I climbed out the window again and went down the tree once more. When I was out of the neighborhood, I dialed Worth's number. It was almost midnight and if he didn't answer, I would call the station. I had memorized that number too. A girl answered. "Hello?"

"Is Officer Worth home?"

"No, he got the night shift again."

"Thank you."

I hung up and dialed the station's number. Gina picked up. "Hello?"

"Hi, it's Beca. Can I speak to Worth?"

"Sure thing, hon."

A moment later, Worth picked up. "What's wrong, Beca?"

"Why would you think something's wrong?"

"You wouldn't call otherwise."

"Dad wants me institutionalized."

"What?!"

"I've run away again. I'm tired of everything. They were talking in my bedroom earlier. They thought I was asleep. Shelia convinced Dad to put me in an institution. She's pregnant and is convinced that I'm going to kill everybody in their sleep."

"Why?"

"I foiled her plan to kill me."

"Say what now?"

"She's been feeding my dad this stuff that's used by athletes. It's supposed to be invisible unless you look for it specifically, but if you use too much, you get aggressive and lose memory. I came home late the first night back and he was on that stuff. He smacked me around a lot and didn't remember a thing the next morning. I found the bottle in Shelia's nightstand and dumped the contents out and filled it with water instead. She pinned it on me tonight, Dad believed her. He agreed to institutionalize me."

"What? Why would any father do that?"

"He thinks I'm crazy, that's the end of it."

"Come back here. You can stay with me. I'll tell everyone you're my niece."

I smiled. "Okay. I don't know how long it'll take me to get there though."

"Do what it takes."

I hung up and started walking.

Almost a month later, I made it back. I stopped at Worth's first and dropped my stuff off. He told me to take a shower and make myself at home, he had to work. I took a shower and went out to find Jesse. I stopped at his house first, his parents were glad to see me and didn't know where he was, but suspected he was at the park watching movies on his portable TV.

So I went to the park. I don't know what I expected. I had only been gone two weeks so maybe just him on a bench watching a movie. He was on the bench with some other girl. I thought she was a stranger and I smiled when I spotted Jesse mouthing the final words to The Breakfast Club. Then he leaned over and kissed the girl. I froze mid-step. He didn't love me. I had thought he did, but he didn't.

And just like that my whole world crashed down around me. I fled the park before he saw me and sat on the couch at Worth's until his daughter came home and asked a bunch of questions, most about the situation with my dad. It was close to eight when Chloe suggested we go to a karaoke bar down the street. "You mix so much music I'm sure you can sing."

I went and Chloe went first with Titanium. I was a few songs after, choosing Welcome to My Life by Simple Plan. Jesse and his girlfriend come in while I'm singing. I can tell from the look on his face that he had no clue I was back. The song ends and I get off stage. Jesse was staring at me with the pity he knew I couldn't stand and I turned away. I was beyond caring. I turned to Chloe and we talked. I learned that she was four years older than me and she had graduated high school early and was on her third year of college. She went to Barden University and had a friend name Aubrey. They were in an a cappella group called the Bellas and were to be captains of the team when the others left as the rest of the team were seniors. Her last name was Beal because though she loved her dad, she didn't want to be Chloe Worth and took her mom's last name. She loved her dad almost as much as she loved her boyfriend, Jason. By the time we left the bar, I knew Chloe's life story. Someone put their hand on my shoulder as we came out and I turned to find Jesse. His brown eyes were apologetic. "Becks."

I held up my hand. "Save it, I don't really care."

He sighed. "I just talked to my mom. She said you were looking for me. You saw didn't you?"

I nodded and he frowned down at his hands. "I thought you were gone forever. I saw the news. They said that 'missing sixteen year old Rebecca Mitchell was found in a small town in Nebraska. Missing for two years, her father takes her home to South Dakota.' I really thought you were never coming back."

I shrugged. "I understand. I didn't think I was coming back either."

"Why are you back?"

"My dad and step mom were going to put me in an asylum so I left again. The cop who caught me last time offered me a place to stay."

"Why would he do that?"

"He knows the whole story. I need to get going; I don't want Randal to think that I ran away from him too."

"Randal. He your new boyfriend?"

"He's the cop."

"Oh."

I sighed and shook my head, walking away.

I was with Randal for almost three days when it happened. I was at the park watching life pass me by when I saw the step monster and Dad come out of the trees. I stood from the bench I was on and walked quickly away. I spotted Jesse and despite the fact that the new girl was with him, made my way over.

I was almost to them when I felt a terrible pain come over me. I cried out and fell, two metal prongs sticking in my side. Electricity flooded my body as someone activated the taser. Sheer willpower kept me awake. A man in a white outfit stood over me. "Well, this one's a strong one. She might need a few more volts if we want to knock her out."

There was more electricity and I screamed. I forced myself to stay awake and was breathing heavily when the man stopped. I whimpered and the man sighed. "Put her in the straight jacket, I'll get the sedative."

My limp body was forced into a straight jacket and the other man came back and pressed a needle into my neck. A sedative was forced into my system and I floated into unconsciousness.

A/N: Ta-da! So, what do you think? Reviews are much loved and appreciated and those who do get a sneak peek. To those that did review, I hope you got yours in your inbox. I should update again next week!