After school, we went back to my house and did our homework. After we
finished we went out to the porch. Will sat on the top step and I sat on
the next step down with my knees drawn up to my chin.
"Marina, I'm leaving in a couple days," Will said out of the blue. "To find my mom."
"Your leaving?" my voice came out like a squeak.
"I have got to find my mom. She's out there somewhere and I have to go to her." We sat in silence for a moment not knowing what to say. Finally, I said something without event meaning to.
"Will, I coming with you."
"No, Marina, you can't! You can't just leave, what about your mom, your sister, and everything. You can't!"
"I can and I will," I said firmly. "You're going to need another person out there. You can't do this alone."
He hung his head and took a deep breath. "Marina, I can't let you go. It could be dangerous and I don't want you to get hurt."
"And I can't let my best friend go out there alone! I'm coming with you ok? I'm coming."
"Marina, you are one of the most stubborn people I've ever met," he said running his fingers through his hair and shaking his head. "Since there is no way I'm going to get you to stay, I have no choice but to have you come along."
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Over the next few days, we packed things and stored them at Mary's flat so my mom or sister wouldn't find them. We bought a map, compass, and flashlight and stuck them in with our things. We each brought two changes of clothes and food, just small stuff like beef jerky and things. We also emptied our saving accounts and brought along our money. We were ready to go and were just waiting for the right time.
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"Marina," came a soft whisper. "Marina!" the voice said a little louder. "Wake up, we're leaving. Let's go!' I woke up and saw Will kneeling by my bed. "Come on."
"I'm coming I said. I pulled off the blankets revealing me fully dressed. I stood up, shoved my feet into my shoes and followed Will to Mary's flat. We gathered our things and slipped out the front door only to have a light in our eyes.
"I'm coming with you," Sydney said switching off the light. She had a backpack slung over her shoulders and she was dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt. "I heard you two talking on the porch and have been spying on you," she confessed. "If you don't take me with you, I'm telling mom that you are running away."
"We're not running away," I said.
"Yeah, you're finding Will's mom I know. I'm coming with you to help."
"Listen Sydney," Will said. "This isn't going to be some little field trip. This is going to be hard and dangerous. You're not coming."
"The you're not going. I'll tell my mom and then you will both be at home. You won't be going anywhere."
I turned to Will and he said, "If you have everything that you're going to need, then you can come." I smiled slyly. She most likely packed a bunch of clothes and that was all.
"Fine," she said angrily dumping out her back. Four shirts, two pants, fruit snacks, poptarts, and her wallet fell out. She opened the bulging wallet and pulled out a huge wad of cash. "Five hundred," she stated. Will's mouth fell open and my eyes widened. "I've been saving up."
"She never spends her money and always saves it. But I never knew she had this much!" I said in shock.
"So, am I coming or not?" she demanded. Will just nodded and mumbled something to the extent of, 'wow that's a lot'.
"Marina, I'm leaving in a couple days," Will said out of the blue. "To find my mom."
"Your leaving?" my voice came out like a squeak.
"I have got to find my mom. She's out there somewhere and I have to go to her." We sat in silence for a moment not knowing what to say. Finally, I said something without event meaning to.
"Will, I coming with you."
"No, Marina, you can't! You can't just leave, what about your mom, your sister, and everything. You can't!"
"I can and I will," I said firmly. "You're going to need another person out there. You can't do this alone."
He hung his head and took a deep breath. "Marina, I can't let you go. It could be dangerous and I don't want you to get hurt."
"And I can't let my best friend go out there alone! I'm coming with you ok? I'm coming."
"Marina, you are one of the most stubborn people I've ever met," he said running his fingers through his hair and shaking his head. "Since there is no way I'm going to get you to stay, I have no choice but to have you come along."
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Over the next few days, we packed things and stored them at Mary's flat so my mom or sister wouldn't find them. We bought a map, compass, and flashlight and stuck them in with our things. We each brought two changes of clothes and food, just small stuff like beef jerky and things. We also emptied our saving accounts and brought along our money. We were ready to go and were just waiting for the right time.
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"Marina," came a soft whisper. "Marina!" the voice said a little louder. "Wake up, we're leaving. Let's go!' I woke up and saw Will kneeling by my bed. "Come on."
"I'm coming I said. I pulled off the blankets revealing me fully dressed. I stood up, shoved my feet into my shoes and followed Will to Mary's flat. We gathered our things and slipped out the front door only to have a light in our eyes.
"I'm coming with you," Sydney said switching off the light. She had a backpack slung over her shoulders and she was dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt. "I heard you two talking on the porch and have been spying on you," she confessed. "If you don't take me with you, I'm telling mom that you are running away."
"We're not running away," I said.
"Yeah, you're finding Will's mom I know. I'm coming with you to help."
"Listen Sydney," Will said. "This isn't going to be some little field trip. This is going to be hard and dangerous. You're not coming."
"The you're not going. I'll tell my mom and then you will both be at home. You won't be going anywhere."
I turned to Will and he said, "If you have everything that you're going to need, then you can come." I smiled slyly. She most likely packed a bunch of clothes and that was all.
"Fine," she said angrily dumping out her back. Four shirts, two pants, fruit snacks, poptarts, and her wallet fell out. She opened the bulging wallet and pulled out a huge wad of cash. "Five hundred," she stated. Will's mouth fell open and my eyes widened. "I've been saving up."
"She never spends her money and always saves it. But I never knew she had this much!" I said in shock.
"So, am I coming or not?" she demanded. Will just nodded and mumbled something to the extent of, 'wow that's a lot'.