I ran away from home last night. To sum things up, the stepdad was been drunk and aggressive for the past two weeks and last night was the last straw. He cut off my internet on Wednesday and took my phone from me last night. And, given that staying in a house of drunks who are against you with no contact with the outside world is hardly the safest thing, I decided enough was enough and left with a backpack full of crap before he could take a swing at me.
I walked three-to-five miles to my closest friend's (Cute native American guy) place in flipflops, since I couldn't get to my shoes without him noticing me. And while it was better than going at it in just socks, it was still rather painful. Took me an hour and fifteen minuets to get there. Thankfully he was awake and more than willing to let me use his internet to contact an Aunt to pick me up. I stayed with him for almost an hour, got something to eat and drink and then went to the local Taco Bell for them to pick me up. He walked half-way with me. It was kind of sad, since it is likely the last time we're gonna see each other. We exchanged mementos to remember each other by, kissed and embraced each other a few times and then parted ways.
When I got to Taco Bell I waited about half an hour before spotting them. They too me to their place, I got a shower and spent the night on their couch.
I got about three hours of sleep last night, mostly a mix of too much sugar and tremendous pain in my feet and thighs. Again, flipflops. Has me walking like a zombie with polio today, but at least I'm at a safer place.
As was expected, the stepdad got drunker and angrier when he noticed I had gone. He threatened to call immigration and such and all sorts of nonsensical threats that would backfire on him. His girlfriend was encouraging him, apparently. He called my sis and she said she could hear her mouthing off in the background to "let 'em have it". But she explained to him that if he reported me to immigration that he would get jail time for harboring a minor and quickly took it back.
And I'm just finding out that his girlfriend sold my plane ticket *Le sigh.* charming. The sis will likely help me to get another one but it might be a bit longer than expected.
Ill update with a bit more clarity in a day or two when things settle down. If you got a text from me after eight central last night, please ignore it as it was not from me.
Yoji.
