Jose and Courtni were staring at each other. Then they both started crying. They hugged each other so tight.
"Grace," Evan said, "we better go, look." He pointed to the hospital. People were running around and making a lot of racket.
"I love you Courtni." Grace and Evan said. Everyone hugged each other in a group hug. That was the last group hug they would have in a long time..
Grace, Hannah, Evan, and Jose
All 4 kids were running through the woods, staying on the road would be too risky.
"Do you think Court will get home ok?" she asked.
"Honey, her house was right across the street from where we were at." Evan said.
"Right." She said, unconvinced. "B-B-But do you think she'll tell?" she asked, nervously.
"She promised she wouldn't tell Grace. She knows that if she does than she probably won't ever she us again." Evan said.
"Right." She said. "D-D-Do you think her parents will be mad? What about the police? What about money? We sure don't have enough. How are we gonna survive? What are we gonna do?" Grace was talking a mile an hour.
"Grace." Said Evan. He stopped in front of her and put his hands on her shoulders. "Relax. Breath. Look at me. Do I look like I won't help you? Like I won't support you? Do I look like I don't care?" he asked.
Grace smiled. "Alright, I'm just overreacting. She'll be fine; we'll be fine." She said nodding her head.
"That a girl." He said. Just then, the kids heard police sirens, very close, too close.
"Duck!" Evan whispered. All of the kids ducked except for Evan, who kneeled. He needed to get a look at where the police cars were heading. They were..4 cars?! Jeez. They were 2 men per car! They all got out and started searching the area. Evan heard someone over one of the men's radio say, "Please note that these are teenage children we are dealing with, could be armed and dangerous. Could be anywhere, over." A female officer said this.
One of the officers picked up his walkie-talkie and said, "Copy that, we have 4 kids' footsteps leading into the woods, over." Evan ducked.
Should they run? Should they stay there and hope that no one will come there?
"Guys, be very quiet, don't make a sound. Go that way and I'll follow. We have to get out of the other side of the woods. They're looking for us." He said.
Jose and Hannah had terrified looks on their faces. "Are they gonna kill us Ev?" asked Jose.
"No lil bro. If they catch us, we'll be sent to jail. For a long time." Jose gasped. Hannah just kept running. She hated the cops more than anything! And she still doesn't know why.
"Evan." Said Grace in a very worried tone.
"I know, Grace, I know." He said. They kept running. They heard the cops running faster after them.
"They know that we're running." Said Evan. We might as well stop." Evan said.
Everybody stopped and waited. The police officer was holding a struggling young child. A girl! Courtni!
"Grace," Evan said, "we better go, look." He pointed to the hospital. People were running around and making a lot of racket.
"I love you Courtni." Grace and Evan said. Everyone hugged each other in a group hug. That was the last group hug they would have in a long time..
Grace, Hannah, Evan, and Jose
All 4 kids were running through the woods, staying on the road would be too risky.
"Do you think Court will get home ok?" she asked.
"Honey, her house was right across the street from where we were at." Evan said.
"Right." She said, unconvinced. "B-B-But do you think she'll tell?" she asked, nervously.
"She promised she wouldn't tell Grace. She knows that if she does than she probably won't ever she us again." Evan said.
"Right." She said. "D-D-Do you think her parents will be mad? What about the police? What about money? We sure don't have enough. How are we gonna survive? What are we gonna do?" Grace was talking a mile an hour.
"Grace." Said Evan. He stopped in front of her and put his hands on her shoulders. "Relax. Breath. Look at me. Do I look like I won't help you? Like I won't support you? Do I look like I don't care?" he asked.
Grace smiled. "Alright, I'm just overreacting. She'll be fine; we'll be fine." She said nodding her head.
"That a girl." He said. Just then, the kids heard police sirens, very close, too close.
"Duck!" Evan whispered. All of the kids ducked except for Evan, who kneeled. He needed to get a look at where the police cars were heading. They were..4 cars?! Jeez. They were 2 men per car! They all got out and started searching the area. Evan heard someone over one of the men's radio say, "Please note that these are teenage children we are dealing with, could be armed and dangerous. Could be anywhere, over." A female officer said this.
One of the officers picked up his walkie-talkie and said, "Copy that, we have 4 kids' footsteps leading into the woods, over." Evan ducked.
Should they run? Should they stay there and hope that no one will come there?
"Guys, be very quiet, don't make a sound. Go that way and I'll follow. We have to get out of the other side of the woods. They're looking for us." He said.
Jose and Hannah had terrified looks on their faces. "Are they gonna kill us Ev?" asked Jose.
"No lil bro. If they catch us, we'll be sent to jail. For a long time." Jose gasped. Hannah just kept running. She hated the cops more than anything! And she still doesn't know why.
"Evan." Said Grace in a very worried tone.
"I know, Grace, I know." He said. They kept running. They heard the cops running faster after them.
"They know that we're running." Said Evan. We might as well stop." Evan said.
Everybody stopped and waited. The police officer was holding a struggling young child. A girl! Courtni!