FATE

CHAPTER 8

LUKE

When I left school today I was pissed, because Freya wouldn't come home with me. I wanted to keep her safe, but she refused to let me. I will create the perfect plan, and I will convince her to get somewhere safe tomorrow. My mother constantly looked at me with worry in her eyes as she drove us both home. She could tell how furious I am right now, and she will understand when we get home, which took forever. I wanted to finish a plan, so I could help Freya. I turned to my mom, and impatiently asked what was taking so long. She gave me her look, and I asked again calmly, knowing I shouldn't disrespect my mom. She looked at me, and told me we had to wait for traffic as she pointed towards the traffic in front of us. I looked up and felt anger rising. I wanted to jump out of the car and get the traffic along, but then my mom asked what was wrong with me. I simply told her Freyas in trouble, and she got the hint. She turned down a random street, and took detours all the way home. Once we got there, I saw my dad's car in the driveway and someone else's as well. I looked at mom and asked who was there. She just told me to wait and see. I was pissed about everything else going on, and now she has to make it worse by being cryptic. How does that even make sense to anyone? I was starting to get even more angry. My mom parked and I went straight inside. I looked for my dad and the other person here, so I could get them kicked out and talk to my parents. I searched everywhere looking for my dad but I couldn't find him anywhere, then I went outside realizing my mother hadn't come inside yet. I saw both of them standing next to the other car in the driveway holding up a pair of keys in their hands. I walked slowly over to them, wondering what they were doing. My dad finally spoke, saying they had gotten me a truck since I finished had driver's Ed, and now I have my license. I completely forgot about that. I smiled and said thank you, but then got serious, telling them we needed to talk. My dad looked at my mom who just nodded at him, and then they started walking inside. I followed them and we went to the living room. They sat on the couch, I went around and stood in front of them, and started telling them what Freya told me today. I gave them every detail, from her getting home, leading all the way up to this morning when Freya came to school. My mom started crying and looked very sick. I asked if she was OK. She nodded her head but then stood up and ran to the bathroom. My dad followed, and they left me there for a minute. I heard my mom in the bathroom, as I thought to myself how over the top I felt she was. The crying I can understand, but getting sick was dumb. When she was done, she walked back to the couch with my dad behind. My dad told me to continue. I asked my mom how she was feeling first, and she gave me the OK. I told them how I acted towards her at school, and my mother looked pale. I could clearly see how angry my dad was with me, because of my actions. I told them why I acted that way, and how I understood I was in the wrong. My mother scolded me, telling me it took her a lot of courage to tell me, and to run away from her was the worst idea for both of us. When she finished telling me how much of an i***t I am, she looked at dad, who then looked at me. Son we have to tell you something he said. I looked at them weird, then my mom said she was pregnant. I was shocked by the news. I've always been an only child, and now there making me a sibling. I was excited about meeting them, but my happiness was taken away with the thought of Freya, and how she's like a sister to me. I looked at my mom, and told her I was excited for her with sadness in my eyes. She looked at me, and told me that they may also have a plan for Freya. I smiled again and brought a chair over to sit with them, so we could begin going over everything. I told them how I wanted to put everything in action tomorrow, which meant we had the rest of the day only to plan. I started with my plan first, but before I could finish my sentence, my dad cut me off, looked at me seriously, and told me I was going with her. That it's unsafe for her to be alone. I looked at him with question written all over my face, then my mom spoke up saying, we can't keep her here because they will soon find her, so we have to send both of you away, which is why we bought you the new car. I nodded my head in understanding, then told them we needed to get that tracker off of her without her mother finding out. I looked up the tracker online, and it's very advanced. If it's hooked up to her phone, then she will get a notification if it's taken off. We might be able to disable it, take it off, and then turn it back on without it sending a message to her mom. My dad looked at my mom, and I then told us he knew a good hacker. My mom was surprised at the fact he knew one in general. I got back to the topic, and told them we didn't have much time for all of this. If we left at the beginning of school, then we would have seven hours before her parents started wondering where she is. That's where Miss Ocean comes in. She will keep her after class, and hold the room so we can get the tracker off and convince her to leave with us. That will be the hard part, because her parents are always threatening her to stay, and say nothing, or else there will be consequences. She doesn't want to get anyone hurt. My parents looked at me like I was crazy. probably wondering if that's actually true. I answered the questions in their heads and confirmed it's as true as it gets. Next I continued, telling them that once Freya agreed, we would get in the car, and start driving. I was thinking about Texas, since it's a big state, and can give us cover. Or we can go to California, since it's a very populated state, which will also give us cover. The three of us agreed on California, since it was also farther away from here. Once we leave tomorrow, you will unenroll me from school the next day. I was coming up with everything on the spot now, since they changed it, and I'm going with her. It was looking really good so far. My parents continued nodding their heads as I spoke. I told my dad that he should scout their house for a few days to see what they do. I'm sure they will be looking everywhere for Freya if what she says is true. Until she turns 18, and can legally fend for herself, she's not coming back. My mom said that I had an amazing plan, and that there plan would be less help. Also, I'll have a burner, so we can talk, but won't be traced. We will keep in touch over the next few years. Now after talking, we realized we needed to get supplies. We need to get a new phone, for me, you guys, and Freya. Then we need clothes for Freya to wear. She will want lots, and lots, of hoodies. As big as we can get. We also need to get camping gear. It will be hard to get checked into places since we're minors, but then my dad spoke up, and said they got me and Freya fake identification cards. He passed them to me, and I asked how they got a picture of Freya. They told me that they went through my phone and found it. I wanted to ask why they were on my phone, but I didn't push them. I just let it go, and looked at the cards. They said I'm 20 and she's 18. I read my new name out loud. Andrew Jones. Freyas, was Stella Jones. "It was a stretch but we think they should work." My mom said. I agreed, and set the cards on the table. I guess we are married now, I said. My dad laughed at that and told me to be careful since married women have tempers. My mom shoved him with her elbow, telling him to shut up. I laughed at them both, then got back to business, telling them we should still get camping gear just in case. They both agreed and we all got in the car to get our shopping done. We drove to the mall. My dad called his hacker friend on our way there, and told them to meet us at the house at nine. It was five already, so we had four hours to get this done. My mom said she would get Freya's clothes. My dad said he would get the electronics, and I went to get the camping gear. I found a small tent that was big enough for both of us to have our own room, and not touch at all. I didn't want to scare her, then I grabbed some flashlights, for when it's dark outside. I also found a battery charger that powers a car and has some charger imports as well. It was really nice and I'm sure it will be very handy on our road trip. Next. I went searching for some covers and pillows. I got heavy things to keep us warm. I wasn't worrying about room since my new truck was big, and it looked to have a lot of storage room. After getting everything and checking out, I went back to the car and put all of my stuff in it, then I locked it, called my mom, and asked where she was. She told me she was on the third floor looking for luggage bags. I went to find her, and when I got there she had at least 10 bags of clothes in her hands, and a few more sitting on the floor. Mom, is this all for Freya? I asked. She turned around and said yes to me, then she told me to take as much as I could back to the car. I managed to grab everything and I took it all down to the car. The journey was long, but I eventually made it. I packed it all in, and went back to find my mom. She picked out a few duffel bags and suitcases. She also had some personal hygiene things in her cart for both me and Freya. We went through a check out and all met back in the car. Dad was done long ago. He was just looking around, apparently. It was eight when we finished unpacking everything and then packing it better. I decided to go to my room, call Miss Ocean and pack my own things. I dialed her number and laid my phone on my desk. My mom gave me her number on the car ride home. She answered almost immediately and I started going over the plan with her as I packed my things. I told her what was happening to Freya, and how she's in even more trouble now. She said she had her suspicions, but never asked. She agreed with the plan, and told me she would be able to help as much as she could. I told her how much it was appreciated and then I hung up the phone. We were on for at least an hour, and I managed to get everything packed up that I was taking. I put everything I wasn't taking in boxes so my mom and dad could put it in storage for now. They said they were going to give my room to my brother or sister. Once I was finished, I looked at the time. It was ten. I went downstairs to find my parents with their hacker friend. He looked nerdy but also looked cool at the same time. I sat down at the table with them, and we just talked for awhile. He told us how he got into hacking and everything he's done with his talent. It made me happy to know people use their talents for good, rather than evil. After about another hour, I was tired and ready for bed. I told the three of them goodnight, and started upstairs. I heard Tony leaving as well. So my parents will probably be up soon as well. I went to my room, and fell asleep thinking about tomorrow. I woke up at six in the morning. My mom was making breakfast, and my dad was with her. I went to take a shower. I washed my body, and then my hair. When I finished, I dried off, and put my clothes on. When I was done getting dressed, I went downstairs and ate my breakfast. My dad had already called off and my mom had the day off already, so it was easy. After eating, I got in my car and they got in there. We managed to fit everything in the trunk, so my backseat was still very open and looked normal. We drove to school in our cars, and I pulled in. I got out to go to class. My parents stayed in their car until class was over. I sat next to Freya and class went by pretty quickly, then Miss Ocean asked her to stay after.