*changes clothes and grabs his copy of Super Moria Smash! on the way out of his room, the better to convince his parents he's heading to a buddy's house for an all-night gamefest* *does consider just telling his dad the truth (thinking, for some reason, that he might understand?), but doesn't have time to sit around and explain right now (she's crying and her dad sounds like a jerk and is this what love is like?)*
*doesn't quite shake his disbelief of the situation even when he's behind the wheel and on his way; he doesn't make a habit of lying to his parents, and anyway, this is some serious secret-agent Romeo-type shit he's into here* *mental note: TEXT CEL ASAP!*
*reaches Meadowlark under cover of nightfall and hangs a left, turning off the headlights as he approaches the bridge and pulls off the road entirely* *pulls out his phone once more and dials the last incoming number, his heart already beating faster, a mad sort of grin inching into place despite his fear*