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.

found one of those lakes and it had

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

closer to the house everything seemed really quiet, which was a good sign. It meant that either my mother and stepfather were still asleep or they just hadn't done anything to piss each other off yet. But it's only a matter of time. They haven't been married for too long. Only a couple of years and I don't

that I'm standing in. It actually sounded pretty close. But instead of running away I raised my camera up and looked

that looked like it should be condemned

up the stairs that felt like they were going to break at any second and I grabbed

got dressed into

there staring at myself in the mirror for a moment before I opened the door and my stepfather

gag. But he still pulled me to him in a bear hug, using that as an excuse so he could move his

told you. Be careful of those teenage boys. They're nothing but trouble and only have one thing

grasp and I grabbed my things to put in my school

had there. It was better than this house and I could avoid Henry a lot more than I can here. Since his

have any friends because as soon as their parents say my parents,

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