All the children had gone up to their rooms to sleep, except Jessica and Nora.

"Dad, what's wrong with Mark?" Jessica said

"I think he's asleep, leave him" Tom said, not knowing what actually happened

"You're right, dad" Jessica said

Jessica went up to her room with Kim and Nora would leave on Monday in the morning.

In Jessica's and Kim's room...

"Kim, do you think we should do something to make Mark feel better"? Jessica said

"Yes, we can not continue seeing it with a sad and depressing face" Kim said

"We have to make him a surprise party to show that we love him" Jessica said

"But everyone hates it here" Kim said

"I talked to dad and my brothers and they said they were just angry lately, but they would soon treat him again like before," Jessica said.

"In the morning, talk to Mark" Kim said

"Exactly, well, good night Kim" Jessica said, they hugged and slept

"I can not stand my family's hatred so much anymore, I'm going to get out of town and probably close to Mexico. Texas would be a good option to move," Mark said with a depressing face as he wiped the tears.

Mark kept walking around the city, about to leave. He walked outside the the elementary school where that went, to Liam's house, the skate rink where Jake, Sarah and Mike went frequently, the Chuck E. Cheese's where he was gone when he turned eight, etc.

Nothing out of the ordinary, until suddenly, a drunk driver came speeding away. Mark tried to run, but the car hit him, Mark was hit in the stomach and the back of his head. He closed his eyes little by little and everything went black.

Luckily, a police was there and saw how the driver ran over poor Mark. He wanted to put the driver on judgment in a few days, while calling an ambulance to be taken away, before it was too late.

In the morning...

"Kids, wake up, it's time to go to school!" Tom said

They all went down, except Mark who had left since the night trying to escape from the city.

"Hey, where's Mark?" Said Kate

"I do not know" Tom said

"Go wake him up, it's getting late" Kate said

Tom heeded and went up to Mark's room.

"Mark, it's time to wake up!" Tom yelled

He opened the door to Mark's room, but realized he was not there. He looked for him throughout the house, but he was not there.

"Dear, Mark is getting a good hiding place, look for him you" Tom said.

Kate went up to Mark's room a little annoyed, but she saw a note on Mark's desk. Kate read it and said the following:

Dear family:

I'm fed up of suffering so much hate and abuse! Mom barely pays attention to me, Tom wishes he never had me, Charlie never talks to me, Lorraine and Sarah walk with their threats, Henry, Jake and Mike beating me and Nigel and Kyle making fun of my pain. That I have reached a final conclusion.

RUN AWAY FROM MY FAMILY AND THE CITY FOREVER! I will be near Mexico probably in Texas to find a better family where they yeah want me. I don't care if they want to find me, I'm already out of town and thanks for nothing!

Attentively: Mark Baker (or nicknamed Fedex)

I love them very much, but your don't me.

"Oh no, we have done something wrong" Said Kate pulling tears

"Dear, what happens with Mark?" Said Tom

"He run away again, read this note" Said Kate about to cry

"Oh no, I messed up" Said Tom too sad after reading the note

"Dad, something horrible happened!" Kim yelled

Everyone saw the news, everyone was nervous, some praying that was not related to Mark. The children felt regret that they had treated Mark badly after he went to his room crying the night before for the rude comments.

"We interrupt to talk about breaking news, and we were informed that yesterday at 9 o'clock in the evening, on the Southwest Side, a ten-year-old boy was hit by a driver under the influence of alcohol. Luckily, one of the policemen found him and was taken to the hospital UChicago Medicine, so far the relatives of the child are unknown, so he is missing, if anyone knows, please report it to the authorities. We go back to normal programming" The NBC news program said on television.

There were tears in the faces of the parents and the Baker children, especially Jessica, Kim, Jake, Sarah and Loraine.

"It's was all my fault ..." Sarah said with a face of regret

"It's was everyone's" Jake said as he hugged Sarah

"We deserve it for having treated him very ugly, and I admit it, I never had to have told him that ugly words" Lorraine said softly sobbing

"You're right, I told Mark that I never wanted to have him as a son, but I was only angry like your because we were having a bad time and I did not know any other way to control my anger, now I feel so bad of everything we did to him" said Tom your head down

Jessica and Kim were crying so hard, because of what had happened to their little brother Mark.

"I made a final decision, the school is cancelled today, we're going to the UChicago Medicine hospital and we're going to see how Mark is doing, okay?" Said Kate

"Yes mom!" All the children said

All they got into the van and went to UChicago hospital, they could see worries, sobs and weakness in everyone's faces.

What will happen to Mark? Can he survive and be twelve Bakers again or will he die? Find out in the next chapter