Dead Dreams ((Young Adult Paranormal Romance) ( Dead Dreams Trilogy)) (26 page)

Summer pointed
to a tall office building towering into the sky
that was hard not to notice,
a landmark possibly to their route. Adam
also thought it looked
familiar so they walk
ed
towards it
taking a
l
eft. T
he hunch paid off
,
they were
on track for downtown.

“
I can tell we’re close to Rone’s six blocks at least,
”
She said.

“
As long as you don’t have any notions of
dropping by cause I’m not going there.
”

“
No way, we’re going straight to your folks, promise.
”

He began
to work
out what he would
say to Roy
when they ca
me face to face or
,
more to the
point what Roy
will say to him;
assuming a high probability of dire threats. He expected his m
ot
her to hug and kiss
him
crying
wit
h relief that her wayward son
was
home
. It wouldn’t matter anymore why
he left
, he’d
be welcomed back with open arms.

“
I’m gonna c
hange when I go home,
”
He said.
“
No more messing around it’s time I got a job
, took some classes and stop
ped
staying up all night
.
I can understand why
my mom was
so pissed all the time. Maybe I’ll rai
se the cash to get my own place so I can get away from
Roy
.
I see it now.
”

“
Wow, that’s mature I guess
you can do it if you try
.
”

“
Or not, a lot depends on
Roy
.
W
hat about you Summer
?
I don’t know if th
ey’ll let you stay at the house, what are you gonna do?
”

“
Hey I never asked
so
don’t worry about me
.
I’ve got frien
ds
,
places to stay I’ll be okay.
I’m a survivor.
”
She answered sure that she’d find her way as she’d been doing for so long.

Summer
was
a
tough little cookie
. H
er short life
was
full of set-backs
and she’d
learned
fast how to stand on her own against a harsh world
that was
out to
break her at every turn. Manipulating anyone who ca
me across her path so she could
get through another day Adam was the only one
that she
trusted;
the only one who had
ever
warmed
her heart
.
She knew
right
from the start there
was a strong chance it wouldn’t last
but it was worth
a
short moment of
happiness
;
that
being
so
thin on the ground. If by chance he
even
got his happy family reunion and forgot all
about her
she would have no choice but to
continue to drift around just as she alway
s had,
landing on h
er feet and making the best of every
bad situation.

All appear
ed
positive as they
took a
left by th
e building and everything began
to cha
nge. T
he
further they
went
the more the
sights and smells of downtown
became
music to their ears.
They had walked for hours and still had a way to go
but it was
a great relief to be back.

“
Two
blocks that way i
s Rone’s place
so we’re
going in the right direction…
thing is which way
’s the quickest
?
”
Summer remarked.

“
That way.
”
Adam replied pointing straight down the street.

“
Are you
Sure?
”

“
It looks familiar
,
that’s all I can say.
”

“
I’ve been thinking you know
what the medium said about moving on
, maybe she meant mov
e back
home
, could be huh?
”

“
Yeh but other p
eople have said it, move on,
do they mean
go home
?
”

“
Who knows, they were morons
anyways so
forget it.
”

Stepping up
the pace Adam spotted
a familiar site in the distance
, the faint outline of a bridge,
praying it was the one that he attempted to jump from he
ran toward it
, with Summer hot on his heels
. She was confused with the sudden rush and unaware that it was the bridge where Adam had contemplated
suicide.

“
I can’t believe we’re here this is it, I’m halfway home!
”
He yelled with delight.

“
I’m
getting
hungry.
”

“
I’ll get you
some food,
let’s go look.
”

Trying not to veer off course they come
to
a gas station,
the evening sky made it easier to go unnoticed as
they
immediately
headed
to the back of the station hoping for garbage bins.

They were
in
luck
wrapped
sand
wiches past their sell buy date
had been
thrown away by the dozen
. E
agerly
they pulled
them out one by one
,
not concerned at all with
health hazards.

“
Ham and cheese, salami, egg
mayonnaise
…wow
this is neat!
”
Summer exclaimed
.

“
Don’t eat too much and don’t throw up!
”

“
I won’t I’ll only eat what I need
. W
e’ll take the rest for later.
”

Finding a plastic bag in the bin, they meticulously straighten
ed
it out and
carefully
put the rest of the
ir
booty in it for a later date.

“
Hey wait look.
”
Adams
said.

Further down in the bin were unopened drink cans that were too
damaged
to sell. Popping a can each they drank the warm pop that tasted
delicious considering they couldn’t
remember how long
ago it was they had
anything to drink. Summer
took off for the
restr
oom to wash her face and Adam was
starting to feel a little more stable and less panicked.

Thank God I’m out of the city, now I know why people live in the suburbs!

Chapter 8

On
his
insistence they return
ed
to the bridge
so he could
relive the moment he nearly jumped.

Summer was
curious,
“
Why did you want to kill yourself, was it really that bad?
”

“
It was coming for years since I was a kid I wanted to be off the planet, since my dad died everything was
black and my home life was shit
.
”

“
What about now?
”

“
Maybe not so much it depends on what happens when I get home.
”

“
Did you ever have the feeling that you didn’t fit in?
”

“
Ev
ery minute of the day since
my dad died
and, I
hated
school.
”