Hayley was a freshman at NYU, following her dreams. Sure she was broke and currently living off of ramen noodles, but she was determined to let nothing stand in her way.
Aileen was crazy. A self-proclaimed thug, she lived life hard and without regre...
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I packed my bags as quietly as I could, which was easy, because I didn't have any bags.
Then I waited for everyone to fall asleep, and I put my plan into action.
While everyone was having dinner and I said I was going to the bathroom, I had taken all of the bedsheets off of the empty rooms and hid them in my closet.
Then, after dinner, I spent the evening tying them up in knots.
And finally, it was time.
I opened my window quietly, and tied one end of the bedsheets to the door handle for security.
Then, I climbed onto the window ledge, and looked down.
"Alright, Aileen," I breathed to myself. "It's now or never."
Never! The logical part of my brain screamed.
I was used to ignoring that part though, so without another thought, I scooted off the ledge.
Clinging to the sheets as hard as I could, I slowly began to climb down.
Geez, nobody told me how hard this was going to be!
My arms were already shaking.
I climbed down faster now, desperate to feel something solid under me, until I finally reached the end.
I hopped down onto the ground and grinned to myself, and then I took off.
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At some point, I don't remember when, I must have fallen asleep in an alley, because I woke up utterly disoriented and confused.
"Wha?" I complained, running my eyes. "When did I fall asleep?"
Apparently a while ago, because as soon as I stood up, my back burst into pain.
"Owowowowowowowowowowowowo!" I cursed, trying to rub my back gingerly. "The ground is so hard!"
"That's not the only thing," A deep voice came from behind me.
A familiar voice.
"Oh no!" I complained, not turning around. "Not you again!"
Finally, I looked behind me to see three guys from earlier. The one in the front with yellow teeth grinned, and it was like looking at the sun.
