I ran away from home. It’s not the first time I’ve done it. The summer before I turned nine, my older brother injured his knee playing pop warner football. My parents were wrapped up in that drama, and I ended up taking care of my younger brother (three at the time) most of the time. So I convinced my friend Ruthann to empty her piggy bank and I packed my white hard-shell suitcase covered in gold disco dancers that had been a Christmas gift from my aunt, and we headed into downtown Glen Ellyn to do…something? I think there was candy. The whole adventure lasted about four hours, at which point Ruthann’s mom found us and took us home. (My parents hadn’t realized I was gone.) I got grounded, not for running away but for convincing Ruthann to fund the entire thing.
Thoughts From 16 Days and 2049 Miles
Thoughts From 16 Days and 2049 Miles
Thoughts From 16 Days and 2049 Miles
I ran away from home. It’s not the first time I’ve done it. The summer before I turned nine, my older brother injured his knee playing pop warner football. My parents were wrapped up in that drama, and I ended up taking care of my younger brother (three at the time) most of the time. So I convinced my friend Ruthann to empty her piggy bank and I packed my white hard-shell suitcase covered in gold disco dancers that had been a Christmas gift from my aunt, and we headed into downtown Glen Ellyn to do…something? I think there was candy. The whole adventure lasted about four hours, at which point Ruthann’s mom found us and took us home. (My parents hadn’t realized I was gone.) I got grounded, not for running away but for convincing Ruthann to fund the entire thing.