Tatum I rush to my bedroom crying. I hate the world right now, and I hate my life. There is nothing good going on with my father marrying Shannon’s mother. I feel as if my life is ending. Inside my bedroom after I have locked the door, I fling myself down on my double bed and grab a pillow and scream into it. I don’t care if my father hears me or not, besides he won’t come and check. He’ll put it down to one of my latest tantrums. What I need to do is find a way out of this situation. Maybe I can do what my mother did and run. A different pack may take me in or even my mother’s. Although runners are usually frowned upon and not taken seriously. They are looked on as people who shirk their responsibilities and have no back bone. As if sensing my distress, I hear the voice inside me. Y

