Take Me Anywhere

My back was pressed against the tree. The bark was poking at my skin through my hoodie. Liam's arms were on either side of my head, his eyes were black and clouded. "I can't stay here." He whispered,

 

Introduction: Third Person

Becky looked around the apartment for the last time, making sure she hadn’t missed anything. This was basically an every month thing for her, packing then unpacking. It seemed to be a never ending routine. Her son, Liam, was the epitome of troublesome. He has this unique anger that controls the way he acts. Becky is scared for her son, she just wants him to have a good last two years of school. Hopefully the last. He has been in the eleventh grade for two years. She never liked explaining what happened the second time. It’s never fun having the principle call you and tell you that your son has beaten a boy so badly he was in critical condition for two weeks. When Liam got home that day, he was in a happy mood. Becky called a psychologist that night, found out that Liam blacks out when it happens. Becky has been very cautious not to tick Liam off in the slightest way. She knows all of the nerves not to push, which makes her feel a bit better. Even her husband, William, stands close by to her just in case of any sudden outbursts.

With a sad sigh Becky turned around and smiled at her son. He was leaning against the door frame staring down at the ground. “Let’s go honey, we have a long car ride to go through.” With light clicks of her heels she filed out of their-the house. “You ready?” Will said, closing the trunk to his SUV. Becky nodded her head and pecked him on the lips. She pulled away feeling someone behind her. “Okay.” She opened Liam’s door and then her own before getting into the warm cool car. “Say goodbye to seeing the sidewalk. North Dakota is a mean state when it comes to winter.” Becky said buckling herself in. “Honey, can you hand me a blanket?” Liam got up on his knees and stretched to grab a blanket, two in fact. “Thank you.” “Welcome.” He mumbled. Liam grabbed his phone, plugged his headphones in, and then laid down. He soon fell asleep.

Becky looked in the review mirror and smiled. “I really hope we can stay this time.” Becky said, averting her sad eyes to Will. He grasped Becky’s’ hand and squeezed it lightly.  “I do as well, honey. We can just only pray.” “Well, maybe he could start trying those pi-.” ‘‘Becky, you know he won’t take them. We have already tried it, then he didn’t come home that night.” Becky slouched down in her seat and closed her eyes. “Hey.” A raspy voice sounded in the back. Becky turned around and smile. “Hi sweetie.” Liam pushed himself up so he sat comfortably. “Hi. Can we stop by a diner or somewhere? I really need a drink and food.” “Yeah, we were thinking about a really early breakfast.” Will said. “Okay. How much further?” Becky looked at her Trip Tick, “About three hours, maybe less, since there isn’t much traffic.” Liam nodded and yawned.

Preston Jr/Sr High School, knew what they were in for. Having Liam in their school, and helping him pass the eleventh grade could earn their school much more respect. More people would want to come, which meant more GPA’s could be handed out. Teaches were bubbling with joy for noon to roll around. They couldn’t wait for Liam to step into their school. This is going to be their year. This is going to be Liams’ year. Nobody knew what exactly they have in store. Don’t be happy until you have a reason to be.