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I was glad that I had bought most of my things. I’d even saved and bought my car and I had managed to get into college with a full scholarship.
Once I stepped out the front door of this house, nothing would tie me to this place.
I would be free to float.
Free to wander.
Free to find myself.
c h a p t e r
Sixteen
My mom and I dashed out of the house, quickly loading my car with our meager possessions.
I dr
ove away as fast as I could, not even bothering to look back at the house.
“What if he finds me?” She kept repeating over and over again.
I took her hand in mine. “Then we’ll handle him together, mom. Okay?”
She nodded.
I knew she was scared, but I honestly didn’t think he had the guts to try and find her. If she stayed, he would hurt her…probably kill her, but he didn’t strike me as the type to hunt her down.
Men like Aaron, didn’t have the guts to chase someone. They liked to control you behind closed doors and act like nothing was wrong when you were outside them.
We had a long drive ahead of us, but I didn’t mind. I had my mom beside me and I would never let her go back to that man. It was time she found the freedom, that I had been searching for, and I was pretty sure I had found it in Trace.
???
It was late when we crossed the state line into Virginia.
An hour ago, I had called Avery, and asked her if my mom and I could stay at her parent’s house. She was quick to agree and I was so incredibly thankful that I had a friend like her.
I turned into Meadow Branch, Avery’s neighborhood, and started making the turns she had described.
I found the house and pulled into the driveway beside her red Volkswagen Beetle.
“Mom, we’re here,” I shook her shoulder.
She startled awake. “Huh?”
“We’re at Avery’s house,” I explained, “this is where we’ll stay.”
“Oh,” she rubbed sleepily at her eyes. “She’s your roommate, right?”
“Yeah.”
“And she doesn’t mind?” She asked, surprised.
“No, mom. I called and asked her,” I unbuckled my seatbelt.
The garage door opened and Avery stepped outside. She was dressed in her pajamas and her hair was pulled back in a sloppy ponytail. She waved her hand, for us to come inside.
“Go on ahead mom, I’ll get our stuff,” I sighed.
