Free Patiently I Wait by J.W. Stephens Page B

realized something that the two girls hadn’t thought of yet. She had a car in the city that they could get in, after dropping this one off.
    Megan had a come back for that plan too that scared Shannon badly.
    “He has a GPS in your car too Shannon. We are going to have to do everything on foot and quietly. Hurry up, grab the gun under the seat!”
    “Gun? Why do we need a gun?” Shannon asked, scared more than ever now.
    “Well, there are two reasons. We never know when it might come in handy. Secondly, if we have it, Dan doesn’t.”
    Megan had an extremely valid point. Shannon didn’t want Dan, angry at them both, to come storming through the woods with a loaded gun. It was better if they had it for protection from him or anyone else they might come into contact with. Shannon pulled the gun and holster out from under the seat and strapped it around her waist quickly, adrenaline pumping through her veins more than ever now.
    “Let’s go Shannon,” said Megan, throwing her coat around her body and pointing into the woods behind the house.
    Shannon stared into the darkness and then looked at Megan. She was scared, but knew she didn’t have much of a choice at the moment. She nodded her head, pointed at the woods herself, and started jogging toward them. It was going to be a long haul, but the girls weren’t going to stick around any longer than necessary. They headed into the night, ready to make their way home.
    As they were getting farther from the house, they slowed down a bit. Dan wouldn’t be able to track them anymore as they had went a good distance. There were woods all around the cabin and he wouldn’t have a clue which way they went, especially in the dark. He couldn’t hear them anymore either, giving them a sense of relief.
    “Okay Megan, we have to think a little more about the long term now. We are safe for now, but where are we going to go after this?”
    The girls didn’t have any money because Shannon’s wallet was in Julie’s house and Megan, not thinking about money, left her money back at the cabin.
    “We are going to have to start a new life together Shannon. I know you have a life back home, but Dan and Julie know where you live, sleep, and eat. They know where you go to school, and everything else about you. They will come after you there baby. We are going to have to go far away, and start over.”
    “I know Megan, I know,” Shannon said as tears came to her eyes. “I have so much back home; it’s going to be hard to leave it all and start from scratch.”
    Megan nodded her head, knowing that Shannon was having a tough time. “I am doing the same Shannon, and better yet, we are doing it together. I will stay by your side forever and help you through anything you face. We will face life together from now on.”
    Shannon stopped and hugged Megan, letting go only to give her a deep kiss on the lips.
    “Everything is going to be fine,” Megan whispered.
    “Is there any way to get into Julie’s house without her knowing?” Shannon asked, needing to get her purse back so they could have some money for the time being.
    “That’s not going to be easy whatsoever. You can see people coming from a mile away there, and I’m sure she will be on the lookout. We could wait until she left and then find a way in afterward,” Megan said, thinking out loud basically.
    “How do you know she will leave?” Shannon asked.
    “She will go to Dan, and they will come looking for us together. That is how I know,” Megan said.
    “Well, let’s get there then, and wait until she leaves,” said Shannon, trying to keep Megan’s spirits up as much as possible.
    Megan knew what Julie and Dan were capable of and didn’t want any part of it anymore. She knew they wouldn’t sleep until they found them, and hurt them… badly. She knew they would have to get somewhere that they couldn’t be found, change their names, and start fresh or they would be found. She was so sorry she had helped plan all