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never change and I would just be stuck forever. It had been one week since Carl had seen me naked, since I had told him to leave me alone. I’d expected him to fight for me. But, he didn’t and we were strangers once again.
I hated it, but I knew that it was the only way for my plan to work. Then again, I didn’t expect either Harmony or Faith to help me out and they were going out of their way to do that.
“Graduation day!”
“What?” I was sweating under the oversize sweater and pants that mom made me wear. I was no longer allowed to wear dresses. Apparently, my dresses were leaving nothing to the imagination, unlike sweaters and pants at the end of spring. It just made me look stupid, but I had to play along. In a few weeks I would be out of there, but if I disobeyed him and he stuck me in Hell, then they might go through my room and find the money that I had stashed away. Then I wouldn’t be given another opportunity, seeing as school was coming to an end. I couldn’t afford to do that, I just kept reminding myself that I had to play along. Just for a little while. It would be worth it in the end.
“Okay, so we’ve got family going from Iowa and New York,” Harmony nodded, “I can get them to give you a lift to wherever you want to go.”
I sighed, “Guys.” I looked around to make sure that no one was listening, I had to confess to them that my only plan was to leave. “I don’t even know where I’m going. I wanted to search in the library but I couldn’t because of my student pass. It would log that I was looking for shelters and then they would tell my parents and then…”
Faith said, “Michelle, that’s what we’re here for. Both of us.”
They both squeezed my hand from across the table.
“Okay, so when I get home, I’ll look at shelters and see which route my family are taking and which one can accommodate you.”
“And Mia,” Faith whispered and I wondered why for so long I had kept it a secret. Sitting down with them, planning my escape route, I realized that they could be trusted in more ways than I had ever given them credit for.
I had heard a rumor about Carl standing up to my dad with his dad. Then, his dad was threatened by the sheriff or something like that about crossing the state line with his gun and he didn’t have a permit for that. I didn’t know the whole story, but as much as I wanted to talk to Carl I couldn’t, but ever so often, when we were in the dining hall, I would look at him. I would relive the moments that we’d shared, like a couple that didn’t have a care in the world. I used to pretend that no one was looking at us, it was just us sharing our lunch. Talking. Having fun, like real couples do. In four years it would come back. I knew it would.
Harmony sighed as she followed my gaze, “You know that he can’t know about it now. Or even after?”
I quizzed her, “Why not after?”
Faith said, “Because he will be the first person that they will suspect helped you. If he knows where you are, he could be followed or anything. Whereas Harmony and I would never risk it. We know how to get around things like this and how to be careful.”
“Yeah, he’s just too emotionally involved. Maybe in time when he comes home during the holidays or something I will tell him if I get the chance,” Harmony reassured me.
But, she was right and I thought about my dad. Would a few months go by and he would just be forgiving and never look for me? Nah, he was a man of vengeance. I had seen him carry it out with people that had double-crossed him.
“What about you guys? I should never have gotten you involved,” I took my hands and covered my face. There would be consequences for them too.
“That is why,” Faith took a deep breath, “This is the last lunch we will have together. You will give us the combination of your locker and we will deposit the money every Friday morning, before anyone gets to school. We’re going to carry out a scene
I hated it, but I knew that it was the only way for my plan to work. Then again, I didn’t expect either Harmony or Faith to help me out and they were going out of their way to do that.
“Graduation day!”
“What?” I was sweating under the oversize sweater and pants that mom made me wear. I was no longer allowed to wear dresses. Apparently, my dresses were leaving nothing to the imagination, unlike sweaters and pants at the end of spring. It just made me look stupid, but I had to play along. In a few weeks I would be out of there, but if I disobeyed him and he stuck me in Hell, then they might go through my room and find the money that I had stashed away. Then I wouldn’t be given another opportunity, seeing as school was coming to an end. I couldn’t afford to do that, I just kept reminding myself that I had to play along. Just for a little while. It would be worth it in the end.
“Okay, so we’ve got family going from Iowa and New York,” Harmony nodded, “I can get them to give you a lift to wherever you want to go.”
I sighed, “Guys.” I looked around to make sure that no one was listening, I had to confess to them that my only plan was to leave. “I don’t even know where I’m going. I wanted to search in the library but I couldn’t because of my student pass. It would log that I was looking for shelters and then they would tell my parents and then…”
Faith said, “Michelle, that’s what we’re here for. Both of us.”
They both squeezed my hand from across the table.
“Okay, so when I get home, I’ll look at shelters and see which route my family are taking and which one can accommodate you.”
“And Mia,” Faith whispered and I wondered why for so long I had kept it a secret. Sitting down with them, planning my escape route, I realized that they could be trusted in more ways than I had ever given them credit for.
I had heard a rumor about Carl standing up to my dad with his dad. Then, his dad was threatened by the sheriff or something like that about crossing the state line with his gun and he didn’t have a permit for that. I didn’t know the whole story, but as much as I wanted to talk to Carl I couldn’t, but ever so often, when we were in the dining hall, I would look at him. I would relive the moments that we’d shared, like a couple that didn’t have a care in the world. I used to pretend that no one was looking at us, it was just us sharing our lunch. Talking. Having fun, like real couples do. In four years it would come back. I knew it would.
Harmony sighed as she followed my gaze, “You know that he can’t know about it now. Or even after?”
I quizzed her, “Why not after?”
Faith said, “Because he will be the first person that they will suspect helped you. If he knows where you are, he could be followed or anything. Whereas Harmony and I would never risk it. We know how to get around things like this and how to be careful.”
“Yeah, he’s just too emotionally involved. Maybe in time when he comes home during the holidays or something I will tell him if I get the chance,” Harmony reassured me.
But, she was right and I thought about my dad. Would a few months go by and he would just be forgiving and never look for me? Nah, he was a man of vengeance. I had seen him carry it out with people that had double-crossed him.
“What about you guys? I should never have gotten you involved,” I took my hands and covered my face. There would be consequences for them too.
“That is why,” Faith took a deep breath, “This is the last lunch we will have together. You will give us the combination of your locker and we will deposit the money every Friday morning, before anyone gets to school. We’re going to carry out a scene
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