Blog Tour - Excerpt of Runaway

Blurb

At seventeen years old, Courtney Apuzzo is fed up. With a dead mom and an alcoholic father that beats her every chance he gets, Courtney decides that enough is enough. Packing up only what she needs, Courtney leaves home without telling a soul and heads off to find her new life.
Life on her own is not exactly as she thought it would be. With nowhere to stay, Courtney finds herself sleeping on an old stoop in an abandoned apartment alleyway. A chance meeting with a new group of friends seems like a great beginning to her second chance at a real life. But everything is not as it seems.
Tricked into a life she never wanted and fears, Courtney needs to run away, again. She needs to find a way out of this new and dangerous life. With the help from a man she barely knows, will Courtney find her way out? Or will she find herself on the run from a dangerous past, and a hopeless future? Faced with a choice that will change her life forever.

Excerpt

Amanda enters into the room, quickly closing the door behind her. “Oh, hey. Didn’t expect anyone to be in here yet.” She goes to her bed and hops up. “What did you do today? Anything fun after the drop?”...Courtney trembles. “Yo, babe! What’s up?” She says sarcastically, with a New Yorkers accent. “A police officer…” Amanda stops her. “No, a donut muncher.” Courtney swallows. “A donut muncher chased me and Kara earlier. I don’t know if Kara made it.” “Awe, shit. That’s tuff luck.” Amanda holds the bottom of her boot with one hand as she tries pulling it off. “What if they caught her?” “There’s a lot of what ifs. She’s a big girl. I’m sure she’ll be fine.” Amanda tosses her boot to the corner of the room. She slides off her socks, letting her feet air out as she wiggles her toes. “You aren’t worried?” Courtney is confused. She felt all the girls thought better of one another. “No. She put on her big girl panties this morning. Why would I be concerned?” Courtney lays back onto the bed hearing the door squeak open. Seeing Kylee she flies over to her. “Go downstairs with me?” “Sure.” She looks at Amanda and she shrugs, pulling the left side of her face down, shaking her head. As the two girls reach the door Dane puts his hand up. “You two are staying in for the night.” “Dane this will only take a minute. We are only going right out front.” Kylee eyes him. He motions no with his head, returning his arms crossed to his chest. “Look!” Courtney speaks louder. “You will see us, dammit.” Dane squints his eyes, definitely not happy with Courtney as his nostrils widely open. “You have five minutes.” “The pigs followed us earlier today. Kara and I split up and she still hasn’t made it back today.” Kylee’s eyes grow wide. “Oh, that could be a problem.” “If she didn’t beat me back, do you think they got her?” “If they did she is toast.” Courtney lowers her head. “That’s what I was afraid of.”.... 

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