Chapter 26
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Chapter 26
“I told her you kissed me,” I said, teasing him, as I was throwing stuff in my schoolbag.
“What?” Billy yelped. “I-I didn’t kiss you Mahi, I was onl- I’d never kiss you! No, sorry, didn’t mean that. Of course I would, if you were to… You’re gorgeous. But not like that!”
I let him babble on for a while and then shushed him. “Relax, I didn’t tell her anything about that. Just the rest of the facts.”
I heard a chair squeak from weight, and a sigh. After a while, he said, “Mahi? Do you need me to come with you?”
I thought about it. “Ohi. No, I’ll be fine. I ran away from her the first couple of times, I’ll just do it again. I’m prepping my bag now, got my clothes, my sneakers, all I need. Don’t worry titan boy.”
“Hope your plan works. Tell me where you’ll be in case something happens. I need to know.”
I sighed. “At that little forest at the border with Kifisia. I’m telling my parents I’ll sleep over at Deppy’s, so if they happen to ask, cover for me.”
“Of course.”
My overnight bag was ready. A light sports jacket, comfy pants, running shoes, water, a snack, a torch, the watch Deppy gave me. What else? I had looked around for my sleeping bag, but it was nowhere to be found. I decided I could manage a single night with just an old blanket, after all it was warm even late at night. After that I’d either look for it in the house’s closet or go buy a new one.
I was clutching my nécessaire and was deciding if I needed it or not. If someone would see me, I’d be an unattractive mess. Then again, the point was to avoid everyone. I put it back to the rest of my makeup stuff, and just took a jersey hat with me for the morning. I threw in my toothpaste and my toothbrush though. We can’t ignore basic hygiene.
I looked outside, and then at the countdown. It was almost nightfall.
The clock was ticking down.
I lifted my schoolbag on my shoulder, made my excuses, ignored mama’s complaints and hurried out.
Twelve minutes to go.
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