Chapter 7- Run but Come back

I don't know why they are all so short but I am sorry. Just hang in there a few more chapters. Sorry it takes so long to update

It had been three days since the day Bushy Hair had ran off. Big nose has been moping ever since. I have taken to singing the song with the boys while they work then leaving with Ricky. I believe our relationship is progressing quite well. I know little about him as he knows a little about me. Danny refused to warm up to him though. To me this was ridiculous since he became fast friends with X-Ray. I told him to stay away from them but as little brothers are prone to do, he ignored me. While that was expected it was still rude. It wasn't until the day Big Nose drove off in the truck that I thought about the letter. I found it under my pillow and pulled it out.

I read it fast first, then very slowly. And again and again. I read the letter until I memorized it. Well it wasn't from my mother but my step father. One line popped out at me. "Do you remember the time you were eight? cause I do and when I see you again that night will be finished." Well. I guess I would not be going home for awhile. That's when everything went to hell.

At the start of the yelling, I ran out the tent and to the wreck room. There stood a lady yelling at the Warden, for her to bring out Stanley. I didn't remember who that was until Armpit said something.

"Yo why you looking for Caveman?" I thought he was just stupid. I mean come on it was totally obvious that this chick was a social worker.

"Well," she said completely ignoring Armpit, "where is he?" I tuned out after that as another car came down the drive. I glanced Ricky and saw he was looking at me. I nodded to the tent and he nodded. I took a step but stopped as I saw my mother get out of the car. Crap. She stepped up to the other woman and tapped her on the shoulder. I stopped Ricky when he passed me and signaled him to wait.

"I am here for Danny Adnaw. Please bring him out. I am his mother." I saw some people do a double take. See let me explain something. My mom is physically hot. I mean she has the boobs, the hips the everything. Her face is so beautiful that she could turn a gay man straight. My father used to say I got lucky I got all the best things from both of them. The looks from my mother and the hair from him. I am inclined to believe I got his personality as well.

"Now we can bring him out. Well look here he comes now." I saw Danny look toward me but I shook my head. I couldn't go home with them just yet. I have my own justice to dole out.

Ricky and I walked off after I did that. It's a shame we never got to hear that lady yelling at the Warden. I sat on his bed thinking about letters when I remembered Ricky got one too.

"Hey what did your letter say?" I looked at Ricky.

"What did your's say?" he got a look on his face that told me that even if I answered he wouldn't tell me so I just dropped it.

"Lets leave here. I mean we can just pack up our stuff and sneak out tonight. No one would notice."

"What? We just can't leave. What about the boys? And the people are going to look for us." He was looking at me as if I was crazy.

"Look. I can't stay here and let him get-" I cut myself off and took a breath. " Look I am leaving and thought you might have wanted to come along. I can take care of myself but an adventure is no fun when it is by yourself. Come on what have you got to lose? When they close this place down- and yes they will close it down because Bushy Hair ran off- where are you going to go, uh? Look I don't know about you but I am leaving. Tonight with or with out you. Listen. What do you hear? Nothing but the silence. I need noise. Silence is like a cage. I need to hear the sound of the water rushing through its confinement. The sound of the animals at night. To feel that adrenaline rushing through my blood in the pure flight or fight response to the sound of the animals."

"Give me a few hours to decide. I mean I have been with these guys for awhile. It will be hard leaving them behind." He looked at me with those eyes of his and knew that he would not be coming with me. I leaned down and gave him a kiss on the cheek. To him it was just the brush of my lips but to me it was a symbol of goodbye. This would be the last time we would be able to talk and have this moment. I looked at him and knew an adventure with him would have been great.

"When you look to the future what do you see?" He asked me, as I stepped away from him and out of his grasp.

"What do you see?" I asked walking out of the tent and towards the Wreck room