The next few weeks were tiring, and I felt like mush. Between worrying about Jade and watching out for myself, I couldn't focus on anything else. Hence, my grades were slipping. My mom and Dad had a stern discussion with me about it, only for me to tell them it had nothing to do with her even though it had every single bit. But I didn't want them to know that. If they had known, they would have kicked Jade out. And then what? She'd be right back where she started. Not to mention she'd never see me again.
I had been so lost in thought; I didn't even realize the girl in question had been trying to get my attention. "Tori?" I glace over at her, with the most exhausted expression I could ever muster. I feel horrible. I can't walk around freely and neither can she. I need a solution to both our problems. And fast.
"Tori, are you there?" She asks again, rapping at my skull. I sigh, and nod. She gives me a concerned look. I stare into her eyes and get lost in thought again. How can I make it so that the both of us are safe without anyone knowing where we were? A light bulb went off.
"Let's run away together."
She looks at me confusedly, and for a minute I swear she didn't hear me. She kinda sits there in shock, then jolts when I touch her like my hands were charged with electricity. "What?"
"I said-" she cuts me off. "I heard what you said. Why do you want to run away?" I start to say something, but I'm at a lost for words. Why did I want to run away? It seems like the most logical answer to our problems...
"Yeah, but logical and practical are two different things." Crap, I said that out loud. I sigh. "It seems like the right thing to do. I mean wouldn't you like to get away from all this?"
She tilts her head back in thought and I can tell she's considering it. She's clearly weighing the options, the outcome, and the consequences. I've always liked that about her. How she thinks things through while I just dive into it. We were indeed an odd couple. For more reasons than one.
Night began to fall, as we were up in my room planning everything out. We would leave in the early morning, early enough that we wouldn't be caught by my parents or my raunchy sister sneaking in from one of her 'late night visits'. Where we would go? We didn't know, but being smothered by the fear of separation was no longer an option.
A few hours later, we shower and get dressed, then pack. I leave my mom and dad a note, telling them not to tell anyone anything. Taking one last look at my house before we drive off in Jade's car, I try and shake the queasy feeling I'm getting in my stomach.
Dawn began to make its way towards us, and I forced my eyes open to see we were in the middle of nowhere. Well a barley populated highway to be exact. "Where are we?" I ask, stretching, hearing the satisfying crack of my bones.
Jade smiles at me and says, "I have no idea." She's joking. Please tell me she's joking. Why would she head in this direction if she didn't know where we were going? She's leading me to my death! I start hyperventilating and banging on the windows. She watches me for a good five minutes, eyebrow arched and critical as ever. When I finally manage to calm myself, she asks, "Are you done?"
I nod, feeling a tad embarrassed. I probably looked like a complete fool. She laughs, reading my mind. "Relax Vega; I know where we're going. I just wanted to see how you'd react."
I folded my arms. "You suck." I grumble. She shrugged.
"Deal with it. Take me as I am."
"Don't you think I already did that?"
Silence.
"True. I'll give you that."
I smirk. I somehow won this unusual argument. That's a first. I rest my head back and sigh. Before I know it, I'm asleep again. I smile, knowing that Jade's gonna be there when I wake up.
Four hours later, Holly and David Vega wake up to an empty house. Holly goes into Tori's room to check on the two girls who now shared it, only to find it empty. She shrugged, thinking that the duo were down stares eating breakfast and watching TV. She pads down the stairs to only find Trina at the breakfast table. "Where's Jade and your sister?"
Trina looked up from her cereal and shrugged. "Hell if I know." She them resumes her task, completely unfazed by the fact that her younger sister and her girlfriend might be missing.
Frazzled, her mother begins searching around for the two girls. But has no such luck. That is until, a not falls from atop of the fridge. How Trina missed it, she didn't know, considering the cereal was on top of it too. She picks it up, and realizes it's a letter. From Tori to be exact, she'd recognize her sloppy handwriting anywhere. She reads it, and then lets it slip through her fingers and back onto the floor. She stands there a few minutes in shock, and then begins screaming for David.
A/N: Sorry this is so short. I'm bat shit tired. Mostly because I started these college classes that drain the fucking life out of me. But it's cool. I made some friends today. :) Not bad for myfirst day huh? Anyway read and review! Peace!