Chapter 1

I thought moving to Northern Alaska was going to be a nightmare. And for the most part, it is. It's summer and I'm still wearing a jumper because I moved here a month ago from California with my mother and stepfather. That was a horrid 6 day drive. My stepfather is an alcoholic so my mother had to drive the whole way and they didn't have any money for a motel. So we had to sleep in the car whenever we pulled over.

But I did see a lot of great sites and great forests that would have great hiking trails in Canada. I made a mental note to myself that when I finished my senior year of high school and I got away from these two, I was definitely going to hike my way around Canada. But it would have to be in the summer. I really don't like the cold. And I hear that the sun barely rises in Alaska during winter. You can just see it on the horizon.

I was curious to see what that was like, but I was also curious to see what would happen if I ran away and got the hell out of this hellhole.

I'd given up the fantasy that my father was going to magically appear and take me away from these people that I live with. My mother has always made a point of letting me know that she hates me and she never should have had me. And my stepfather, he's just one in a long line of men that she's been with since I was a baby.

I never met my dad. I always wondered what he was like. But I've never gotten to find out.

But on the bright side, Alaska does have the best hiking trails in the world as far as I'm concerned. And as far as I've seen. I'm only 17 so I haven't seen that many yet. I love the lush green forests, snow capped mountains and the beautiful crystal clear lakes.

I am currently walking along one of the hiking trails early in the morning, wearing a lot of warm clothes while taking pictures as I am walking through the forest.

those lakes and it had the best scenery behind it that

at my watch and I knew that I had to start heading back home. As much as I loved being out here in the woods. I had to get home and start getting ready for my first day at my new school. Something that I think I was trying to

of time. They haven't been married for too long. Only a couple of years and I don't think they can go more than a couple of days without screaming at each other. I've always wondered why she

instead of running away I raised my camera up and looked in its direction in case I saw it. But unfortunately, it

story bare wood house that looked like it should be condemned and I walked

they were going to break at any second and I grabbed some clothes and took them into

shower and I got dressed into a blue sweater, bootleg jeans and black

there staring at myself in the mirror for a moment before I opened the door and my stepfather Henry was standing right outside the

and it made me want to gag. But he still pulled me to him in a bear hug, using that as an

teenage boys. They're nothing but trouble and only have one thing on their

I grabbed my things to put in my school bag and I walked

I could avoid Henry a lot more than I can here. Since his bedroom was just down the hall from mine and he knew where I

that I could talk to in California. I didn't have any friends because as soon as their parents say

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