Well, the next few years were probably the slowest, most uncomfortable years of my life.I mean, they tried to make it easy, but they gave up pretty quickly.I'm not going to lie, I didn't make it easy on them either.I could just never forgive them.You know, but I'm the kind of person who believes that everything happens for a reason.And you know, I'm kind of glad that I was so miserable counting down the days until I was 18.You know, so I could leave.Because the way it worked for me, there was this one day where I was in the right place at the right time.And I'm not the type of person to just go get what I want.I usually wait for it to casually come to me.But something hit me that day.Like a ton of bricks.I know it sounds cheesy, but I fell in love.And that's what kept me there for the next few years.I would have ran away if it wasn't for her.But she was like,Well, it was just the same as any day.I was looking to run far from school.And I was at the door ready to go.And I heard,I heard,I heard,Some books hit the floorSo then I stopped, jaw droppedI said, this must be loveCause when I pulled myself together, you were already goneI screamed, wait a minute, listen to the voice in my headHe said, kid you better run, cause she's getting away with itSo I chased after her, running down the hallwaysWhen I got up to her, I grabbed her armAnd I actually just stood there frozen, didn't know what to say, butI think she kinda felt the same thing, so it worked outI felt like I finally had a reason to be happy, you knowShe would be the first person in my life who was completely honest with meI had a reason to trustAndWhen I was with herIt just felt like my problems with my parents didn't seem so big anymoreOh well, I just didn't care about them