☁ runaway [ 1x1 ]

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Malaki Rivers
He thew the bags into the back seat of the car, where he also kept a sweater and blanket in case he ever needed them. They may come in handy as well. He rested his hands on the steering wheel, but didn't yet start up the car. Giving a small nod to Mercedes' question, he emitted a long breath, somewhat shocked that they were even doing this. "I think so..." he spoke, trailing off for a moment and looking over towards her. "You sure about this? Completely?"

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Mercedes looked out the car window, thinking about Malaki's question. They had already packed their stuff and put them all in the back, no way we're they going to back down after doing that, right? With a final sigh, Mercedes nodded her head hesitantly at Malaki,
indicating that they were going to runaway.

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Malaki Rivers
He awaited her answer, slowly pulling the car keys out of his pocket as he did, eyes still on her. She seemed hesitant about the entire situation as well, but didn't back out. Malaki nodded in return to hers, starting up the car, but keeping the headlights off for now. "Well, where to?" His brows lifted, trying to rack together some sort of plan.

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As Malaki turned on the car, she felt a small buzz in her back pocket and Mercedes pulled it out to check what it was for. It was a text from her mom, asking where she had gone too. She turned her head in the direction of her home, staring out the window. She saw a figure walking on their front lawn, flashing their phone light in different directions. Mercedes figured it was her mom, looking for her. Finally Malaki had spoke up and asked where they were headed too. "A hotel?", She suggested with a shrug of her shoulders. She hadn't really planned out a place to go yet which was very stupid of her.

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Malaki Rivers
He followed her gaze back to her house, the dark outline of a figure and the blare of their light just visible in the distance. Well, they hadn't gotten far at all by the time someone noticed. Looking in the rear-view mirror, he pulled out of the driveway, taking the way out of the neighborhood that didn't require them to pass Mercede's house. It felt surreal, leaving with no immediate plan on returning. "I meant bigger picture. What state, what country even. Anywhere you craving to go? Or anything you want to see?"

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Mercedes watched the street lamps go by as they drove off to an unknown destination. "Hmm, I've always wanted to visit California, (I'll say they live in Arizona so that they don't have drive much)", she replied, looking over at Malaki's.
"What about you?", She asked curiously, wondering what he wanted to see. Maybe they could see the places they always wanted to see when they were younger.

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Malaki Rivers
Malaki pulled the car out of the neighborhood, taking a turn to head onto the highway heading west. "Cali it is." he spoke, glancing over towards her before returning his attention on the road. It wouldn't take too long, but it also depended on where in California she wanted to go, if anywhere specific. His heart was pounding, mind conjuring all the things that could go very wrong. He tried to dismiss these, thinking about her question. I've always thought about Canada or Mexico, somewhere not to far away, but still so different all the same. You have a passport?"

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Mercedes had her backpack at her feet, reaching down she grabbed ahold of the small pocket zipper and rummaged around before pulling out a small makeup bag. She had any important papers or pictures in there to save as memories and sure enough she had her passport in there as well. "Yep", she replied, setting the makeup bag back in it's place and sitting back up in her seat. "Canada sounds fun. I've always wanted to feel snow", she said with a small smile. She's never really felt snow before, as she lived in Arizona most of her life. The only places she'd gone to was Texas, to see family for the holidays but never any cold areas.

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Malaki Rivers
He gave a small nod when she found her passport, pulling out onto the highway. It wasn't busy at this time of night, which was good considering they'd want to make decent time. Malaki gave a small chuckle when she mentioned snow. He'd lived in Washgton for almost two years before moving to his current house, or, old house. "It's fun and pretty for awhile, but it does get a little bothersome."

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Mercedes smiled when Malaki chuckled. He wasn't showing any happy emotions earlier, until now which brought a smile to her face. "Why? Cause' it piles up on your driveway?", She asked looking over at Malaki, awaiting his response. The car was rather quiet, the only noise were the their voices. She switched through some channels before finding a good song to listen to. She began humming along to the song and swayed her head along with the beat