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It had been a long day. Jon sighed and looked at the clock on his bedside table, the green glowing lights showed half past eight. He still had homework to finish before the next day. He knew he should have started earlier but he'd lost track of time at the comic store waiting for his package to come in. He looked at the unopened brown nine by nine box and grinned. It was worth it, he thought closing his math book. Screw it he was hungry and maybe he could talk Hanna, his best friend, into finishing it in the morning.

He laughed to himself walking down the stairs to the kitchen, that girl was going to kill him one of these days he just hoped it wasn't with math. He hadn't heard the door open or close since he'd been home so he knew his mom wasn't home yet not that she'd be in before one or two anyway. His sister had been home when he got there but she'd left with her boyfriend. He swore she should just stay gone, if only for her own sanity. The state had already taken Carly so why not just leave him all alone? He thought. Jon studied the contents of the fridge and sigh, good old mom either had a bad night or had forgotten to buy food. He climbed a chair to reach the top of on cabinet and took down an old coffee can. Grabbing a fifty he jumped down, grabbed his hoodie and walked out into the cool night breeze.

He had seen a moving van at the house across the street when he'd got home that afternoon. He was still wondering why the hell anyone would move into the neighborhood, must be from out of state, he decided, no way any one would willing live here. Tonight the van was gone and lights shone bright in the windows except one. He took a double take, even cocking his head to the side before he realized there was a person climbing out of the window. He decided food could wait he wanted to see who the new neighbor was sneaking out of their house was, so he leaned against a broken light pole and waited.

She had never snuck out of her house before so she could only hope she was doing it the right way. She didn't really know what she was doing or where'd she go, it didn't matter her mom was at work and her sorry excuse for a stepdad was drunk on Mad Dog 20/20 again. No way was she sticking around and listening to how horrible she was. She never believed him he was always telling her how worthless she was and how she'd never be good at anything. She was good at something though she could throw a punch pretty good and she wasn't all too bad at school. She didn't like school but at least she was good at it.

She stuck her head over the roof of the porch and looked over into the large picture window, yep there he was sitting there like the king he wasn't still drinking. She grabbed the ledge and holding on tight flipped herself over the railing landing with a soft thud in the dried up flower garden. Oh yea, she smiled, she was good at gymnastics too. She took one final look at the house to make sure he hadn't heard her then started walking, pulling her hood off her head.

It was a girl! Jon stood still in amazement. Not his age maybe a year or two younger. Little kids didn't sneak out of their houses, did they? He stood there for a minute longer until he seen which way she went. Oh shit, he thought running after her. Going down that alley would put her smack dab in Cactus Jake's corner and then into the corner where his mom worked and the drug dealers.

"Hey! You! Girl, stop!" He called as he ran. He smiled when she did stop and turned around with her fists raised. "I'm not going to hurt you. Gees. But if you go that way you could get hurt."

She looked back over her shoulder then back him, weighing the pros and cons. "How do you know?"

"Because I've lived here a long time. I know where the creeps hang out." His stomach growled. "But I also know where the good places to get food are at too and arcades."

"So?" She questioned. At least she'd put her fists down not that he was scared but it made him feel bad that he scared her.

"So…So I'm hungry but I'd feel bad about leaving you out here alone. So if come to Big Belly with me I'll buy you something and we can eat. And you can tell me why you snuck out of your house."

She looked at him. He was older than her but not by much and he acted genuinely concerned for her safety. She thought it over then heard a gunshot somewhere close by and without meaning too she jumped toward him. He put his arms around her protectively.

"It was only a car backfiring." He said trying not to laugh. "I guess this means you'll be taking me up on that offer?"

She stepped away from him. "Sorry. Yeah I'll go with you."

"Cool. Come on." He started walking in the opposite direction. "I'm Jon by the way."

"Snowie." She said simply.