Dad and I had gotten into an argument again. It was over something stupid, as usual. But me and dad were both hardheaded and hated to be wrong, so that wasn't a good combination.
We'd been arguing over the state of my room. It was messy so he'd made me clean it instead of finishing what I was doing at the time. He wouldn't even let me save, he pulled the plug out if my laptop before I got the chance.
So I'd cleaned, fuming the whole time. I was mad so I threw all my little sister's junk on her nest if a bed. I then quickly finished cleaning, as Taylor had the majority if the mess.
I grabbed my iPod and stormed downstairs. I walked past the kitchen and my mom was standing inside. She turned away from the pasta she was boiling and as she stirred the marinara sauce she looked over her shoulder to me and said "Where you going?" "For a walk." I replied bitterly without stopping. "Don't go far!" she called as I opened the door. "Yeah, yeah." I said over my shoulder. Then I left.
I was headed for "my spot". It was a tree in the park. We had a big park that was basically a big green field with trees surrounding it and a playground in a corner. Oh, and a jogging trail bordering it. I went to the park (it took about 2 minutes, even as slow as I was walking.) and once there I climbed up the branches and lay back against the curved bough I considered mine.
I popped my earbuds into my ears and let the music take over my mind. I admired the beautiful pinks and oranges and golds of the early sunset. Owl City calmed me down so I could think over what had pissed me off in the first place. Why does he have to be such a aft? He could've at least let me save! And it was Taylor's mess anyways. But she couldn't stay focused to save her fragging life. The fragger had the attention span of a gnat. I fumed internally.
Suddenly a dark feeling came over me that squelched my flames. For now at least. I took my earbuds out, wrapped them around my faithful iPod Touch and shoved the bundle into my jacket pocket.
I looked around and I saw something to make my heart freeze: Starscream. I stayed as still as humanly possible and waited. When he flew over my tree I thought he hadn't spotted me through the cover of leaves. I let out the puff of air I hadn't been aware I was holding. But then he turned and started to swoop low.
I reached for my necklace instinctually, and it wasn't there. I realized that my weapon was sitting on my desk at home. Of all days to not wear it! I thought of my com link but panicked. So I did what anybody would in this situation; I decided to run.
I jumped off my branch, and landed with a thud. I hurt my ankles a bit but I was ok. I jammed my earbud in my ear canal as deep as it would go and sprinted for the cover of the taller trees.
I made it and ducked into the bushes. I stayed and held my breath hoping the jet would just leave. Starscream touched down in robot mode. I ducked deeper into my bush and I turned on my com link. I held the button which meant I was talking over the com, but since Starscream was so near, I just had the com link open so the Autobots would here Starscream muttering in Cybertronian. I hoped they'd piece it together.
At this point I could hold my breath no longer, so I breathed almost silently. Apparently Starscream had turned up his audio sensors' sensitivity because I have a feeling that's what gave me away.
I tried to make a break for it, letting go of the com button. But before I was even all the way out of the shrub Starscream caught me. Without a word he took me out to the open and threw me in the air. He caught me in his cockpit as he transformed and he flew away.
