The Runaway

”Hey there” Hank Spano said surprised. “What ya you doin in here so early in the morning”. 20 seconds went by before the kid replyed sadly “I ran away from home today”. “Wheyd ya do dat?” Hank Spano asked.” There’s a boy in school who is called Jim Cohlin he’s mean I tell ya real mean. Once he took a guy by his throught and threw him over a thousand yards Eliza from my class saw it with her own eyes. But she says lotta thangs. Well I was playin kickball one fine day in school I was up to kick I had just gotten new shoes and I was ready to test them I had given lucas malroy some of my lunch money so he would give me a good pitch hes the best pitcher in class you know. He plays baseball to on the travel team. Well he gave to pitch I wasn’t all ready for the ball so I took a long first step and two short ones then a long again I nearly fell forward before I hit the ball but the ball rolled a litte bit right on the unstable tiles so it lay perfect for my left leg. Something felt perfect about this kick I leaned back an my leg went forward simontainiosly all of my weight was blasted into the ball as it flew higher den ever. But that that glorious kick landed right on jim cohlins head where he his head hit the tiles after. Oh no I shrieked. This was certainly not good not good at all. I ran the home run first and then I fled into the school and hid it was the longest 5 minutes in my life I tell ya it was horrible. After recess Jeremy told me I was done for he said there was blood all over jim cohlins face and he wasn’t to happy about it. And he told Jeremy that he should tell me that tomorrow I was gonna die so I cant go back so from now on im explorin round town”. Just that second sheriff bill hutterson walked in to the diner. “Hello sheriff” Spano said. “Right back at ya Hank. Nice weather were havin.” “Indeed” Hank replyed. The sheriff sat down right next to the boy. ”What are you doin here” the sheriff asked. And the boy explained the story to the sheriff. Now that’s long the sheriff said after hearing the story. Well let me drive you to school and we will have a talk with that jim cohlin kid how about that”. The boy nodded his head and they were off hank sat down grinned and pulled out another cigarette.