Kate

We ended up at another store, it was smaller than the mall but we still entered it. We hadn't planned on staying long. We started to look around and heard a noise, I thought you said there wasn't anyone here I said to Dillan. I didn't see anyone, he shrugged. We walked in a little more and spotted 2 women who looked to be in their twenties Whos there one of the women said, Robbie went out before anyone could stop him. "It's just us, '' he assured them we came to look for food and supplies we will be on our way. Oh, the other lady said, I hadn't noticed before but both these women were highly beautiful, one had chocolate-colored skin and long dark curly hair with hazel eyes and the other had Caramel-colored skin with long red hair and blue eyes. "No need for you to go, we didn't mean to try and scare you off,'' said one of the girls. Here she said moving the gun across her shoulders to one side and putting her hand out to shake Robbies. My name is Andria but you guys can call me Ana, and mine is piper said the other, putting her hand out. We found some food in the store and sat to eat and chat. "We been traveling for weeks trying to get to London," said Ana. Well, what's in London? I asked," they have an organization at the Buckingham palace that helps other people live normal lives. They even have little education places for kids if you want to come with". Oh that sounds cool we are defendants- not going I said. It might have been a bit selfish of me to make decisions for them but I didn't want to leave all the memories behind, this was my home and I wasn't planning on leaving. Robbie got up and gestured for me to follow him away from the group so we could talk.'' What's your problem, this co

uld be a new start for us. Maybe I don't want a new start. I shot back, this is my home, and I'm not leaving it, so just forget it. Robbie softens his voice, "Look, we are both older than Dillan and we don't have much time until we are adults but this is an opportunity to regain our lives, for Dillan to be the kid he never got to be." I'm not going" I was now on the edge of tears but kept it in and replaced it with anger, you guys could go but don't expect me to go with you. I turned away and stormed out before he could say anything else.

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We all went to sleep in the middle of the store and agreed to head out the next day. Robbie and I haven't talked since our argument last night. "Guys me and Piper found some games maybe we should play? Umm..no is good thanks though, I'm going to get some air and write a little. Aw come on, it will make you feel better. feel better Kate thought to herself, she hasn't felt better since her life collapsed around her taking all of her family with it. No, it's fine I gotta catch up on my reading she lied, she just couldn't stand to look at Robbie as of right now. She went outside and sat on the stairs with her journal.

Dear journal, life has been difficult but it's better than what i've seen most people go through. My friends tried to convince me to move away from home but I can't leave my home. I am nobody without my home, I believe that the trip alone is a death trip but without my home, I have no identity, no life, no soul, I am as good as dead, and that's why I decide to leave because without my family ...and my brother there is no home I guess I'm saying I died along with my brother...I guess I'm saying my soul was dead all along.