Love against law

Chapter 9: I will do anything for you:
I only needed one thing, because there was only one thing in my room that meant something to me. I hurried to my bag pack and went through all the crap it held, I found what I was looking for; the picture I had gotten from Alex. I hugged it close to my chest, and looked around. I looked out the window, snow was falling like crazy. I rolled over my bed, and grabbed my coat, my new gloves and my new scarf. I emptied my bag pack on the floor; I put the picture back into the bag, I took a deep breath.
Maybe this was not such a great idea, I mean running away from home, with no place to go? But I couldn’t stand it, it was too much. They hated me; I didn’t want to stay, when I was not welcome anymore. I went to the window and opened it silently.
I looked down, there was a long way. I can’t do this! My mind panicked. But I had to, I could just aim for that huge bush, and I would be okay. I crawled onto the window still, and looked down. God I must be out of my mind! I heard angry voices come down the hall; it was without doubt my mom and dad.
I tossed my bag pack out of the window, and watched it fall, and land on the soft snow.
If I didn’t jump now, I wouldn’t get the chance, if I wanted to see Alex again, I would have to jump now. The voices came nearer; I took in a deep breath and jumped.
Most people describe what they are thinking while they fall, but didn’t get to think, I just hit the bush at full speed. The bush complained loudly when I hit it, I heard several branches crack.
I heard my mom scream, and I knew I had to get away quickly. I rolled of the bush and grabbed my bag pack; I looked back up at the window.
My mom stood and looked horrified down at me.

I didn’t waste time, I ran out of the garden and down to the main road. It would be too easy to find me here, so I took the road through the forest. True… I was scared like hell of the forest, especially when it was dark, but in a situation like this, my fears could go fuck themselves.
The forest road kept going upwards, on one side there was a huge slope and on the other there were fields, I couldn’t see anything, but I had been here loads of times.
I heard my mom’s screaming and my dad’s roaring. That only made me go faster, I had to get far enough away, I hoped they would just stop running after me, but they wouldn’t. I made a turn but tripped over a branch, I fell to my knees, pain shot through my body and I gasped. I tried to get up, but slipped in the snow, I felt myself side a few feet down the icy road I had been climbing. Suddenly my legs had nothing under them, then my stomach, then my chest.
What was happening? I looked around confused, but every feeling in had in my body, was sudden-ly switched off, as I felt a falling sensation. It hit the ground and all the air was knocked out of my lungs, but I was still moving, I tried to open my eyes, but I couldn’t.
I head branches crack under me, and I realized I was tumbling down the huge slope. My eyes shot open, I tried to grab onto something, anything that would be able to stop the fall. Luckily I met a tree I could hold onto, I steadied myself, and tried to get up.
I winched as I felt pain in my legs and arms.
I couldn’t really move, but had to get up, if I laid here much longer I would freeze to death. I got up on my knees and tried to get on my feet, I was no use, I had to get help. I fell down into the snow again, and tried to get up once more, this time I got all the way onto my feet. I eyed the slope, the road wasn’t very far away, I just had to get down there and things would be okay. I took one step and sank to the ground again.
This didn’t matter anymore; I could just lie here and die. If I couldn’t be with Alex then nothing mattered, Alex could move on, my dad’s words echoed though my head.
No dad you’re wrong, Alex likes me, and I like him.
My eyes filled with tears, they ran down my cheeks, I would have to get out of the cold, I couldn’t just die here. Dying was the easy way out, but what I really wanted was Alex, and to be with him was something worth fighting for.
I stretched my leg, but I found out it was stuck in something.
“Why God, why?” I whined. Waiting for an answer, I got nothing. My arms were too frozen to move, and I couldn’t really feel my legs anymore. I grabbed my phone and waited for Alex to an-swer.
“Hello?” someone, not Alex answered.
“Alex?” I sniffed.
“Sonea?!” the someone asked shocked.
“Hi” I sobbed into the phone.
“Are you okay?” there was a pause. “This is Will, do you remember me?”
“Will I’m freezing, and I don’t feel too good” I sniffed, trying to control my crying.
“What? Where are you?” he sounded weird.
“I’m in the forest, and I’m scared of the dark, and I can’t feel my legs and my mom and dad are looking for me, and I don’t want them to find me, but I don’t want to stay here either” my voice broke over several times, and my crying got worse.
“Hold on, I’m coming for you” he was about to end the call.
“Can you tell Alex that I’m sorry?” I whispered.
“You can tell him yourself when I get you”
“Okay….goodnight then” I sighed and closed my eyes, I let my phone slip out of my hand, I watched as it slid a few feet down the slope. I could hear Will yelling my name, but I couldn’t move my arms, I couldn’t reach my phone, sleep won me over, and soon I was gone.

Alex’s POV

He dragged her by the arm, all the way to the exit door, she was screaming and kicking. It was a sight I wouldn’t ever want to see again.
I couldn’t believe what had just happened. I felt my pocket, my car keys were still there. I hurriedly walked to my car, and jumped in. I looked at myself in the mirror, I looked like a mess. I turned the engine on, and drove off without my bags or laptop; everything was still in the classroom.
The snow fell slowly and landed on my front window. I drove slowly, I needed time to think.
Sonea was gone; her dad had stated over and over again, that I would never ever see her again. I didn’t believe him, but what if he was going to restrain her. He couldn’t imprison her, could he?
I couldn’t lose her. I just couldn’t!

I parked the car, well more like I stomped on the break, and let the car stay in the middle of the yard.
I crawled out, and raced for the door. I flung it open, and broke down.
“Mom!” I croaked. Suddenly all my energy was gone. My mom appeared at the top of the stairs. I fell onto my knees, and leaned against the closed door. Dad came hurriedly from the coffee room, and Casper followed him. They all froze at the sight of me, up against the door.
“They know” I croaked, I blinked and suddenly my mom had wrabbed her arms around me, some-thing about my mom, made me just release everything I had kept in.
“Oh honey…there there just relax” she rocked back and forth.
“How!?” I breathed unsteadily.
“I don’t know honey, I wish I did”
“What’s happened!?” Casper asked suddenly. I was unable to answer, because of the weird breath-ing and the constant tears falling.
“Sonea’s parent’s just found out” my mom explained for me.
“It was horrible” I croaked. “He dragged her by the arm, and she was kicking and screaming” it was too much, just remembering, it made everything worse.
“Alex relax please” my mom pleaded.
“I’m n- never gonna see her again” I sobbed into her shoulder.
“Don’t say that” dad came over to me with Casper.
“Her dad’s gonna send me to prison” I couldn’t believe that this was happening.
“Alex you know I won’t allow that” I felt my dad’s hand on my shoulder.
“He’s never gonna allow her to go out again, and she won’t come see me in jail” I was hysterical.
“Alex please” my mom pleaded again.
“It hurts!” I roared.
“I know Alex, a broken heart hurt’s more than words can describe”
“Make it stop mom! Please make this end!” I clenched my fists in my own shirt.
“Alex I can’t-”
“But I love her!” I tried breathing, but failed. “This can’t happen! Not now!”
Everything went quiet, they were shocked at the statement, but I think they knew, they probably knew before I did.
“Mom I love her, they can’t do this” suddenly my brain shut off, it was like it was over heated, and went into standby mode or something.
“Oh God, I love her?” was all I could manage before my body relaxed completely, I fell forward onto my mom. My eyes were still open, but nothing else made me look alive. My mom and Casper gasped.
They all agreed to move me, Casper and my dad somehow carried me all the way to my own room, suddenly I was alone. Even though I seemed to be unconscious, the tears never stopped falling.

My mom sat in the bed next to me, she petted my hair. The door suddenly burst open, and in came dad.
“She just called Alex’s phone” my dad sounded serious.
“How’s she doing?” my mom asked calmly.
“She’s stuck in the woods somewhere, she ran away from home”
“Oh no” my mom sighed. “These kids really are crazy for each other”
“I’ll go out and get her, but she didn’t tell me where she is” he paused. “Do you remember where the tracer is?”
“It’s in the bedroom closet, the grand drawer” with that my dad left, soon after I heard car doors slam.
Everything went black.

Sonea’s POV

“Sonea?!” “Sonea can you hear me!?” “Please! I can’t find you, you must help me!” the yells had started far away, but they got closer and closer. Someone cursed, I guessed it was Will. I moaned, hoping he could hear me. But he couldn’t.
“Sonea!”
I moaned, please hear me Will.
“Sonea make some noise!”
I tried moaning louder, but without luck.
I heard branches crack farther away from me; he was on his way back. No! He couldn’t leave, not without me! If Will left, I wouldn’t see Alex again, and I would die. I had to make him stop, he had to find me! I moaned again, this time louder, but I still heard him farther away than before.
For Alex, and for myself. I had to make some sound, and a loud one too.
I took in a deep breath, and pulled all my energy together.
I screamed so loud, I heard at least five echoes’ run through the forest. Twigs and branches cracked and broke, as I heard running.
“Sonea one more time!”
I couldn’t do it, I was completely emptied of all energy.
“I know you can! Think of Alex! He’s at home, he’s missing you!”
A fire erupted deep within me; it warmed my entire body, and gave me new energy. I knew it wasn’t real, I was still cold in the forest, but I could use the bliss to some good.
I screamed louder than before and soon I had Will stand over me.
“Sonea!” he exclaimed loudly. He knelt down, and looked at me, and then he froze. My phone vi-brated in the snow behind him, he took it and slipped it into his pocket. He then turned to me, when the moonlight hit me, I saw him look terrified at me.
“Oh God, Sonea you l-look- where are you stuck?”
I couldn’t move, but I had to. I moved my left leg, so he could see it was where I was stuck. Before long he had me freed.
“Sonea don’t worry I’m gonna get you out of here” Will sounded serious.
“Th- thank yo-u” I stammered.

Will’s POV

Alex loved her. She looked terrible right now. If I hadn’t come, she would be dead before it would be morning. I had to get her home, she was at this moment my responsibility, and I had to get her home quickly and safely.
Her phone vibrated again, I didn’t need to look to know it was her parents. When I had looked at the screen, I had seen she had nine unanswered calls. Of course they were worried, but right now I had to think about Sonea. I put my arms under her body, and lifted her; I had actually expected her to me heavier. I maneuvered up the steady side of the slope; the car was parked right up at the road. I easily put her inside the car, and wrabbed the seat belt around her, I quickly ran to the other side of the car and jumped inside.
I couldn’t even drive fast, because of the snow and the icy road. I drove as fast as I could, though it wasn’t really fast.
“Sonea? How are you doing over there?” I asked her. She gave a little moan as answer.
“You can’t sleep, not yet” I informed.
“I know” Sonea mumbled. “But it’s so hard to fight”
“I know, you just keep on trying, we’re home soon” I smiled at her, she probably didn’t see it, but I just couldn’t help but smile. Alex loved her, and she truly was a good girl, when all this was over, I would take the whole family to Austria, including Sonea. While I thought about that, I drove the rest of the way home, and pulled into the driveway.
I jumped out, and ran to get Sonea. Margret held the door, and had the kitchen prepare soup. We placed Sonea at the table, and ordered her to eat the soup. She started without complaining, I think she was just so tired and in so much shock she didn’t realize what was happening.
Margret started taking care of the wound on the side of her head, again Sonea didn’t even notice. A few tears fell from her eyes, but she had probably cried a lot earlier.
She finished and Augustus took the empty bowl and the spoon.
“Thank you Augustus” I mumbled to him as he walked past me.
“Oh no sir, I’m just glad to be of help” he smiled warmly, as he disappeared into the kitchen.
“Sonea how are you feeling” I asked sitting down next to her.
She yawned as a reply, and looked at me with hazed eyes. “Tired” she whispered.
“Does it hurt anywhere?” I looked her over, no damage visible to the eye, except for the wound Margret had tried to make better.
“No I don’t feel anything” she smiled. I couldn’t help but laugh; Sonea just had that effect on peo-ple. I heard Margret laugh behind me, I looked her in the eyes, and I knew we laughed at the same thing.
Even after all of this had happened Sonea could still smile, even after she had run away from home, ended up in a dark forest and nearly frozen to death. She could smile, and when I watched her smile, I immediately knew that everything was going to be okay. This whole situation melted away with her innocent smile. Now I saw some of what Alex loved about her.
“Can I go to sleep now?” she asked.
“Yeah you can” I motioned for her to follow me. She stood up without any trouble, and followed me up the stairs. I walked down the hall, and opened the door to Alex’s room.
“Here I think you would like to sleep here, instead of alone in a guest room” I smiled at her, she didn’t really understand.

Sonea’s POV

Will smiled warmly at me, I didn’t really understand, but I walked inside anyways. The room was big, it held two closets, and a door I guessed was to a bathroom. The bed was huge, there were cur-tains on the sides, but they didn’t look used. A sigh caught my attention, I moved a little so I could see the source of the sound. Alex lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
“Alex” I breathed, and ran to the bed, I literally jumped onto him. Alex let out a startled yelp, and tied to get up, but of course I blocked that. I think, we spend about one full minute of looking each other over, Alex looked like he had been through hell, but I probably looked the same.
I looked at the door. Will chuckled a little, and Margret hugged him around the waist. I had actual-ly expected it to be embarrassing, with them watching us, but for some strange reason, it made me feel…at home? Knowing that there was someone, who was willing to drive through snow and ice to bring me home, when they didn’t have to, was a really comforting feeling.
“Come on William” Margret said in something near the softest voice, I had ever heard.
I looked back down at Alex, who was blushing, he probably thought it embarrassing.
“You have a brilliant family, you know that right?” I mumbled, thinking of my own family at my ‘real’ home.
“Yeah I know” he whispered. “How did you get here?” he asked suddenly.
“Ehh…” Alex would not like what I had done. “Let’s talk about that in the morning” I smiled, that let him know, that he wouldn’t like it, and that we should just enjoy what we had right now.
“Okay” Alex sighed, and breathed in deeply. “I missed you”
The way he was looking up at me, made me think, that the law would not like us, not now not ever.
“I missed you terribly” I moved off him, and threw my coat on the floor, my purple shirt was wet and ice cold, and looking at my jeans was not nice either. My jeans were ruined, they had been scraped when I was rolling around in the snow, and now I had big holes and scratches on my almost blue legs.
“What happened to you?” Alex whispered, when he saw my legs.
“I ran away from home” I looked around, where was my bag pack?
“You…” Alex sighed. “Sonea you can’t so something like that” he stated.
“Well I didn’t like it there, they hate me at home, and so I thought I would just leave” I looked back at him. “You have a nice family” I looked at the ruffled covers on the bed.
“They don’t hate you, they would be crazy to do that” Alex smiled.
“Well my dad is crazy, I mean did you see him?” I laughed, and I realized I would not need the pic-ture in my bag pack, because I had the real deal right here with me.
“Can I borrow some clothes?”
“Do you even have to ask?” Alex joked, and jumped of the bed. He quickly found some loose clothes I could sleep in, well a big t-shirt. I quickly dropped my shirt and pulled the dry one on, it was a fantastic feeling, and I dropped my jeans on the floor, and jumped onto the bed again.
I didn’t really care that Alex was in the room, I knew he would probably turn around while I changed, but it didn’t matter if he didn’t.
“This is gonna sound really weird, but can I maybe borrow a pair of boxers?” I asked uncomfortably.
Alex looked at me weirdly, but threw a black pair for me anyways. I jumped off the bed and changed quickly, when I turned around I saw Alex with his back to me, I smiled inwardly.
“Hold on, I’ll just go get some blankets, you are freezing cold” he walked to the door, but when he opened it, there was a mountain of blankets on the floor.
“See? This is what I mean, your family is great” I smiled, when he fetched the blankets and made his way to the bed. “Here” Alex gave me the blankets, I immediately wrabbed them around me, and crawled all the way up to Alex, who had lain down. He pulled the covers up, and wrabbed his arms around me.
“Now I remember what you meant about a purple cookie!” I suddenly gasped. Alex just laughed, and squeezed me tighter.
“Alex?” I whispered.
“Hmm?”
“What’s gonna happen now?”
“Now we sleep” Alex chuckled.
“Not that, what about the future, what about tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow?”
“Let’s just talk about that tomorrow” he mumbled. I didn’t like the sound of that, but I guessed it was fair, seeing as I had said the same minutes ago.
“Okay” I sighed, and closed my eyes.