Leaving

"Go home! Pack a bag, and meet me at the creek at the edge of town!!" Luca yelled to us.

Nolan and Ava each grabbed one of my arms and dragged me off the stage. I saw just staring off into the distance, in shock. What had I done? How did I do that?

I was so out of it, that I couldnt even get my legs to work.

Nolan and Ava were standing in front of me, trying to get me to snap out of it.

"Jade! Jade! Come ON! Snap out of it! We have to go!" They were screaming. Ava slapped me as hard as she could and it woke me up a little bit.

"What?!" I yelled back.

"We have to pack a bag and meet Luca at the creek!" Nolan anwered, kind of frantic.

Nolan looked at Ava. "I'll take her home and help her pack, then I'll pack myself, and we'll meet you at the creek."

Ava nodded and she ran off towards her home.

Nolan grabbed my arm and started to drag me home. As we ran through the streets, people around us were throwing suff at us, insulting us, or they were trying to trip us. "Get out of here! You don't belong in this town! Freaks!" they yelled at us.

Some people even chased us down the streets.

It was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed. I was total awake and aware now. I mean, people you've know since first grade are chasing you around your town, trying to hurt you!

But Nol and I just kept running.

We reached my house, and Nol threw open the door. We sprinted inside and into my bedroom.

Mom and Dad weren't home. That's not a surprise.

I ripped open my closet, grabbed my biggest duffle bag and started to throw clothes into it.

I ran into my bathroom and grabbed my tooth brush, toothpaste, shampoo, and my conditioner. I also threw in all my make up, and hair stuff. And I didn't forget my deodorant. I wasn't being stupid, I was going to be surrounded by hot guys and I wanted to look and smell good.

"You ready?" Nolan whispered. He could have yelled at the top of his lungs, and no one would have heard us, but he didn't.

"One sec." I answered, and I ran down the hall into my parents bedroom. I opened my dad's bedside table. I felt around the inside of the drawer, until I felt the little button. I pressed it, and a little secret compartment popped open. I pulled all of the money out of the compartment, and I ran back into my bedroom.

Nolan was passing my bedroom. I grabbed my white denim jacket and tucked all the money into one of the pockets. "Okay. Now I'm ready." I said.

Nol nodded. He slung my duffle bag over my shoulder, grabbed my hand, and dragged me out of my house.

We crashed through the open door to Nolan's house. We rushed up the stairs into Nolan's bedroom. He started throwing clothes into his biggest duffle bag and then he did the same thing as I did. He grabbed all of his toothpaste, tooth brush, shampoo, and his deodorant.

I laughed. Nolan looked over, puzzled. "What?"

"It's just that, well, you're a guy and you're bringing all that appearance stuff." I said.

Nolan laughed. "Well you brought all that 'appearence' stuff too."

"Well yeah! I'm going to be surrounded by hot guys!" I said.

Nolan laughed again. "Well, I'm going to be surrounded by hot girls!"

"Awww! Thanks!" I said.

"Oh. No. I ment Luca." Nolan said with a straight face.

I burst out laughing. I walked over to him, and I gave him a hug.

He hugged me back, and we just stood there hugging and laughing.

What would I do without Nolan? I have no idea! I really need him!

We stopped laughing but we kept hugging. I started to sniffle. He read my mind, so I didn't have to tall him why I was crying.

I felt horrible. I had just caused Ava and Nolan there lives here! All their friends and family, they were probably never going to see them again, and it's all my fault!

Nolan started rubbing my back. "No, sweetie pie. It's not your fault. You didn't know what you were doing. It will get better, I promise." He whispered into my ear. I hugged him tighter.

We stood there for a long time, my face buried in his chest, and his hand rubbing my back.

I knew we would have to go meet Luca, Avery, and Ava soon, so I started to pull away.

But we heard a noise. A loud noise. It sounded like a big group of people were coming into Nolan's house.

We heard people yelling. "Find her! She needs to be locked away! Burn the freak! Find her!"

It dawned on me that they were coming to find me! I turned quickly to Nolan. He was already shaking his head.

"No! Nol, take the duffle bags and hide! Get out! It's no use to get caught with me! Go find Ava, and the rest of them!" I whispered at him.

He shook his head again. I picked up the the duffle bags, and I threw them into his hands. I pushed him back into his bathroom. "Get out the window, and get to them!! If you want to help me you have to get out!"

He stepped forward, as if to give me a hug, but I pushed him backwards into the bathroom, and I closed the door.

It was just in time too, because the mob rushed up the stairs and into Nolan's room.

The surged in and surrounded me. I tried to fight. I threw punches, I kicked, I smahed my elbows into people, I even heated up. But there was just to many.

They could only hold onto me for a few seconds because I was so hot. So they threw me to the ground and two guys kneeled ontop of me.

I started to scream. I screamed for Ava, I screamed for Nolan, and I screamed for my parents.

One of the guys on top of me punched me in the ribs, until I couldn't breathe.

They flipped me over onto my stomach, and they hand cuffed my hands behind my back. I started screaming again. They lifted me up, and slammed me back onto the ground a couple of times.

They strapped a metal coke chain around my neck, and then they attached a leash to that.

I'm going to die! They are going to disect me like a frog! I'm going to die!

Those were the only thoughts going through my brain.

The guys who were kneeling on me got up, and I could breathe again, but that was short lived.

Someone tugged on the leash, making the collar cut into my neck. I could feel the warm, red, blood dripping down my neck, and soaking into my dress.

I started to cry. The salty tears burned my face as then fell.

"Shut up!" Someone yelled at me. That just caused me to cry harder. Someone slapped me. "Shut up!" They yelled again.

"Nolan! Nolan!" I cried, hoping he could help me.

But I knew he was long gone.

The mob dragged me down the stairs and out into the street.

I was going to die!!!

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