Runaway- Aurora
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"So first I figure we go into town to the the paint shop and get some paints and then we'll drop the stuff at home and go and do some clothes shopping." Currently me and hazel where in my car driving to Scott's paint and furniture to go and get the paints for Hazel's room.
Hazel nodded her head, "Sounds like a plan."
You its kinda cool cruising around out here because I feel like I can let myself go and be calm that's one thing I did like about this place is that most of was open forest area and peace I mean the nearest city was 20 minutes away, unlike where I used to live everything was always so loud even the libraries would be loud and it made me feel like there was no place in the world were there was actual quiet.
But here for some reason, here just felt like home like this was the place that truly I could stay here forever.
Thinking on it now maybe that's why I could never stay comfortable where we lived maybe all I needed was the peace and quiet of home.
While we were driving my thoughts often drifted to Jayden for reasons that I know all to well, I just moved here and I already have a crush.
Yay I admitted defeat I like Jayden Walker the guy that looks like he's from the mafia, the guy that practically makes my life a living hell with his good looks, my school's cliche bad boy. Yep that's the one.
If I am being honest I am kind of disappointed in myself for liking. Out of all the guys my school the guy that I am sworn enemy since day one.
I let out a long and lengthy sigh.
"What's wrong?" I turn my to look at Hazel a little bit.
"Oh nothing." It was good to know that she cared to ask if anything was up with me but I had a fear that if we did say anything I would sell myself out.
"Come on tell me were fricking sisters don't hide stuff from me." She playfully punched my shoulder while I chuckled a little bit. The truth was I did want to tell her everything but due to my trust issues I felt that she would use it against me in the future.
"Its nothing serious." But since I like keeping people on edge I guess I'll make this a little interesting.
Hazel turned her body to face me "Spill the beans."
"I have no idea what your talking about."I tiny smirk crept onto my face.
"Tell me or else."
"Or else what?" A huge smile across my face.
"Or else, I'll tell mom and dad that you got detention with Jayden." My jaw dropped to the ground I was in shock that Hazel was even capable of that kind of blackmail to her adoring family member.
I squinted my eyes at her. "You wouldn't dare."
"I would and I do dare." She said smiling triumphantly.
And I just sat there wondering what just happened, did she really just blackmail me?
Well now since I wanted to joke around I have a few options A. I don't tell her what I was thinking about and risk getting grounded for the rest of my life, B. I hope that I am a sufficient liar and lie to her and hopes she buys it, or C. I tell the truth and risk her teasing me about it for the rest of my life. Option B doesn't sound to bad but I feel like if I did lie then it would just end up as bad karma in the future but you know option A seems like my only pat-
"Jayden, I was thinking about Jayden." I said out of astonishment my left hand flew to my mouth as to cover it so that no more words would come out.
Shit, shit, shit, shit. Why in hell would I say something like that I know maybe in my head I would say something out loud to Hazel. Truthfully I can't really be shocked because something like this did happen before when Jayden was involved, maybe it was Jayden doing this or maybe I was being possessed.
Hazel is in the corner smiling like a fool while I am blushing like an idiot.
"If I may ask why where you thinking of your enemy?" Hazel asked humor embedded in her voice.
I truthfully don't want to tell her that I may or may not be falling for him.
"I don't I just feel like I may be falling for him." Did I just, I can't believe, why did say that? "I don't know what is but every time I see him I know I am supposed to hate him but I can't and I not even deep down inside it right there on the surface the more I try to hate him the more I love." See now I know for a fact I would never say it out loud even though everything that was just said is true I would never openly admit that to anyone and when I say anyone I mean no living or dead human being. At this point I am pretty sure that I am a victim of possession.
Of don't be such a buzz kill I am just saying the things that you are thinking.
"And who are you? Person that is possessing me." I say all to calmly for the situation at hand.
You will soon know of me and my nature soon I just don't know how they kept if from you so long. Till next time.
I felt like a wave of air went throughout my head and receded back to the back of my mind and I felt as though I could finally talk for myself a feeling I didn't know was missing in the first place.
"Wow I didn't know you felt like that for him, I always thought you hated him." All traces of humor was replaced with seriousness.
"Yeah but only sometimes." Right now I seen no point in hiding anything since the truth was already out there so might as well tell it with a little bit of denial. "But anyway were here." I said quickly changing the subject before I further dig a grave for myself.
I roll up my windows and make sure my doors are locked my doors. When I got out of the car hazel was already waiting for me by the entrance.
I look around to see that we were in a plaza and in this plaza it just so happed to have a mall and food court so it turned out that we wouldn't have two trips which meant more money for me.
As we walk in to the store we are greeted with smell of paints, fresh wood, polished floors and a hint of citrus. I grab a shopping cart and me and Hazel head to the paint and home decor isle.
After some debating and contemplation hazel decided on a dark blue, and some small buckets of white, red, pink, and light purple after this sales guy convinced her that her room should be galaxy themed and if I did say so myself it was an actually pretty cool design but as I sat there wondering how we were going to achieve this look because I for one wasn't that good at art, it turned out to be that we could also hire a team of people to paint the room for us. And the whole thing together came up to about 5,000 but after reading reviews most people loved the service, it only took a day to complete, and there was a 30 day money-back guarantee if we didn't like the job. So in other words the pros out weighed the cons.
So after all that we left with the paint, an appointment for Monday, a some decoration for the room and went to the mall.
The first store to our right was a phone store and I figured since Hazel was embarrassed about the phone she had I might as well get her a new one.
"Do you have your phone on you?" I asked
"Yeah." She nodded her head up and down.
"Can I see it really quickly." I held out my hand for her to hand her phone to me.
"I guess, but why do you need it? " she reluctantly handed me the phone.
"Oh no reason in particular." I said " Look here's about 500 dollars why don't you go and buy yourself some stuff from one of the clothes store over there." I pulled a 5 hundred dollar bills out of my purse and tried to give it to her.
"No, no, Theresa I couldn't take that much money from you I don't when I'll would be able to pay you back."
"Hazel just take the money and plus any money that is mine is also yours so don't worry you don't have to pay me back." I could see that she wanted to take the money but she was just to humble, so I grabbed the money and I put the money her purse and pushed her towards the shop. I wait there for a minute until I see that she is out of sight.
As I the head into phone store I see that barely anyone there so I walk up to one of the windows and you wouldn't believe who was sitting there.
"Theresa?" He said.
"Aaron?" I asked.
He got from around the counter and came to my side of the counter and gave me a hug. And I know what you guys are thinking why am I not punching him in his face or something that seems a little more violent. Well ever since we exchanged numbers we have become closer friends and learned that he was actually a cool. So now I allow him to hug me so on so forth just to clear that up.
"What are you doing here?" He asked me.
"Oh I am just here with Hazel doing some shopping you know girl stuff."
He nodded his head up and down "okay I see you guys trying to look good and stylish okay." I chuckled a little then asked him.
"When did you start working here? And who in the hell would hire you in the first place?" I smiled at him slyly
"Hahaha I am dying of laughter," he said sarcastically. "And I am just trying to make some money for me so I don't have to ask my parent's for money. "
"Well you do you I see you being proactive." I gave him a fist bump.
Aaron went back behind the counter. "What may I help you with today." I couldn't help but chuckle because he looked so dorky in his uniform.
"I was wondering if I can get an upgrade on this phone?" I pull out Hazel's phone and set it on the counter.
First he looked at me and the at the phone. "Is this from the 1800's, I don't they even make this phone anymore?"
I rolled my eyes. "All I need you to do is take the SD card and put in another phone."
"Yeah that's the problem since this is like 500 years old and technology has advanced since then we don't have this type of SD card slot anymore." He scratched his head and tapped his pen on the counter.
We stood in silence for a moment. "Well is there anything that you can do to help me?" I asked
"Hold on maybe I look the SD card number and transfer the data to another SD card, and just so I know now what kind of phone were you looking for?"
"Give me the latest galaxy phone." He nodded his head the went into the back room.
Fast forward about 20 minutes and he comes out with a brand new galaxy phone box.
"Alright we're all set here then here is your new phone with charger, manual, stylus pen, and screen protector. Is there anything else that you would like to get for the phone before we go on to the plan?"
"Yeah, let me get a pair those Bluetooth headphones, and that one phone case with the two wolves on it, and maybe a phone stand."
"Alright what kind of plan were you looking for?"
"Yeah, I think so let me check." He did some clicking on the computer. "Yep our unlimited for one line is $25 a month."
"Okay I think that'll be it then." I let out a sigh of relief even though I would love to stay and chat with Aaron I had other things to do and plus he working I wouldn't want to get him fired or anything.
"Alright your total is $115.37."
I dug in my purse and pulled out two hundred dollar bulls and handed it to him as he handed me my bag of purchases. "Keep the change and get yourself something nice later." I threw him another hundred.
He looked quite shocked as I walked out the doorway.
As I walk out of the store I see Hazel sitting down holding about three bags full of clothes.
"Merry Christmas." Hazel jumps a little.
"Don't do that again you nearly gave me a heart attack. " she playfully punched me in the arm, as I simply rolled my eyes and smiled.
She glanced in my hand and seen the phones store logo on it.
"Here you go." I lifted my hand to give her the.
She opened the bag. "Stop, you didn't."
"I did." I smiled.
"Oh my gosh." She pulled the phone out the bag and gave me a bright smile and tackled me with a hug. "Thank you so much."
"Your welcome anything for my family." I hug her back tightly, after a while I start to here sniffles and small sobs. "Hazel are you crying ? " I question.
"No." She replied in a shaky voice with told me she was crying.
I pulled her away from me to see that her face was a little red and puffy from crying.
"What's wrong?" I ask concern going through my voice.
"Its that no one since I can remember showed me this much kindness that you and your family has showed me and there was some many times I thought of just ending my misery but something told me that one day I would be free of all of my suffering and...." She started crying harder.
"Hazel you don't have to go on if you don't want to." I say to her because seeing this much pain in her eyes it made me truly believe that I couldn't ever comprehend the pain she was going through.
"No, I need to get this off my chest, the first day you came to school I was convinced that no one would ever help me and after weeks of planning I knew exactly what I was going to do.... I was going to kill myself I knew no one would care if I died and I had come to terms with it. But on that day you came and you could have walked right past me just as everyone had done for so many years but you didn't, and you ruined all of my plans but this time I was glad you did."
Right now I started crying to something I rarely ever did but this occasion called for tears.It was crazy to know that u am the reason that someone didn't kill themselves just to know that if was going to walk away this amazing person that I have met I would have never met here and gotten to know what kind if person she really is. This moment I would hold for the rest of my life because of simply because of the fact that I saved someone's life.
I hugged her tightly for what seemed like hours until people started staring which made me uncomfortable so we decided to do a little bit of retail therapy to help relieve us of all the stress of life.
After hour of shopping and about three trips to the car we decided now was the time to eat because I dont know about anyone else, but I am always hungry for food literally my stomach is an endless pit. As we arrive at the food court and decided to eat at this burger place we wait patiently for our turn in the long line of costumers because frankly everywhere else there was more people and here the line was smaller. As we make our way to the counter order and sit down and wait for them to prepare our food. The sun had gone down and the mall began to to glow as all of the displays in the shop windows light up. As I was looking around the mall when two familiar figures caught my attention though I couldn't see who they were I just thought they looked familiar and as I was about to pass the off one of them turns to reveal my stupid annoying brother and guess who else my arch enemy Jayden.
I urgently whip my head around ducking behind a place mat hiding and hoping they didn't see me. I then got Hazel's attention.
"Now don't make it to obvious but my bro-"
"Oh my gosh its Jayden and Taylor." She then began to signal for them to sit with us as i just sit the and lay my head down on the table and silently cry to myself because I know she didn't mean to do it on purpose but it was truly going to be the low of my night.
As I lift my head I see hazel and my brother staring into each others eyes talking about something nicely and I look to around to see if Jayden was anywhere near and just as I think that maybe he was a fiction on my imagination I turn to lay my head to the on the right where I am met with his dark green eyes which are staring deep into my soul holding me in my place.
As I stare into his eyes I begin to see how really beautiful he is, to me this man is God's ultimate creation and even though I would never tell him something like that it was okay to say it to myself right there is no harm in fantasies.
For some reason unknown to me he smiled and even though it was just a little one I couldn't help but smile back, there was no doubt in my mind that when he smiles he lights up entire rooms. I just wanted to touch his face he was just so adorable and even though he mainly always he a frown on he looked so peaceful right now and I couldn't help but fall in love and want to have so kind of moment. But why do I feel this was I have never felt this kind of way for a guy and why him the first week of me being here all we did was fight and I practically beat him up.
"Go ahead if you want." His deep voice broke me out of my train of thought.
"What?" I ask confusion.
"Oh nothing Taylor and Hazel were wondering if they could go home together and I ride with you."
I look at Hazel and Taylor, "Do I get any say in this arrangement?"
"No, because it three to one so we win and you lose haha." Taylor said as he stuck his tongue out at me childishly.
"And you agreed to this?" I turn my head to Jayden.
"The begged me and I just want to go home." He said nonchalantly as he leaned back in his chair.
I look back over to Hazel and Taylor who were blushing out of embarrassment that Jayden told the truth.
I just shake my head and look to see a waiter come not a moment late and put the food down in front of us.
And if I were to say I was shocked that would be an understatement because what I seen in front of me was not what I was expecting. It was a burger with like five patties, cheese, bacon, and I know this is weird but avocado slices which I had been craving all week, don't even get me started on the fries they covered in bacon and cheese with a little bit of salt and pepper.
"Um I don't think I am going to be able to eat this all." Hazel was the first one to speak out. "So why don't we share?"
Even though I would usually be really greedy I had come to my senses and seen that physically I could not eat this by myself.
"I guess I'll share." Slid the plate in between me and Jayden began to eat.
After a 20 minutes of eating and laughing I was full and ready to go home. I took one more fry and ate it savouring the cheesy potatoey taste.
I hear faint laughter to my right to see Jayden holding his hand over his mouth.
"What so funny?"
"Oh its nothing just the way destroyed the food was kind of funny sometimes I was afraid to put my hands anywhere near the food sometimes. And Its truly amazing how you almost didn't get any food on your face."
"What do you mean almost? Do I have food on my face? Where is it?"
"Its right here." He reached up with his thumb and wiped something off the corner of my lip he then brought it to his mouth and ate the cheese or whatever was there. "Hmmm it's a little sweeter from what I remember it tasting but I like better this way." He said giving me a devilish smirk.
I couldn't help but blush as I turned away.
1 hour later
We were finally leaving after bagging whatever we didn't eat and Hazel leaving me alone with Jayden to hang out with my brother because apparently he is more important then I am, but I am not going to be salty
As we finally left the mall I couldn't help but stop to look at this necklace that had a sliver chain and five different charms, one of a wolf, the other of the ying yang symbol, another one of a angel, the fourth one of some sort of winged man like creature, but in the very center there was a crescent moon and in the middle was a huge bright blue jem stone with diamonds going all around.
And even though I could buy it to myself I knew we had to leave and if I stayed longer I would buy something else so I just kept walking with Jayden to my car.
I don't know what it was about the necklace but I felt like it was made for me.

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