Chapter 10

Brittney woke up early the next morning. She got dressed, grabbed her backpack and jacket and headed downstairs. The only other person up was her brother Matthew.

" Where aer you going?" Matthew asked.

" Shh.." Brittney said," I'l be back. There's somewhere I have to go."

" Don't leave," Matthew said," You'll make mom sad again."

" I'll be back," Brittney said," Don't worry."

Brittney went out the door and Matthew shook his head.

" Mommy," Matthew said running up the stairs," Mommy."

Sara opened the door and looked at Matthew.

" Matthew," Sara said," What is it?"

" Brittney went out the front door," Matthew answered.

" What?" Sara said looking into Brittney's bedroom. She was not there.

Michael woke up from all the noise.

" What's wrong?" Michael asked.

Sara looked at him," Brittney is not in her room," she said.

Michael and Sara went downstairs and looked around. Brittney was not there.

" She left again," Sara said.

" I'll go out and look for her," Michael said," You stay here with Matthew. We need to sit down and talk to her."

" Michael," Sara said," Where would she go?"

Michael didn't know. It was just after 7:30 on Sunday morning.

" I will find her Sara," Michael said," I'll bring our daughter back home."

Meanwhile, Brittney ended up a few blocks away. It was her aunt and uncle's house. Veronica opened the door and looked at her.

" Brittney," Veronica said," What are you doing here?"

" I need to talk to someone," Brittney said," May I come in?"

Veronica let her in and closed the door.

" Do you parents know where you are?" Veronica asked.

Brittney shook her head.

" I'm going to call them," Veronica said grabbing the phone.

" No please Aunt Veronica," Brittney said," I will go home after I get an answer to this. I overheard my parents talking. Please tell me it's not true. Did Uncle Lincoln and my father escape prison before they were cleared? Please tell me it's not true."

" I'm afraid it is," Brittney heard.

Brittney turned to see her Uncle Lincoln.

" As much as I want it not to be true," Lincoln told her," It is."

Brittney sat down.

" Why?" Brittney asked," How?"

" I can't explain it," Lincoln told her," Your father should explain it to you."

Brittney then got up," I don't understand," she said," You and my father were criminals. I need to get out of here."

" Let me take you home," Lincoln said.

" No," Brittney said," I don't want to go home."

Brittney then ran out the door. LJ saw her.

" Brittney?" LJ said.

Brittney ran on.

" LJ," Lincoln said," Go after her."

LJ tried to catch up with her, but it was no use, he lost sight of her when she turned the corner.

Meanwhile, Veronica had called Sara and told her that Brittney was there, but then she took of again. Veronica also told that LJ was on the lookout for her. The thought of Brittney running away again brought tears to her eyes.

" Don't be sad mom," Matthew said," I told Brittney if she left she would make you sad. Why is she mad at you?'

Sara didn't know how to answer that question.

" She's growing up," Sara told him," Don't worry about your sister."

Matthew hugged his mother.

" I love you mom," Matthew said," I love dad and Brittney too."

" We both love you," Sara told him," We love your sister too."

" Then why did she run away?" Matthew asked.

Sara didn't exactly know the answer to that.