I had laid there for so long undecided what to do. My heart breaking over the words Charlie had said to me, yet knowing that if I did as he suggested that I would be breaking the hearts of my parents. We were not an overly close family, but we loved one another. We had out moments, but were always there for each other when times became tough. This was why their decision to so easily sacrifice the futures of Lena and I when they must know we were not sure of it shocked me. It also backed up my final choice. I mean, in the long run they would have to forgive me, right? They were my parents. They were family…
At least that had been my final logic when the decision to run had been settled upon. I knew I did not have much time, so hearing my sister open her bedroom door to me had been the last
