Izzy's PoV:

"Hello Izzy it's good to see you again." My father said quietly. "Well I don't want to see you!" I said angrily. I felt Tom, who was still next to me, put his arm around me and I moved closer to him. Then the policeman spoke, "Izzy and her father need to speak together. One of you can stay with her but the rest need to leave." I looked at Squid and he nodded. "I will stay with her," Squid said to the policemen, "are you staying or leaving?" He finished. "I will stay but in the background." The policeman said staying by the door.

My father went to sit down on the sofa opposite me and Squid came and sat down next to me. "So, John why did you run away?" I said, calling him John as that is his name and I didn't want to call him Dad. "Hey, you can call me dad!" John complained. "I don't want to. I have a new dad, a better one!" I yelled. "What! I was willing to forgive him!", John said pointing at Squid, "but you just had to bring it up didn't you!" He said starting to shout. John stood up and started coming over to us. Squid got up as well so they were nose to nose.

Before either of them could do or say anything the policemen was in between them telling them to stop.

"I'm sorry sir but your going to have to leave. Bring someone else in to sit with Izzy please." She said looking at Squid.

"No! I don't want Squid to leave!" I cried.

"I'm sorry but he has to if it's going to cause this rowdiness." Replied the officer.

"Who do you want me to get Izzy? I don't think Nicole or Tom would be a good idea." Squid said looking at John.

"Sqaishey." I muttered, I really didn't want Squid to go, but I had no choice.

Squid left the room and a few minutes later Sqaishey came in and sat down next to me. I gave her a weak smile and she did the same.

"So, why did you run away?" I asked.

"Everything was just building up and I wanted to get away. I only intended to be gone for a day, maybe a weekend, but I met some people who said they had been through similar things. I just felt so free with them that I decided to stay, but, they weren't who they said they were, so I left." He said looking down, "I'm sorry Izzy, I never should have left you and your mother to go through it alone." He finished.

"Wait, go through what alone?" I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

"You don't know?" He said. I shook my head.

"When you were 4, your Uncle went into a critically ill state. Your mother was finding it so stressful that she was struggling to cope. I hated seeing her like that, so I had to leave." He explained. I just looked at him. I felt Sqaishey put her arm around me but I just shook it off. I jumped up and ran out of the room, pushing past the policeman. I saw Squid sitting on the stairs, he got up as I ran out.

"What's wrong?!" Squid said looking worried. I didn't answer, I just ran to him and threw my arms around him. "I'm sorry kid! I didn't want to upset you! I just thought you would've know." I could hear my dad talking to me but I was done with family, I wanted nothing to do with them anymore. I just shook my head and kept my face firmly in Squid's chest.

"We will be leaving now." I heard the policeman say. Squid picked me up and took me into the kitchen.

"What happened? What did he say to you?!" Squid asked but I didn't want to talk about it. I shook my head again and walked out the room. I felt so let down I couldn't take this anymore.

I grabbed my rucksack and put all my money, my phone and a blanket in it before walking out the front door.

I stopped walking when I got to the end of the road where I called a taxi. When it arrived I asked it to take me to Manchester mental health hospital. The man looked a little confused but took me there anyway. After about 15 minutes into the journey my phone started to ring. I pulled it out of my bag. It was Squid. I thought about answering it but decided against it. I rejected the call and put my phone back in my bag. About a half hour later my phone rang again, this time it was Nicole. I was about to reject it again when the taxi driver spoke up.

"You should answer that. I have no idea what's going on in your life but what ever it is clearly someone wants to speak to you." I nodded, he was right, they were worried about me. I answered the call.

"Omg Izzy are you okay? Where are you?! Why did you run away?!" I heard Nicole cry. I just sighed not knowing what to say. Then there was some jostling about and I heard Squid's voice, "Please come back Izz!"

"I'm fine and I will come back, I just have to do something first." I said before hanging up. I did feel bad for leaving but I knew Squid would never let me do this.

We soon made it to the mental hospital, I paid the taxi driver and went to the reception.

"Hello, please can I see Mandy Parker."

The receptionist looked surprised but nodded.

A man came downstairs to get me before taking me up to her room. I walked in and saw a familiar face look at me.

"Hi Mum."