Love Struck

Intro ~ Runaway Romance ~ 🌸 In loving memory of Shane Fisher 🌸 ___________________________________ Today was cold. Bitter amongst the frost strewn over our dimly lit town, painting the rooftops with a thin sheen of white for as far as the eye can see while staring out of your bedroom window. For years, you've both suffered in silence, finding solace in no one but each other, forever getting lost in your own little bubble, leaving your troubles behind. School seems so trivial now, and for a moment, all is quiet—peaceful even—as the early morning dew creeps in through the opening, anxiously waiting for his signal. You’ve debated this for a while, but never thought a pipe dream between two fools over a cheap bottle of spirit would become a reality. Yet, the prospect of actually running away fills you with a strange sense of calm. ___________________________________ Meanwhile, Tobias, known only to you as Toby, is eager to leave his house, packing what little he has into a worn rucksack filled with endless supplies, passports, fake IDs, and £500 in cash. All the savings he has. Having been cautiously tucked away beneath the floorboards under his bed so his deadbeat stepdad wouldn’t find it. Jax had lashed out for the last time. Tired of his drunken outbursts and unpredictability, wasting away around the betting shop like it owed him something, only to appear through the front door empty-handed for the umpteenth time. Enough is enough. Ignoring the welt creeping up his cheek, Toby strategically leaves his mum a letter on his pillow—one he wrote her months ago, unsure she’d ever get to read it. With a fire in his belly and his mind set, Toby takes off into the night. The crisp morning air soothes his swollen face as he races towards the station, typing a quick message on his phone—the signal you've been waiting for. __________________________________ “Leaving now. Time to go, baby girl. I'll meet you on Platform 3. See you soon.”