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Chapter 11: Steal me away for a minute.
"Crap…" I muttered as I looked in my wallet, realizing that I had no money left. What was I going to do? I couldn't make it on my own without any money.
I continued wandering around the small convenient store. It had been at least 5 hours since I last ate something. I needed something.
I grabbed a bag of Doritos and slipped them in my duffel bag. I was acting out of hunger; I wouldn't have done it if I weren't starving. But I made my way towards the exit, praying that I didn't get caught.
I was almost out the door when the guy at the counter yelled, "Hey! Come back here!"
I began to run, just letting my feet lead the way. I dug through my bag, searching for the chips. When I found them, I threw them behind me and continued running.
I'm not sure how long or how far I ran but I just went as far and long as I could. By the time I ran out of breath, I had made it into the next town.
I was beginning to get really hungry. I just wanted to eat something.
My phone rang again. It had done that several times in the past hour, I just didn't want to answer. I knew that it would just be Tommy, Georgia, or EJ asking where I was or possibly it would be Kwest trying to find me.
I finally decided to check my messages; maybe I had one from someone who really mattered at that point.
Ever single one was from Kwest. One right after the other. "Jude, it's Kwest, I really want to talk to you. Please call me." "Jude, I'm trying to find you. You can't run away. I really need to talk to you. Call back." "It's me again. I think I'm headed in your direction but I can't tell for sure. You never told me which direction you were heading. I will find you." "Jude, I really want you to call me. I'm not going to stop calling you until you talk to me. You can count on that."
But the last one was what had brought her to her senses. "Jude, it's Kwest. I know, I've left you a million messages but this one is very important. You have to listen to me. Running away is not the answer. I care about you, Jude. What I wanted to say earlier was that I love you too. I want to find you; I want everything to be okay between us. I want us to date. Please give me a call."
I took the phone away from my ear and looked at it like it was a foreign object. Did he say what I thought he said? I must've been hearing things. He must've said that he wanted to hug me when he found me. Yeah, that was it.
I didn't know whether I should call him back or not. What would I say? I already told him that I loved him; I didn't know what else I would say.
My fingers, which seemed to lose contact with my brain, started pressing the numbers, one right after another. I could see them typing in Kwest's number and for some reason, I couldn't stop them. Did I want to call him? I didn't even know what my heart said anymore.
I put the phone to my ear and took it down a second later when I saw a black Volkswagen Jetta pull up in front of me. I looked in the window and saw Kwest. He rolled down the window and said, "Get in."
I hesitated. Did I want to go home? My stomach grumbled, making my decision for me. I climbed in and he drove off.
"I got your messages just now…" I told him, hoping to start a conversation.
"I figured that you weren't answering," he replied.
"I wasn't."
"Look, I'd really appreciate if you said something that way I didn't feel so stupid."
"You already know how I feel Kwest. Did you say anything to make me feel less stupid at the time? No."
"I was trying to tell you that on the phone earlier but you hung up. I love you."
"I love you too," I mumbled breathlessly.
He leaned in and kissed me. I felt powerful and meaningful, better than any kissed I had shared with Tommy. Being with Kwest and kissing him just felt so unbelievably right, like it was where I was supposed to be for the rest of my life.
"We should get back home," he said after we broke away.
"No, wait," I insisted. "Let's do this together; let's run off."
AN: Ha! I'm evil! I leave cliffhangers! Anyways, please review and I want you to be the most honest as you have ever been in your whole entire life. I only grow from the mistakes I make.