One Week later:

Bruce called Squid everyday and told him he needed to come back. The last day of break came and Squid still had no intensions of leaving.

Missouri:

"Squid, are you really just going to stay here?"

"Yup."

"What about Jodi and Quincy? Won't they be missing you?"

"Maybe. I have been calling them and letting them know I am ok."

"Look, maybe you should just go back and then you might be able to come and visit again." Squid looked at Kandy and sighed.

"No, he isn't going to let me visit again after this, so I might as well stay now."

"What about school? I have to go back and so do you. You are already behind and staying here you will just have to re-take senior year again!" Squid thought about this, she had a point there, but he wanted to stay with her.

"I can go to school here…"

New York:

"Jodi I am sick and tired of you lying for Alan! I know he is in Missouri with his slut girlfriend and his worthless mother. I am going after him!" Jodi grabbed Bruce's arm and tried to hold him back, but he struck her across the face. Jodi fell to the floor, but she got back up and went after Bruce.

"You can't do this! You can't just go down there and go and get him!" Bruce stopped in the door way leading to their bedroom.

"I have done it before, and I am going to do it again!" Bruce slammed the door and picked a few things. Within twenty minutes he was going to the airport.

3 hours later:

Kandy's P.O.V

Squid and I were playing Halo when we heard a knocking on the door. We paused the game dropped the controllers and went to see who it was. I opened the door and saw Bruce standing there with his arms crossed.

"I knew I would find you here! You stupid bitch though you could hide him here? I always knew the two of you were dumb! Alan come on we are leaving!"

Bruce grabbed Squid and started forcing him into the car. I knew something like this was going to happen! You can't run away from someone like Bruce. He is crazy and there is nothing you can do about it! I ran after them and tried to pull them apart, but they were already fighting. There were fists flying and harsh words being thrown all over the place. Soon Ryan was in the mess trying to help me pull them apart. When neither one of us succeeded Ryan told me to just let them fight each other and then they would be too tired to do it again. I did not want to sit there and see Squid hitting someone. I did not want to stand there and watch Squid get hit, but before I could protest any longer two police pulled into the driveway and pulled the two apart.

"What is going on here?" The first police man was talking to Bruce while the other was tending to Squid's many cuts and injuries.

"I came here to get my son because he ran away and when I told him it was time to leave he just started hitting me!" The first police man turned to Squid and looked him over.

"Is that what happened?" Squid looked furious.

"No! I came here to visit my girlfriend and then he came here and tried to force me into his car. He was dragging me across the yard and then I tried to break free I accidentally hit him with my foot, and then he started to hit me." Once the second police officer was finished with helping Squid, he turned to Bruce and started helping him, but Bruce did not accept the help and let his cuts bleed clean. It was the first policeman's turn to talk again.

"Where do you two live?" Squid was about to answer but from then on Bruce did all the talking.

"New York."

"I see…you two should go and get back. Do you have arrangements to get back?"

"Yes."

"Do you need a ride to the airport?"

"No."

"Alright good-day and no more fighting!" The two police officers got into their cars and drove off. Bruce grabbed Squid again and forced him into the car, and it drove off. I stood there in silence. I didn't even get to say good bye. Everything Squid had here was left, even his cell phone. I had now way of contacting him now, unless I called when Bruce was at work. I walked back inside and felt like crap. I was going to miss Squid more than anything.

New York 4 hours later:

Squid's P.O.V

We pulled into the drive way and I got out of the car. Bruce unlocked the door to the house and I waked inside.

"Welcome home Alan!"

"This is not my home!" I ran to my room, but I was stopped by Jodi. She walked around the corner and pulled me into a hug. She started to cry.

"I am so sorry I did not tell him I swear! He just went there and knew that is where he would find you!" I saw all the bruises on her face and knew that Bruce had hit her. I remember the marks from when my mother would hit me and I could not fight back.

"Jodi your face! Bruce hit you didn't he?" Jodi tried to cover her face with her hair but was not successful.

"No it is nothing I am fine." It was not Ok Bruce had no right to be hitting Jodi.

"It is not ok! He can't do that to you!"

"Alan, stop its ok! He is never going to do it again!"

She hugged me again told me dinner was in twenty minutes and let me go to my room. I reached into my pocket and dug around. Then I remembered that I left my cell phone back at Kandy's house. I picked up the phone in my room, but Bruce was on the phone. I went over to my computer and turned it on. It asked for a password. Bruce must have done that I couldn't leave again. Even though I hated Bruce I have to say he does think things through. After twenty minutes passed I didn't go downstairs at first, but waited another twenty and went down after I knew Bruce would be finished eating, then I ate dinner.

Missouri:

Kandy's P.O.V

I walked into Squid's room and I found his phone. Then I went and found a box to mail it to him. I needed to talk to him and now I couldn't so I drove to the post office and mailed it overnight. Squid should have his phone by tomorrow morning, so I scribbled a letter and mailed his phone back to him.