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Runaways
Life in the south is not easy for teenagers Nikki and Clay. In the nineteen hundred and sixties, they each hop a boxcar and leave their cities to move north. Nikki leaves solo from Alabama. Clay leaves with his best friend, Troy, from Georgia. Leaving the south for similar reasons, Nikki and Clay face coming of age issues as they adventure into experiences of love, drama, suspense and more.
I’m Nicole Tempest, but they call me Nikki. I’m leaving my home in the south as a teenager, and moving north. Why? Because I'm smothered! Though my mom talks of moving our family soon, I don't like the idea. I'm crowded in this tight bedroom with my two sisters, and I don't want to move south. We’re already living in the south. In this five room shack are also my three brothers. They occupy a separate room. My mom and my dad are lucky to have a room of their own, if that's what you call it.
I want my freedom from racism in the south. I want freedom from my mom who treats me like I’m in the military. I want to be free from commands.
Climbing out of my window to go smoke with my girls in the woods is my only relief. Although, I got caught climbing back into my bedroom window by my mother one night. I got grounded. But now, I’m headed north. I’m being stalked by a terrorist. Italian Stallion is a white guy, but he loves the black girls. Why? I don’t know, but...
I’m Nicole Tempest, but they call me Nikki. I’m leaving my home in the south as a teenager, and moving north. Why? Because I'm smothered! Though my mom talks of moving our family soon, I don't like the idea. I'm crowded in this tight bedroom with my two sisters, and I don't want to move south. We’re already living in the south. In this five room shack are also my three brothers. They occupy a separate room. My mom and my dad are lucky to have a room of their own, if that's what you call it.
I want my freedom from racism in the south. I want freedom from my mom who treats me like I’m in the military. I want to be free from commands.
Climbing out of my window to go smoke with my girls in the woods is my only relief. Although, I got caught climbing back into my bedroom window by my mother one night. I got grounded. But now, I’m headed north. I’m being stalked by a terrorist. Italian Stallion is a white guy, but he loves the black girls. Why? I don’t know, but...
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First published March 13, 2008
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