Chapter 8
He ran as fast as he could leaving behind the person that loved him. How could he just leave her like that? What the hell was he thinking? Sky needed him more than ever. Leon stopped running and headed back in the direction of the alley. If she was going to jail so was he. Hopping the fence he found the cops and Sky gone. He had no idea where they had taken her. He headed for the warehouse to think.
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~A month later~
The graffiti filled walls distracted him from the hunger in his stomach. Each intricate design melded into another. In his hand was the necklace he gave her on her birthday. The diamond catched a ray of sunlight taking him back to the memories of that day at the beach. They should never have come back that day now she was gone and he had nowhere to go. The sound of breaking glass brought Leon back to the present. He grabbed his pack and hid behind a few boxes. A young kid rolled into the room on a skateboard. Leon moved forward to get a better look at him, but tripped on a wooden skid and knocked over the boxes he was standing by. The kid nearly jumped out of his skin. He turned to run, but Leon caught him fearing he would lead the cops to the building. "Hey kid. Chill out. I'm not gonna hurt you."
"Look I don't have any money." the kid managed to stutter out.
"I don't want your money. Just don't want anyone to know I'm here." Leon released his grip on the kid and backed away. "Name's Leon. What's yours?" He extended his hand to the kid.
The kid shook his hand, "I'm Jesse. Do you live here or something?"
"You could say that. Ran away from home. How old are you Jesse?"
"Just turned 13." He smiled proudly. "How old are you Leon?"
"16. So what ya doing here?"
Jesse looked down at the ground and back at Leon, "Come here to skate."
"That's cool."
"Hey you wanna come to my house and hang out. My dad won't be home tonight so you can stay as late as you want."
"Your dad won't mind?" Jesse shook his head.
"Alright let's go."
He ran as fast as he could leaving behind the person that loved him. How could he just leave her like that? What the hell was he thinking? Sky needed him more than ever. Leon stopped running and headed back in the direction of the alley. If she was going to jail so was he. Hopping the fence he found the cops and Sky gone. He had no idea where they had taken her. He headed for the warehouse to think.
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~A month later~
The graffiti filled walls distracted him from the hunger in his stomach. Each intricate design melded into another. In his hand was the necklace he gave her on her birthday. The diamond catched a ray of sunlight taking him back to the memories of that day at the beach. They should never have come back that day now she was gone and he had nowhere to go. The sound of breaking glass brought Leon back to the present. He grabbed his pack and hid behind a few boxes. A young kid rolled into the room on a skateboard. Leon moved forward to get a better look at him, but tripped on a wooden skid and knocked over the boxes he was standing by. The kid nearly jumped out of his skin. He turned to run, but Leon caught him fearing he would lead the cops to the building. "Hey kid. Chill out. I'm not gonna hurt you."
"Look I don't have any money." the kid managed to stutter out.
"I don't want your money. Just don't want anyone to know I'm here." Leon released his grip on the kid and backed away. "Name's Leon. What's yours?" He extended his hand to the kid.
The kid shook his hand, "I'm Jesse. Do you live here or something?"
"You could say that. Ran away from home. How old are you Jesse?"
"Just turned 13." He smiled proudly. "How old are you Leon?"
"16. So what ya doing here?"
Jesse looked down at the ground and back at Leon, "Come here to skate."
"That's cool."
"Hey you wanna come to my house and hang out. My dad won't be home tonight so you can stay as late as you want."
"Your dad won't mind?" Jesse shook his head.
"Alright let's go."