Chapter eight

A month past by. I'm sitting in my tree house its winter now. I am trying to get everything ready. I have blankets in the corner. I was in the warmest clothes I had. A knit sweater and blue jeans. I bought some gloves and a jacket a few days ago. My biggest problem with winter is I never wear shoes during the spring, summer, and fall. Snow boots are expensive and I didn't know where a shoe store is. I put on my boots from the year before, they barely fit. 

That day I received horrid news.... there was a huge blizzard coming. I quickly made my bed with all my blankets(I only had five). I ran and got all my food possible. I wouldn't have usually freak out that much but that time it was the worst blizzard they had had in a hundred years. I shut my windows and tie them closed with ropes, and my door as well. I would have lit a candle but there was no doubt in my mind the wind would blow and shake my tree house causing the candle to fall over, and well you get the point. I curled up in bed and went to sleep.

When I woke I was freezing. I had to go get a new blanket. I ran through the snow until I reached town.

I jumped in the store. 

"HI!" I said cheerfully.

"Jack, we are taking you somewhere today." Said Mr. Dixon with a straight face and crossed arms.

"Where?" I asked as I glanced at Joey who was standing in the corner with his arms crossed looking down.

"The orphanage, Jack." he said.

My eyes grew huge. 

"THE WHAT!" I screamed, "JOEY YOU TOLD ON ME!" 

"Jack I had to." He said quietly.

"NO YOU DIDN'T!" I screamed and ran to the still open door.

"JACK!" shouted Joey and he slammed the door.

I turned around crying. 

"Jack, get in the car, now." said Mr. Dixon.

" I DON'T WANT A NEW FAMILY!" I said to myself. " I WANT MY OLD ONE!"

I got in the car and they drove me to the orphanage.

When I got there I didn't even say goodbye to them. I ran to the room jumped on my new bed stuffed my face in the pillow and cried.

Later a women gave me a suit case for my things, although I didn't have anything. This is when I got an idea. 

"Thank you." I said politely but with a sly smile, that she apparently did not notice.

That night I grabbed my suit case and opened the window, In hopes of not waking anyone up. I stepped out on to the fire escape, turned around and shut the window. I ran down the fire escape and into the woods. When I reached my tree I grabbed a blanket, my cargo pants, a shirt, apples, a flash light, my book and the cross I made. I stuffed these things in my suit case and ran. I continued to run until I couldn't any more. I sat down by a tree and pulled out the blanket. There was no doubt in my mind I would freeze to death that night. I slowly fell asleep. The last image in my mind was a locket with a picture inside of someone.............................................