Alex's POV

I hated that she was out here with me. I hated that she chose to come with me, when she had a nice and loving home all to herself. I hated that her mother actually let her come with me. I also hated that her mother hated the fact that we were dating. I hate myself. I hate how my mother chose to date Chad, and still chose to go out with him even though she knew he abused me every time she left the apartment. I hated the fact that we had no where to go. Most of all, I hated the fact that I lied to Paige about knowing where we could stay. Truth was, I had no idea where we could be safe. I just didn't want her to worry. It wasn't a lie that I've been homeless before. All the memories seemed to be coming back.

I've ran away for a full week, I didn't know until I went back home. I thought I've only been gone for a few days... I lost count after day three. There were some weird people on the streets. Some even tried making friends with me, but I just ignored them. They probably wanted something else from me, something that only I would be able to give to Paige. However, this one guy seemed to stand out. He wasn't like any of the other homeless people that tried to make friends with me. He was funny, cute, and smart. He knew how to make me laugh... until I found out that he was only using me. Chad had told him that I had ran away, and he was pretending to be my friend the whole time... asking me questions to make sure that it was really me, then went to go tell Chad. How could have I been so stupid?

I was worried about how we were going to survive out here on the streets. Some nights were freezing, other nights were really hot. Whatever the weather condition was, I'll make sure that Paige was happy. If she was cold, I'd rap my arms around her... If she was hot, I'd fan her with something if I could find anything near me that would work. I had most of this planned out. I just wish I knew what was in her mind right now. Maybe she's scared, I suggested in my thoughts. Would she even tell me if I was scared? Or, would she try to be brave like me, and shrug it off?

My head felt like it was goign to explode.

I was probably thinking about too many things at once. I needed to relax, but how could I relax when I didn't even know where we would be sleeping tonight? There were a lot of homeless people on these streets... If we followed them till the last person, maybe we would find somewhere to stay until we figured out a better plan. It would just be easier if I had a friend other than Paige. Everyone at school hated me. Especially, Emma. Whatever, I thought. I just need Paige.

While we were walking, some idiot bumped into Paige. As soon as she was forced to lean into me, I wrapped my arms around her. I stared at the guy with long, frizzy hair who was walking infront of us quickly. He turned around, then nodded once as an apology, then continued on his way.

Paige shivered. "I don't even know how I'm going to get used to this... I feel like I need a shower, now."

I smiled and rolled my eyes. "Okay, princess Paige. We'll find somewhere that we can sleep, then I'll take you somewhere so you can shower."

"I'd rather take a shower with you," Paige flirted, licking the bottom of my ear slowly.

I could feel the goosebumps crawl up my arms as soon as her tongue touched my ear. It was an unexpected move, but I liked it. She knew I did. "Really? I'll think about it, but you have to behave until we find one. If you don't, then no shower with me."

Paige frowned, turning her head. "You're mean."

I smirked, then lifted her chin to look at me. I pressed my pale-pink colored lips against hers. Automatically, she closed her eyes and opened her mouth in response. I rubbed my tongue against her tongue, then made little circles with the tip of my tongue against hers. I pulled away. "That's only a demo."

Paige looked out of it. I caught her arm when she lost her balance. "Can we hurry up and find a place to sleep, then?" My princess whined. "I want more of that demo."

I kissed her quickly. "Don't worry. You'll be getting the full game, sweetie."

I was just about to unhook Paige's bra when I heard footsteps a few feet away from us. Paige wasn't aware of the noise at first, she was too busy leaving bite marks on my neck. I lifted my chin so that I could see over her shoulder. It was in the middle of the night, so it was hard to see. Maybe it wasn't even a person who was watching us, maybe it was an animal instead. But, what animal looked like a human figure in the dark? As much as I loved making out with Paige, we had no choice but to stop. For our safety. I couldn't let anything happen to her.

"Paige," I manage to choke out quietly. I gently tapped my palm against her bare arm. "Stop."

"You promised," Paige whined.

I mentally slapped myself. I wanted to just as much as she did, but we always ended up getting interrupted. "Someone's watching us."

Paige immediately stopped licking me. She slowly looked over her shoulder. I didn't want her to get off of me, but it was the only way. As soon as we got up, the figure started heading torwards us. Paige tried to feel the ground for her shirt. I grabbed her wrist, then we hid behind a dumpster that wasn't too far away from us. I could still feel Paige's body on me while we were hiding quitely, hoping that whoever it was wouldn't see us. Suddenly, Paige's phone vibrated. Her jaw dropped. She checked her bra quickly to see if she had put it in there, then her jean pockets. Both were empty. Then she slapped her forhead.

"I left it out there," Paige whispered.

The footsteps sounded distant. Paige poked her head out the edge of the dumpster. I pulled her in quickly. What was she thinking?

The guy started talking. "I know you're out here."

I bit my lip. I wanted to go out there, to show him that I was here. The only thing that held me back from doing that, was Paige. She was going to end up following me. I didn't want her to get hurt. Maybe if he saw me, I could knock him out. I knew my chances of that wasn't very high. I squeezed Paige's hand, then stepped out of from behind the dumpster. I could feel Paige's hand against my arm, trying to grab me to get back with her. I shrugged her off.

I stood my feet firmly on the ground. "I'm here."

I couldn't see. I could hear somebody cry out in pain. Was it Paige? Was Paige hurt? I thought that coming out here would distract him from going after her. Then he would only have to worry about me... I couldn't think straight, my eyes burned to the point where I thought they were going to fall out of my head.

"Bitch," the guy said through clenched teeth. "That pepper spray ought to teach you a lesson. Now, where's that other skank of yours?"

Then I realized that I was the one who was crying out in pain. I kicked his leg as hard as I could. Aggrivated, he charged at me, twisting my arm around. He was literally going to try to break me. I gasped outloud, trying not to think of the sharp pain that was shooting through my arm.

A car pulled up to the scene. It was a car that I have never seen before, however, I couldn't see at all right now so there was a chance that I've seen it. My eyes were watery and blury. The burning was horrible. A tall guy came out of the car, then started to beat up the guy who was trying to twist my arm. Paige came out from behind the dumpster, and knelt down next to me. She held me in her arms as I was whimpering. It was scary because nthoing ever hurt me. I was being used to getting beat up by Chad everyday. That's when it hit me.

Chad was the one who came to the scene.