I really need money like I seriously need a job (you didn't need to know that but eh :p)

Today we're learning about the life cycle of a star." The teacher said, making Dan smile softly to himself. He loved stars so this would be a piece of cake. (HAHA I AM A SUCKER FOR DAN LOVING SPACE OKAY BECAUSE I QUITE LIKE SPACE TOO. Plus I can technically say to my mum this is revision now.)

"Are you okay? You just randomly started to smile and it looked kind of creepy." A voice whispered, making Dan giggle slightly. He turned to Phil, the smile still on  his face.

"I'm more than okay! This is my favourite topic in physics!" (Mine too Dan *high fives*)

"Okay so I will hand out these sheets for you." The teacher then began to walk around the classroom and hand out the sheets to each student. However, before she even got to Dan, Mr Quinn showed up at the door, a deep frown on his countenance.

"May I speak to Dan please?"

Dan's heart was beating fast inside his chest and he went slightly lightheaded all of a sudden.

"Sure." The teacher said.

Dan stood up, his whole body shaking.

"You may want to take your books."

Dan picked up his books with quivering hands and walked over to the door. Mr Quinn's facial expressions where definitely not helping his mood at all. Not in the slightest.

"Dan, please, follow me to my office." Dan didn't reply, tears already burning his eyes at just the thought of something bad happening to his aunt or maybe another family member. "Sit."

Dan solemnly sat down on the comfortable chair, his head facing the ground rather than the teacher in front of him. "Your aunt-"

"No." Dan replied his voice shaking violently. "Nothing happened to my aunt."

"She's very sick, Dan. She has cancer."

"This is a dream." Dan jumped up, pinching his arm in a rough way. It hurt a lot but he didn't even flinch at the physical pain. "She's fine."

"She hasn't got long to live, Dan."

"Stop saying my name like that! I'm not a child! I'm seventeen for fuck's (ahhhh I hate swearing but it's Dan) sake! Stop treating me like I'm five and can't look after myself!" Dan yelled, tears suddenly freeing themselves from his eyes.

"Do you want to talk-"

"No. I don't want to talk to anyone about it. I can't even deal with this anymore." Dan pushed open the door to the office and left the room. He was running before he knew it, unaware of his destination.

-

"Where's Dan?" PJ asked Phil a couple of hours later at lunchtime.

"I don't know.. Mr Quinn took him out of science and he never came back. I sort of hoped he would have come back in maths but obviously not." Phil replied.

"I hope he's okay."

"Maybe we should go and find Mr Quinn and ask him about it."

PJ nodded, standing up and leaving his half eaten sandwich. "You coming?"

Both Chris and Phil nodded, Phil leaving his food but Chris taking his.

-

"Sir, where's Dan?" PJ asked, his eyebrows raised in curiosity.

"I don't know." Mr Quinn sighed. "He ran away and hasn't come back. None of you need to worry though, we have got this under control."

"We're going to look for him." Phil said, suddenly very worried. His stomach was swirling with anxiety.

"You have class so no, you're not."

"Yes we are. He's our best friend. We know the places he could go to better than you do."

-

Dan had already ran to his dorm room and taken all the money he had from his wallet. It was all in his jeans pocket. He had also grabbed his rucksack, stuffing it full of clothes, his phone and charger, his notebook and his stuffed bear.

He threw it over his shoulders and took off running again but this time he was aware of where he was going.

The train station.