Chapter 3: Running Away
Daniel could not remember the night of Kara's death or even last night. Funny enough he could remember every night in between. He remember the last day he had seen Kara, at school. He remembered Friday, thinking she was sick as through the weekend. He checked in with her parents and they said she was very sick and not allowed to see anyone. Her missed her and worried about her like crazy, but told himself he was just being paranoid and he would see her the next day, Monday. That was when he then found out on that Thursday what had happened.
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Daniel had been at the funeral for Kara, although his parents had not seen him. He saw their faces and felt grim. He could see the pain and aching sorrow and saw the fear in them that he would possibly never return. "I won't ever go back, no matter how much pain it caused them.", he vowed to himself. "They waited to tell me about my beloved Kara." Little did they know that Kara and Daniel had been in love, madly and deeply in love. Only their friends knew them as an "item". That was why Daniel was taking this so hard.
After he had talked to Kara's parents, letting them know was okay and doing fine, he set off running to the country. This was where he had set his home. It wasn't much, just some sticks and leaves but with the open sky over his head, he could see the night-time stars. It was something he had always wanted to do. Just under differnet conditions. Before he ahd run away, he had had $20 in his pockets, and he was spending it very wisely because he was down to $10 for the next week. Soon he would have to live off the bugs and meat that he could find. He didn't know what he would do if he couldn't find food. Maybe he could go to Kara's parents for food or money. Surely Kara had told them about her and Daniel. "No, I couldn't do that, not yet! I'm too sore."
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Daniel stole into town, hoping there was no chance that he would run into his parents. Now that would just be bad luck. To keep up on local news, he stole the newspaper from Ms. Kinkleberry's driveway. She would never notice. He had figured that he had lived in the wild for two weeks straight. About five days ago, someone had discovered Mr. Guy Hooper. He had also been killed by a vampire. Daniel seemed to remember having a recent close encounter with Mr. Hooper but couldn't remember the details. "I will find this vampire and kill it! As soon as he realised that someone was staring at him from across the street, he realised that he had stalled to long and someone had recongized him. That was when he decided to write a note to his parents, explaining everything and leave town. He would find a new town, a new job, and a new place to stay where no one knew his name. Soon, when the right time came, he would return, even though he vowed never to go back. Promises can always be broken though, right?