Jonathan had been driving for a while. He was driving on a very country road and there were no cars around. He glanced over at Layla who was sound asleep. She had no reason not to sleep soundly, she had been rescued by her hero. He knew what he had done was crazy, basically kidnapping, but he had to. He could not just leave her there to be electrocuted by Dr. Corby until she was insane, or be tormented by her stepmother until she was insane.
He was almost to the state line when Layla woke up. "Would you like me to drive for a while?" she asked still half asleep. "Maybe after you wake up a little more" he said smiling. They both got quiet quickly when they heard part of the radio report. "...Police are on the look out for the seventeen year old girl, and her kidnapper, 29 year old Jonathan Crane". Layla switched the radio off.
"Where are we going?" she asked a minute later, obviously a bit nervous. "Willofalls. It's about three days drive, but it's a small town with a nice little insane asylum I could work at" he answered. "You seem prepared," she said giving him a funny look. "I had to take a patient there once. It was the closest asylum they could find. Plus, it's a small town far away where no one will be looking for you". "What about you? You're the one wanted for kidnapping," she said in an annoyed voice. "It will be safe there," he said confidently.
They stopped at a gas station as soon as they saw one. After Jonathan had filled up the tank he looked around and saw Layla walking to the pay phone. He caught up with her just in time to hear the conversation. "Hi dad, it's Layla," she said. The voice on the other end was unclear. "Dad, I'm safe...No, I'm fine...No!... Listen, I ran away on my own. I threatened Dr. Crane into helping me get out of Brownwood and I stole his car and ran away...No, he's not with me...No!...Tell the police he did not kidnap me!...Have them drop the charges, or I won't come home" she finished and slammed the phone on the receiver. Jonathan smiled. "I can't believe you lied to your father". "I broke out of a mental hospital and you're judging me for lying to my father?" she asked almost laughing. He started slightly laughing also.
When they got back on the road Layla began driving, and Jonathan quickly fell asleep. She drove for less than a half an hour before she saw police in the distance. They were holding up signs with pictures of her that read "Have you seen this girl?". This did not make since to her at first, until she remembered they were not that far away yet, and the police in small towns acted quickly. "Jonathan!" she said, alarmed. He quickly woke up, and looked around. "What do I do?" she asked frantically. They were on a busy road, and she noticed they were pulling every car over. Jonathan looked around again. the road might have been busy, but the surroundings were all country. The only building he could see was an old barn. "Drive over there" he said pointing to it. "Through the field?" she asked, shocked. He nodded.
She drove right through the field, and one of the police officers, apparently thinking this was suspicious, followed them. They quickly ran into the barn. The cop checked the license plate on the car, then picked up his walky-talky and said "I've found her."
The two of them ran through the barn until they found a hiding place. They saw the cop enter. "Now what?" he whispered. They were far enough away that the cop could not her them. Layla handed Jonathan a brief case. "We scare him" she responded to his question. He opened the case to reveal his Scarecrow mask, and fear toxin. "How..." "There is no time to explain" she interrupted. "You know?" he asked shocked. She nodded. He looked at the mask and shook his head. "I can't. I promised myself I wouldn't" he noticed more police officers enter. "Plus there are too many them" he argued. "Then I guess you need a partner" she said smiling.
Layla got their attention quickly and the cops turned just in time to get a face full of fear toxin, and see the horrible Scarecrow. The plan worked perfectly and they escaped. He had rescued her once again.
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What a hero! Don't you just love Jonathan. The next chapter should be coming up soon.
