He has no right to say that to me. "Of course I can trust him, he's my brother!" Chad sighs, "Alex, honey, not to be mean, but you trusted your parents, and look where that got you."

I can't take this anymore! Chad can't tell me what to do, he's not my dad yet! I storm out of the house, and begin walking to who knows where. I walk between houses, on side streets, dark alleys. Chad doesn't know my brother, or what he's done for me. I can't believe I trusted him! I knew it was a mistake!

I walk through another alley, there's nobody here, but there's a cardboard propped up like a roof, and rag-blankets. I lat down, just to think, and pray nobody finds me.

Thoughts and memories flood my mind making it hard to think. Should I go back to Chad's or should I find Matt? Should I ever call my brother again. I'm so lost in this world, everybody stabs me in the back. I need a way out, an escape. Drugs, alcohol, sucicide, I could always make it look like an accident.

My phone buzzes, snapping me out of my twisted thoughts. I pull it out, surprised to see a text from Caleb. It just says, 'Hey'. I don't want to text him back, he might track me down.

I ignore it, and get lost in sucicidal thoughts again. If I just died right here, people might think I was mugged or whatever. I could stage it all, then Chad could forget about me and go back to his normal life! Once again, I'm snapped out of my thoughts, this time for a different reason.

An old man, with bloodshot eyes, clothed in rags begins chasing me. He's full of rage, "Get outta here, kid!" He shouts, turning back to his "house". Now I'm scared, but I'm not about to go back to Chad's. Maybe I could stay at Caleb's for the night. That might not be the best idea, since he'll tell Chad anyways.

There's nowhere to go. As I'm walking, I see a church with the lights on, maybe I could stay there. I open the doors as silently as possible, and lay on the back pew, staying silent. Tears slip out of my eyes. I must've made quite a noise, because a man comes up to me.

"Young lady, what's wrong?" He asks, kindly. I wipe away some tears, "Um, I kinda just need to stay here tonight."

"I can drive you home," he offers. I shake my head, "It's cool." He helps me up, "Come on, where do you live?" I quickly come up with a lie, "I'm staying at Caleb and Kelsey Grimm's." He smiles, "Ah yes, the Grimm's. They're quite a nice couple."

We walk outside, and he opens the truck door for me. I climb in, and fasten my seat belt. The ride to Caleb's is silent. "Thanks," I mumble, walking to the door. Kelsey, who is in pajamas, answers the door. "Alex?" She asks, bewildered. "Kels, please! I just need to stay here for one night," I plead. I follow her inside.

"I'll call Chad, while you get some rest." She hands me a pillow and blanket, and points to the couch. "Don't call him! I ran away!" I exclaim. Just as I say that, Caleb comes downstairs. "Ran away fr-Alex!" Caleb exclaims. "Kiddo, why would you run away from Chad?" He asks. I shrug, "We kinda got into a fight, please don't call him!"

Caleb sits next to me on the couch, "Let's make a deal," he says in a soft voice, "I won't call Chad, but if he calls me, I have to tell him the truth." I nod, knowing that's the end of it. "It's getting late, hun, get some rest," Kelsey says. I lay down, and make myself comfortable. "Sleep tight, kid," Caleb says, heading upstairs.

My eyes get heavy with sleep, Caleb's phone rings, but after that sleep takes over.

I wake up the next morning tired, and achy. I sit up, woah, major headache. I lay back down, looks like I'm stick here for the day. I sigh, man I feel terrible right now. Caleb, Kelsey, Chad, and Fallon are now standing over me.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" Chad asks, placing his hand on my forehead. "Oh my gosh! She's on fire!" He exclaims, running to the kitchen. He returns, seconds later, with a wet towel to place on my forehead. "Do you want some Advil, hun?" Kelsey asks. I nod, "Please."

She gets me a glass of water, I gulp it down. "Should we take her to the doctor?" Caleb whispers. "I think so," Fallon responds. "Sweetie, do you think you can get to the car?" Fallon asks. "If somebody helps me," I smile.

Caleb and Chad volunteer, I put my arms up on their shoulders as we walk outside. We all pile into Chad's car.

"We need to talk about last night, Alex," Chad says. "What's my punishment?" I ask, feebly. "We've decided to let you go this time. Alex, we care about you, and we want you to know that. If you're gonna run away every time one of us does something you don't like, we can't adopt you. We just don't want you to get hurt, kid."

I smile, "Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. I'm sorry, I was stressed." Fallon nods, "It's okay. We love you." I respond, "Love you guys, too!"

"We're here! Chad and Caleb, help her!" Kelsey demands. They help me inside, I collapse in a waiting room chair. The pain in my head gets stronger, and the throbbing won't stop. Chads sits next to me. "Chad can I just fall asleep?" I ask through the unbearable pain. "Sure kid, get some rest." I lay my head on his shoulder and fall asleep.