Burning the Bridge--Part 3

Week 8

"Here's what I want to know, what are we running from?" I asked Shawn. We were sitting by the window in a run down motel room.

"You already know." He stated.

"You did it didn't you?" I said to him.

He looked at me long and hard. "I never hurt my kids."

"Maybe not," I said. "But there was something in our apartment that made them come after us."

"They're cops," He said angrily. "They'll come after anyone."

"Not true, I may be stupid, but what have we been doing on all those midnight trips? What have you been doin? Where did the money come from?"

"So," I heard Joanna say from behind me. "You've figured it out, we're not the people you thought we were, but you're still going to help us."

"Why would I help you?"

"Because you belive that you can help, and as long as you hold on to that childish belief, you won't leave."

She was right. But that didn't make it right. Not at all. Why had I gotten myself into this? And why couldn't I get myself out? I left the window and began flipping through channels on the TV. I heard something about the gas station explosion a few weeks ago. Police still had no leads.

"Hey," Shawn said.

"What?" I replied.

"Your left rear tire is a little low, can you go across the street and buy a tire gauge from the gas station?"

"Sure."

I walked out of the motel room and crossed the street. It was cold outside and I'd neglected to bring a coat, but I didn't care. I couldn't help thinking about what Elizabeth had said to me. A bridge burned. What was I going to do? Before long, they were going to want to go out again. I was getting fed up. Every three hours they wanted to drive somewhere, and there was no way I was going to let them take my car. I was exausted. I had to put a stop to this, but how? As I walked back toward the motel with the tire gauge, I was stopped by a black haired girl, she might have been attractive if I hadn't been so angry.

"Are you Daniel?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"I'm Amy, Shawn's sister, I'm here to help you."

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