Gypsy soul

My name is Scott and tonight is the night. Tonight, I put everything behind me. Tonight, I start a new life. Where no one knows me. Where I can be anyone. Tonight, I set myself free.

I don’t want to go too far back in my past. But I will tell you the important parts. The why and the how. It truly began in high school. Being a small kid, I was always the target for bully’s. Their play thing. Something insignificant in their eyes. There where times I went to my parents. But the end result was worse than the original beating I had received.

My family wasn’t poor, but we wasn’t rich. They couldn’t afford to buy me a new car, but they bought me a 90’s model Chevy box van. At first I hated the thing. But I learned to deal with it.

My junior year I gotten a job at a camping and outdoor store. I loved the outdoors and loved working there. One day I was complaining about how I hated the van to my co-worker My manager over heard me and gave me an idea. Take the seats out and turn the van into a rolling camper.

Soon after the idea had been introduced to me I had a really bad day at school. As the nurse was putting a cast on my arm after I “fell” I decided that I was going to fix the van into a camper, and after I graduate from school I would leave. No destination. No time schedule. I would travel America away from all the hate and hurt of this small town.

I received a large discount working at the outdoor store. I put a bed inside. Big for someone of my frame. A sink. Gas stove. Water tank. I had it all. After the van was finished I invested in stocks after I had turned 18. In the few last months I had until graduation I had earned nearly $7,000. That would be my starting money.

And earlier tonight was high school graduation. And still the bully’s managed to force me into the bathroom for one last swirly. It was fine by me. It doesn’t matter. Tonight’s the night. Tonight, I live a free man.

I left a note in my room for my mom and dad to find in the morning. Saying that I have left on my own wish and do not wish to be found. I checked the gas gauge one last time to make sure it was full. I had never been so excited in my life. I was going to start a life for my self.

I put the van into drive and slowly rolled out of the drive way. I wanted to look back one last time, almost in saying goodbye. But I refused.

Soon I was on my was to my first destination. A camp ground just a few hours away. I was just going so I could get a good nights sleep on my own. For the long drive tomorrow.

The interstate lead to another small town. The small town lead to the country side. I was nearly an hour away when I seen a car on the side of the road. Next to the car on the side of the road was a female figure. She had several bags and suitcases next to her as she was flagging me down. On the front of the parked car was a muscular man and another woman next to him. They where both yelling at the woman on the road.

My mind was telling me to keep going. But my heart was telling me to help her. After a short debate in my head I stopped the van. When I came to a stop the woman picked up what she could and hurried to the van. I moved to the back and opened the door. When I did she was already there.

I could then hear some of the things the other two where saying. Calling her a whore, slut, and home wrecker.

“Where are you headed?”I asked.

“Anywhere but here” she replied. Tears swelling in her eyes.

“Ok” I jumped back into the driver seat as she climbed into the passenger.

As we drove off the other two had picked up a few rocks throw them at the van. Making loud banging noises and causing my new passenger to recoil into the fetal position and sob.