Author's Note: Hey everyone. Thanks for reading and for all of your reviews, I got a real out burst after chapter 7, ha ha. I know I have been slow for posting as of late, sorry!! Back to school and all….eck. But, I am now sick so I should have a lot of at home time to write. So I will try to get a few chapters up soon. Thanx again for reviewing, and remember, all ideas are welcome!! Ok, I am done, you can go read now!
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"Where are we going?" She said stopping after they had stepped out the door.
Hayden gave a sigh as he turned to her. He sure hoped that this would work.
Bending down so that he was at eye-level with her, he started to explain. "Lissy, I cannot stay in this house any longer, and I am not going to let you stay here either. We do no deserve this. That bastard can make his own meals from now on. Soo…we are leaving."
"I know! But where are we leaving to?" She nearly yelled it; she was getting so frustrated with him beating around the bush.
"Well." He hesitated. "I am going to New York."
She stared at him for a moment. "I? You only said I. Don't you mean we?"
"No, Lissy. I meant that I am going to New York. You…you are staying here in Philly."
She stood shocked for another moment, and then she gathered her wits. "Hayden! You are not leaving me here! I am going with you wherever you go! You cannot leave me! Please Hayden! Do not leave me alone! I love you, and I don't want you to leave me! Please?"
He knew that she would want to go with him, but the answer had to be no. "I'm sorry Lissy…I can't." He didn't want to say it, but it had to be.
"Why are you leaving me? I don't understand. What do I have to do to make you say yes?" She demanded, starting to cry.
"Lissy, don't cry. I'm sorry. But you can't go. You are too young and it is too dangerous. I don't have the money for both of us. I will come back for you, I promise." He didn't want to see her cry again. This time he was the cause of her tears, and he almost started crying himself.
"I don't want you to come back for me, I want you to take me with you now." She sobbed throwing her arms around him.
"Lissy…I'm sorry. I have to go alone." He wished that she could come; she couldn't imagine how much he wanted her to. "Come on." He said, unlatching his arms and drying her tears, trying to hold back his own. "We have to leave. I am going to take you to the Lodging House."
"The Lodging House? Why there?" She asked, suddenly even more confused.
"Because it's the only place I know of. You will not get beaten there, and Bottlecap will take care of you." He could not think of a better idea, it was the only possibility.
"I don't want to go there. Bottlecap doesn't like me."
"Yes he does. He just likes to give you a hard time. I will tell him to be nice, don't worry."
"But I want you to go there with me."
"Please Lissy. I know, don't make this any harder than it already is."
"Sorry…"
"Ok, we really have to go now. It's already late."
She sighed. If she hadn't talked him out of it by now, she figured that she wasn't going to. She didn't really understand why he was leaving her, no matter how much he tried to justify his actions. So she just took his hand and followed him, crying silently.