Chapter 11
Brittney ran away from the house and didn't stop until she was in the downtown area. She sat down on a bench in the park and sighed.
" All the secrets and lies," Brittney thought," What else is there? And why did they keep it a secret all these years?"
Brittney got up only to see LJ. Brittney sat back down.
" LJ," Brittney said," I guess the search party is on?"
LJ sat next to her.
" I know how you feel," LJ told her," I was not much older then you when my dad went to prison. I hated him. I pretended he didn't exist. I never told you this. I don't think anyone has. My mother was murdered, right in front of me. I was set up like my father."
Brittney didn't know what to think.
" Veronica is my step-mother," LJ said," She's great though. I love her, as if she was my real mother."
Brittney felt like crying.
" I didn't know that," Brittney said," How did your feelings change?"
" I discovered that I needed my father," LJ said," I needed someone. I loved him. I'm glad to have him. I would be lost without him. Brittney, go home and talk to your folks."
LJ then heard a beep go off.
" I have to go," LJ said," The station is calling. Go home."
Brittney sat there, she didn't want to go home yet. LJ looked at her.
" Okay," Brittney said," I will. I admire you LJ. You're helping people who need it."
" If I didn't like what I was doing," LJ told her," I wouldn't of went through all the traning to become an EMT. I'll stop by later."
LJ then got up and walked away. Brittney sat there a few more minutes, but still didn't feel like going home.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was driving around looking for Brittney. There was not much traffice yet, but it was picking up.
" Where are you?" Lincoln thought," Come out."
Lincoln was worried. He knew eventually Brittney would discover the truth, but he never expected her to run away.
In another part of town, Michael was driving around looking for Brittney. Brittney did have a tendencey to hide when there was trouble.
" I'm not mad at you," Michael thought," Come out and we'll go home and talk."
Michael then didn't know where else to look, but he was not about to give up hope.
Brittney then got up and began walking out of the park and decided to go home.
" Hello there pretty little thing," she heard.,
Brittney looked to see a strange man looking at her.
" Where are you going?" the guy asked," Maybe I can help you?"
Brittney took out a can of pepper spray.
" I can use this," Brittney said," Leave me alone."
" You think that scares me," the guy snarled.
The guy tried to grab her, but Brittney shot him in the eyes with the pepper spray and ran. She didn't look back until she got to her aunt and uncles house. Veronica opened the door to see her panting.
" Brittney," Veronica asked," What happened?"
" Someone tried to grab me," Brittney said," I managed to get away, but I'm scared."
Veronica just told her to come inside and went to call Sara top tell her where Brittney was and that she was safe.