Johnny paused in a ditch beside the road. He was getting his good shoes dirty, but that didn't matter so much to him. The teen had been on the move for the last seven days, and he cared more about not being seen than about his shoes.
The university his big brother attended was a short distance away, but that wasn't Johnny's objective. He was going to the apartment where his brother lived off campus. Johnny winced as a pang hit him in the stomach. It wasn't bad yet, but Johnny knew he was starting to get hungry again. He wanted to talk to his brother before that happened.
Johnny waited until he saw nobody outside. It was almost ten on a cold November night, so he didn't have to wait long. Then, he rushed across the road and across the open area to the back door of his brother's apartment.
Johnny was wearing black jeans and a dark violet shirt, so he blended well with the shadows. They were the clothes he had been wearing ten days before when he said bye to his parents and left for the dance. He missed his mom and dad, but Johnny couldn't go home. He'd always been very close to his brother, and Johnny knew he was the only one he could go to now.
The university his big brother attended was a short distance away, but that wasn't Johnny's objective. He was going to the apartment where his brother lived off campus. Johnny winced as a pang hit him in the stomach. It wasn't bad yet, but Johnny knew he was starting to get hungry again. He wanted to talk to his brother before that happened.
Johnny waited until he saw nobody outside. It was almost ten on a cold November night, so he didn't have to wait long. Then, he rushed across the road and across the open area to the back door of his brother's apartment.
Johnny was wearing black jeans and a dark violet shirt, so he blended well with the shadows. They were the clothes he had been wearing ten days before when he said bye to his parents and left for the dance. He missed his mom and dad, but Johnny couldn't go home. He'd always been very close to his brother, and Johnny knew he was the only one he could go to now.