Really?" he asked. Ellen nodded. "That evil man hurt me so much…and I couldn't tell anyone about this." She said, shaking her head in sadness. Logan looked at her in confusion. "You didn't tell anyone?" he asked. Ellen shook her head again. "He said that…if I ever told anyone," she then grasped his shoulders. "you will die." She finished voice breaking.
Logan gasped silently, hands covering his mouth. Ellen then continued on. "I held in the anger, frustration, and contempt of seeing dad mistreat you, Fiona and Jessie for so long that…I felt that at any moment, I will explode in anger. And I did, just as I feared." She said. Logan tilted his head in confusion. "When?" he asked. Ellen looked at him with a sorrowful look.
"When I grabbed Fiona by the neck after she tore apart your doll." She explained. Logan immediately remembered what happened earlier that day. "I don't want that to happen again, so right now, we are taking the time to leave," Ellen stated, matter-of-factly. Logan looked at her, still unsure. "W-Where will we go?" he asked. Ellen shook her head.
"I don't know. And at this point, I don't care. Now, pack what you need/want, and meet me by the garage." She instructed. Logan, seeing how determined she was to get out of here – and he couldn't blame her for it – nodded and trotted over to his room.
Once he got inside his room, he looked around, trying to find anything he could pack up. However, he couldn't find much of anything he wanted to pack and take with him. After looking around for a while, he had found…all that was left of his Rexy plush doll. Logan frowned, vividly remembering the maniacal laugh Fiona and Jessie emitted while the former tore apart Rexy in front of her eyes. Logan wiped away another tear, before he placed his suitcase down, picking up all that he could of the doll, and shoved them inside of his suitcase.
After doing so, as well as picking up a few pictures of him and Ellen in the past, he trotted out of the room and joined Ellen in the entrance to the garage. Ellen saw him approaching and smiled confidently. "Got everything?" she asked. Logan nodded with a breath. Ellen raised a brow and tilted her head.
"Are you sure? Because once we leave, we are NOT coming back!" she reminded. Logan, however, just nodded.
"Yes. I got Rexy and a few pictures. I'm good to go!" he declared. Ellen looked at him for a brief moment and then nodded. "Okay. Let's go, my little monkey!" she said as she took Logan's hand and the two of them began to walk towards their car.
Soon, Ellen managed to start the car, and before long, Logan was looking at his house…or rather, what was once his own former house, as it soon became smaller and smaller from his point of view. Ellen looked back at him and gave a triumphed smile. "Logan Anderson," she began. Logan looked at her and smiled. "Yes?" he asked. Ellen smiled back in response. "We're free. We're finally free." She announced, a smile beginning to take form in her face. Logan looked at her, and smiled back, tears of joy streaming down his face, before he approached her, intending to give her a hug. Ellen saw this coming, and not wanting to veer off-road, pulled over in a nearby empty spot, turned around, and gave Logan the biggest hug she could ever muster.
The two broken souls hugged one another, smiling, laughing, and crying at the same time. Logan was the happiest of all; thanks to his literal guardian angel, he was finally free from the wrath of his father, and now was willing to explore the rest of this new world with his sister by his side.
Ellen is also happy that she's now free. Now, she's free to do whatever she wants with her baby brother Logan by her side. Now, she won't have to fear of hurting him or anyone else as long as she was inside that damned house. A part of her worries about what will happen to her other sisters, but she will have to worry about that some other time. For now, her baby brother is her top priority.
After what felt like an eternity of hugging, the two of them pulled back and looked at one another. Logan tilted his head. "So…what do we do now?" he asked. Ellen shook her head with a sigh as she smiled at him. "Now…we go to a hotel. Find a place to stay for the new two days, and while we're there, I'll find us a ride out of this town." She said. Logan looked at her, and for some reason, he felt a twang of hurt in his heart. Ellen looked at him and cupped his hands together.
"We're leaving Royal Woods. You and I; we'll start a new life somewhere. Either in the countryside or in a bigger city. In Michigan, or in another state or COUNTRY, I don't care. All that matters; is that the both of us get away from our old lives, and into a new life us." She explained. Logan raised a brow.
"So we're leaving Royal Woods?" he asked. Ellen nodded before she sighed. "I know this may seem a bit sudden. But…our father lives in this town as well. There's a chance, however unlikely, that he may find us and take us back to that bad place." She explained. Logan frowned. Ellen smiled warmly as she cupped his cheek. "Don't worry. It will all be worth it, little one. ALL of this is done for your sake. Because I love you. Far more than anything or anyone else in this world." She cooed softly, smiling at him like a mother would to her child when something good happens that would benefit the child in the long run.
Logan smiled at this, and with tears still streaming down, he hugged her again, and Ellen wrapped her arms around him again, face buried close to his neck. Upon feeling her breath, he giggled a bit.
"That tickles." He squeaked. Ellen opened her eyes and smirked evilly. "Oh really? Well, let's see how much this tickles." She said before she buried her nose into the crook of his neck, playfully growling like a big monster. Immediately, Logan lets out a high-pitched laugh as he tried to push her out of the way. It didn't work as Ellen grabbed his left arm – his strongest arm – and pulled it out of the way.
After almost a minute, Ellen pulled back and sighed in relief. "Yummy…" she said. Logan covered his neck instinctively and looked at her, becoming a giggling mess as the two of them looked at one another. Ellen loved seeing Logan this happy. Then, after she kissed him on the forehead, she then turned back towards her wheel and began to start her car again.
"Come on, Logan. Our new life awaits." She said, smiling happily as she drives on to the road. Logan nodded, before he lies down on the couch, and looks on at the sunset. He smiled, admiring the beauty to it. "So beautiful…" he said to himself. Ellen nodded in agreement.
The car continues to drive along the streets, approaching the distant city of Royal Woods, excited for their new life to begin. As for Logan…well, let's say things get interesting…
AN: Hey everyone, superkoola here!
You honestly think I forgot about this story?! HAHA, you'd be mistaken, you fools! HAHAHA!
No but seriously, I haven't forgotten about this. Sorry for the delay. I just…well, haven't had the need for doing this yet.
Anyways; changes for this one; this chapter is simply dedicated to Ellen and Logan escaping. This may be short, but I promise, whenever I get to it, I will have Logan meet the Louds. So don't worry, don't go anywhere!
So anyways, hope you enjoy this one, be respectful to those who have a differing opinion, and most importantly; stick around for more…whenever I can get to it!