Tattoos
Escape.
CLAIRE'S POV
I stormed upstairs after everything that had happened with Lyn. I was so fucking done with her, after everything I did for her she treats me like nothing. I decided a nice hot shower would be the way to go, you can't go wrong with a shower.
I grabbed a towel and a change of clothes and brought it into the bathroom. While I waited for the water to heat up, I undressed and looked at myself in the mirror. My hair was messy since I haven't brushed it as much as I usually do.
Part of me felt bad for fighting with Lyn earlier, but at the same time when I'm angry I always say the truth. It kinda scared me that what I had said was how I really felt, but at the same time it felt nice to let off some steam.
I locked the bathroom door and stepped into the shower, closing the curtain and immediately letting the water calm my tense muscles.
Since I always do a lot of random thinking in the shower, I realized that we've been here for about three days. When we stayed at all the other places, we would stay for a day and then leave. I guess no one suspects Louis and Liam to be here.
I grabbed the shampoo and washed my hair, then did the same with the conditioner. My hair was now smooth and felt the same way it always did, it was a relief.
After washing my hair, I just sat down on the shower floor and let the water run on my back. I always did this when I was angry or sad because I was always alone in the shower. I was in the shower for a good ten extra minutes, so I decided to get dressed and take a well deserved nap.
I got dressed in joggers and a sweater, and brushed through my hair. I put the clothes in the hamper in the bathroom and walked out, shocked to see Louis sitting on the bed.
"You were in there for quite awhile. I thought you took short showers." He said.
I shrugged and went to the other side of the bed, and just crawled under the covers. I didn't feel like talking, I just wanted to sleep I was tired.
"Are you okay? You look like shit." Wow, nice Louis.
I sighed, "Just really, really tired." I was hoping he would take a hint and leave me alone, but he didn't.
"Well Lyn is crying downstairs, she hadn't stopped for a good 20 minutes." Is he trying to make me angry?
"I don't fucking care, Louis. Let me sleep." I snapped.
Louis laughed, laughed. "Do you hate her now?"
"Is it that obvious?" I mumbled into the pillow.
"Maybe."
My eyes were beggining to get heavy, "Louis I really need to sleep."
"It's only noon." Oh my god, leave.
I yawned, "Great. Now shut up and let me sleep."
I felt Louis moving next to me, "I can use a nap too." He let out a breath and put his head on the pillow next to mine.
I was too tired to argue with him, so I just let myself drift off into a nice nap.
"CLAIRE WAKE THE FUCK UP, WE NEED TO GO NOW!" Louis screamed, while throwing random clothes into a duffel bag.
I sat up and was surprised to see it was dark outside, how long was I asleep? I guess it didn't really matter at this point because Louis looked panicked, and that wasn't good.
"Louis what's going on?" I asked nervously.
He sighed, "They fucking found us, Claire. They're surrounding us right now with swat teams and helicopters."
I jumped up and down on the inside, this could be my chance of escape! But on the outside, I kept a straight face because I didn't want Louis getting any bad vibes from me. Well, that failed.
"Don't think this is your chance," He growled, "You killed someone and smoked an illegal drug. You'll just get put away for that, so you're coming with me."
Realization hit me, he was right. I'm not as bad as him, but I still committed crimes and they'll take me to prison also. I pursed my lips and sighed, "How are we going to escape?"
Louis managed to grin, "I found a trap door in this girls closet, it leads outside. We'll go through there."
"Wait, what about Liam?" I asked.
Louis froze and ran a hand through his hair, "He left us."
"What!" I raised my voice.
Louis ran over to me and covered my mouth, "Shut the fuck up! He had no choice, they were closer to his window and he had to make a run for it with Lyn. We'll meet up eventually, let's go."
Louis grabbed my arm and handed me the duffel bag with all the clothes that he stuffed in. I put it over my shoulder and we opened the closet doors. We crawled into the closet, and shut the doors behind us, then he showed me the door. It was hidden behind a bunch of sweaters and dresses.
Louis opened the door, and turned on one of his flashlights. The trapdoor led far away, like a small hallway except you had to crawl. Louis went in first, and led the way. I just followed him and shut the door behind us.
"Make sure you're quiet, I don't know how thin this thing is." He whispered and kept crawling.
I didn't respond, I just kept crawling behind him, praying that no one would hear or find us. Above us, we would hear footsteps. Louis held up a hand, signaling for me to stop moving.
I pursed my lips and stared at my hands, waiting for all this to end. "Clear!" We heard a voice from above us say.
"Let's check the bedroom downstairs." They said, then more footsteps.
"Shit," Louis mumbled, "Let's hurry."
He began to crawl faster and I tried to keep up. This tunnel-thing seemed to be going in forever. But soon the air got cooler, meaning the end of the tunnel-thing was close. I knew soon we would be outside, but would need to make a run for it.
"Okay, Claire we need to sprint like our lives depend on it. Wait, they do, so fucking run." He whispered.
I nodded and Louis turned off his flashlight. He paused for a second, but then I felt a gust of wind. He opened the door. Louis hopped out, and I followed, then he grabbed my hand and began running.
The duffel bag slowed me down, but that didn't mean I was running slow. We ran straight for the large portion of trees a few yards away. I'm guessing that no one saw or heard us because it was still quiet.
"They have nights vision, so we need to run for a little while longer." He managed to say.
Again, I didn't reply. I kept running and made sure not to trip over branches or old logs. Louis ran like it was nothing, but I can't imagine how many times he's done this.
"Just," Breath, "A few," Breath, "More Yards." He managed to choke out.
We ran for what seemed like forever, but then we started to move in a slow jog, then a walk. I leaned against a tree for support to catch my breath, Louis was leaning over, his hands resting on his knees.
"They probably think we're still in the house." He mumbled.
I nodded, "So what now?"
"We're spending the night here, then I'll find a car and we'll go from there." He said, and sat down in the dirt.
I sat against the tree and stared at the half-moon that was shining brightly. I guess I'm spending the night with bugs.
I stormed upstairs after everything that had happened with Lyn. I was so fucking done with her, after everything I did for her she treats me like nothing. I decided a nice hot shower would be the way to go, you can't go wrong with a shower.
I grabbed a towel and a change of clothes and brought it into the bathroom. While I waited for the water to heat up, I undressed and looked at myself in the mirror. My hair was messy since I haven't brushed it as much as I usually do.
Part of me felt bad for fighting with Lyn earlier, but at the same time when I'm angry I always say the truth. It kinda scared me that what I had said was how I really felt, but at the same time it felt nice to let off some steam.
I locked the bathroom door and stepped into the shower, closing the curtain and immediately letting the water calm my tense muscles.
Since I always do a lot of random thinking in the shower, I realized that we've been here for about three days. When we stayed at all the other places, we would stay for a day and then leave. I guess no one suspects Louis and Liam to be here.
I grabbed the shampoo and washed my hair, then did the same with the conditioner. My hair was now smooth and felt the same way it always did, it was a relief.
After washing my hair, I just sat down on the shower floor and let the water run on my back. I always did this when I was angry or sad because I was always alone in the shower. I was in the shower for a good ten extra minutes, so I decided to get dressed and take a well deserved nap.
I got dressed in joggers and a sweater, and brushed through my hair. I put the clothes in the hamper in the bathroom and walked out, shocked to see Louis sitting on the bed.
"You were in there for quite awhile. I thought you took short showers." He said.
I shrugged and went to the other side of the bed, and just crawled under the covers. I didn't feel like talking, I just wanted to sleep I was tired.
"Are you okay? You look like shit." Wow, nice Louis.
I sighed, "Just really, really tired." I was hoping he would take a hint and leave me alone, but he didn't.
"Well Lyn is crying downstairs, she hadn't stopped for a good 20 minutes." Is he trying to make me angry?
"I don't fucking care, Louis. Let me sleep." I snapped.
Louis laughed, laughed. "Do you hate her now?"
"Is it that obvious?" I mumbled into the pillow.
"Maybe."
My eyes were beggining to get heavy, "Louis I really need to sleep."
"It's only noon." Oh my god, leave.
I yawned, "Great. Now shut up and let me sleep."
I felt Louis moving next to me, "I can use a nap too." He let out a breath and put his head on the pillow next to mine.
I was too tired to argue with him, so I just let myself drift off into a nice nap.
"CLAIRE WAKE THE FUCK UP, WE NEED TO GO NOW!" Louis screamed, while throwing random clothes into a duffel bag.
I sat up and was surprised to see it was dark outside, how long was I asleep? I guess it didn't really matter at this point because Louis looked panicked, and that wasn't good.
"Louis what's going on?" I asked nervously.
He sighed, "They fucking found us, Claire. They're surrounding us right now with swat teams and helicopters."
I jumped up and down on the inside, this could be my chance of escape! But on the outside, I kept a straight face because I didn't want Louis getting any bad vibes from me. Well, that failed.
"Don't think this is your chance," He growled, "You killed someone and smoked an illegal drug. You'll just get put away for that, so you're coming with me."
Realization hit me, he was right. I'm not as bad as him, but I still committed crimes and they'll take me to prison also. I pursed my lips and sighed, "How are we going to escape?"
Louis managed to grin, "I found a trap door in this girls closet, it leads outside. We'll go through there."
"Wait, what about Liam?" I asked.
Louis froze and ran a hand through his hair, "He left us."
"What!" I raised my voice.
Louis ran over to me and covered my mouth, "Shut the fuck up! He had no choice, they were closer to his window and he had to make a run for it with Lyn. We'll meet up eventually, let's go."
Louis grabbed my arm and handed me the duffel bag with all the clothes that he stuffed in. I put it over my shoulder and we opened the closet doors. We crawled into the closet, and shut the doors behind us, then he showed me the door. It was hidden behind a bunch of sweaters and dresses.
Louis opened the door, and turned on one of his flashlights. The trapdoor led far away, like a small hallway except you had to crawl. Louis went in first, and led the way. I just followed him and shut the door behind us.
"Make sure you're quiet, I don't know how thin this thing is." He whispered and kept crawling.
I didn't respond, I just kept crawling behind him, praying that no one would hear or find us. Above us, we would hear footsteps. Louis held up a hand, signaling for me to stop moving.
I pursed my lips and stared at my hands, waiting for all this to end. "Clear!" We heard a voice from above us say.
"Let's check the bedroom downstairs." They said, then more footsteps.
"Shit," Louis mumbled, "Let's hurry."
He began to crawl faster and I tried to keep up. This tunnel-thing seemed to be going in forever. But soon the air got cooler, meaning the end of the tunnel-thing was close. I knew soon we would be outside, but would need to make a run for it.
"Okay, Claire we need to sprint like our lives depend on it. Wait, they do, so fucking run." He whispered.
I nodded and Louis turned off his flashlight. He paused for a second, but then I felt a gust of wind. He opened the door. Louis hopped out, and I followed, then he grabbed my hand and began running.
The duffel bag slowed me down, but that didn't mean I was running slow. We ran straight for the large portion of trees a few yards away. I'm guessing that no one saw or heard us because it was still quiet.
"They have nights vision, so we need to run for a little while longer." He managed to say.
Again, I didn't reply. I kept running and made sure not to trip over branches or old logs. Louis ran like it was nothing, but I can't imagine how many times he's done this.
"Just," Breath, "A few," Breath, "More Yards." He managed to choke out.
We ran for what seemed like forever, but then we started to move in a slow jog, then a walk. I leaned against a tree for support to catch my breath, Louis was leaning over, his hands resting on his knees.
"They probably think we're still in the house." He mumbled.
I nodded, "So what now?"
"We're spending the night here, then I'll find a car and we'll go from there." He said, and sat down in the dirt.
I sat against the tree and stared at the half-moon that was shining brightly. I guess I'm spending the night with bugs.
Notes
*cries because I already have homework*
-JJ ,xo
aw fuck
1/19/18