☁ runaway [ 1x1 ]

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Malaki Rivers
Malaki stopped walking as she turned to face him, emitting a heavy sigh and rubbing the bridge of his nose between his eyes. "Look, I get that you want to leave, I really do, but walking until you're too tired to walk and then sleeping in some ditch isn't going to make your life any better." he paused, not wanting to lecture her, which he was beginning to feel like he was doing. "There's better options, even if you want to leave soon. Ever heard of couch surfing? Or even WWOOF or Workaway. All free means of putting a roof over a stranger's head."

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Mercedes Scott
Mercedes thought for a moment before giving a slight nod of her head. "Alright well then I'll go to one those", she said with a bit of annoyance in her voice. Normally Mercy wouldn't catch an attitude with her best friend because she knew he would snap back, but right now she was loosing her patience and just wanting to leave. "I will miss you yes, even thought it doesn't look like I care. Trust me I'll end up crying the whole time I'm gone. But I just can't stay here anymore", she began, her voice cracking a bit. A stray tear ran down her face and she quickly wiped it away.

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Malaki Rivers
Malakis' features contorted in both confusion and annoyance as she seemed to conjure up an attitude. All he was trying to do was help. He didn't know what to say, quickly falling silent. The male emitted a sigh as he noticed that she was crying, most of his anger seeming to dissipate with that single sight. As much as he wanted to, he was unsure if reaching out to hug her as a good idea right now, given that she was actively trying to get away from him. He ran his fingers through his hair, more out of habit than necessity, his hand shaking just slightly. After several more seconds of silence, he finally spoke up, his words simple and his mind made up. "Let me go with you then."

[orchid.dreams]

Mercedes Scott

The two fell silent for a few moments,
just watching each other from a few feet away. Finally he began speaking, saying that he would join her. "Fine", she agreed wiping her eyes of any tears that may have escaped. Walking up to him and grabbing his hand and holding it tightly, she began leading him back to his house. "Let's go get your stuff", she said looking back at the male before looking forward again.

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Malaki Rivers
Malaki didn't realize that he had been holding his breath until Mercedes agreed, and he exhaled it quickly. He gave a nod, somewhat in shock to the entire situation. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze, nodding his head as he tried to think up everything that he would need to pack. He walked beside her as they made their way back to his house, the outline of it just up ahead. "So are you really intent on walking? Or should we take my car?"

[orchid.dreams]

Mercedes Scott

"I guess we can take your car", she suggested looking up at the male. As they were holding hands, Mercedes didn't want to let go. She felt comfortable and more happy as they held hands but she had to let go to let him go inside to get his things.

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( I'm really sorry that my replied have been really slow. I've been pretty busy as of lately. )

Malaki Rivers
As they got closer to his house, Malaki noticed that his mom's car had yet to pull up, meaning that she would be one less thing that he would have to worry about. He knew that he should say something to her, knowing she would worry like crazy if not, but he had yet to figure that part out. "I'll be right back. If my mom comes home, I don't want to have to deal with her asking a million questions." he spoke, giving her hand one last squeeze before letting go and making his way inside. He quickly went up to his room, packing a large duffel bad with the various things that he would need: clothes, hygiene products, wallet, chargers, etc. He grabbed another bag to stuff with various foods, the fact that they were taking his car making bringing things a hell of a lot easier.

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Mercedes Scott

Mercedes quietly waited for Malaki to pack up his things, looking around the dark street. She sat on the porch stairs and pulled out her phone, looking through a few apps. It was pretty scary to be outside in the dark, surrounded by quiet noises and rustling sounds due to the wind. Everytime she heard a sudden squeak or noise,
she would flash her phones light to find the source of it in a small panic.

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Malaki Rivers
He soon returned outside, his two large bags in tow. Malaki paused on the porch, looking down towards her and lifted his brows, somewhat anxious with the entire situation. "Well, I suppose we're good to go. Car's around the side of the house." Luckily, he'd just filled it with gas, so that was one last thing they'd have to worry about, at least for a little while. He racked his brain for anything else that they may need, but came up with nothing.

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Mercedes looked up at Malaki as he walked out. She quickly stood up and shoved her phone in her pocket, stretching a bit before making her way to his car.
"All set right?", She asked curiously, wanting to make sure they didn't leave anything important behind. Mercedes looked back in the direction of her home and let out a quiet sigh, returning her attention to Malaki.