RUNNER

Safe Haven

Nicholas Sparks

Runner

In the book Safe Haven, the main girl character Katie ran away from Kevin her abusive husband. Katie runs to Southport, North Carolina to get away when she had already tried to run before, but it didn’t work. Either she went back because she felt badly or because he found her. When she gets to southport she meets all different people on her journey to get away but one day, she meets Alex. Alex had two kids named Kristen and Josh, that he loves more then anything. Katie soon meets her new neighbor Jo who she tells her whole story to and doesn’t know why.

After Alex and Katie really get to know each other, Alex soon falls for her and surely lets her know that. Katie still feels that she can’t fall for him because of her past but when Alex talks to her gets her to realize that everyone has a past and that it was the point it was the past not the present or future. So after she finally lets her guard down , it happened her past came to the future Kevin found her , he was so abusive towards her . She didn’t want to go it didn’t matter if she was still married or what her would do to her she was going to stay in Southport. She was treating Alex’s kids like her own , Katie has been doing that since the first couple weeks into her moving to southport when Josh fell into the ocean trying to save his son Josh when Josh was trying to save his fishing pole. But more importantly she loved Alex, she loved his kids. she loved this town and she wasn't leaving.

I thought this book was very good, i would strongly suggest reading this book if you had the chance to because it is so good. I would give it five paws on the rating system.

Tryouts

    Alarm goes off, monday morning, get up go to school the normal routine. But today was different, it didn’t feel right to her.  She couldn’t figure out what but she knew something was wrong.  As she was walking down the long narrow hallway to her next class you could hear “Hey Alissa wait up!” She turned and she saw her best friend Taylor was running toward her with her lacrosse stick.  “Hey taylor! what's up?” “Nothing really but i’m going to my dads so i had to bring my stick so i can practice at his house. I still don’t know how i’m going to get you to tryout this year.” “Well that is probably not going to happen because i don’t even know how to play or what any of the rules are so thats not going to be a good plan.” Taylor laughed.  “It will happen i am sure of it.” Taylor assured Alissa. Good luck on that one.” said Alissa nervously.  At the end of the day Alissa, Taylor and sam met up at the end of the day as usual, and talked for a while before leaving the courtyard at school.  The courtyard was there spot, thats where they met everyday after school and talked.  Taylor brought up lacrosse again trying to convince Alissa to try to learn.  “Alissa will you let me atleast try to teach you?” Taylor said begging.  “Okay, Okay you can teach me, but if i don’t like it i am not going to do it.”  Alissa insisted.  Taylor was so happy that she finally said yes.  “So you're really going to let me teach you?”  Taylor said with excitement. “Yes as long as you don’t go crazy”. Alissa said.  then there was a long pause between all of them.  “when are we gonna start?”  Alissa asked. “Tonight! comes to my dads with me tonight i have an extra stick we can start then. Ok?” “lets do it!” Alissa said with excitement but still a little nervous.  They went to Taylor’s dad’s house and as she taught Alissa, she began to realize how much she loved it.  Alissa really loved it more than anything.  At the end of the night Taylor asked if she was going to try out. She of course said she was but only for the freshman team, because she didn’t think that she was that good enough.  So thoe next day Alissa went to Dick’s Sporting Goods to get her own lacrosse stick, little did she know that the lacrosse coach worked there and helped her find the stick that was right for her.  When she bought it the coach, coach lea gave her a student discount, after that Alissa’s mom picked her up from the store and they went home.  Taylor came over that day and practiced with Alissa for the rest of the day.  After a full day of practice the two of them went inside to eat dinner and talked all night of what tryouts were going to be like, considering they were in a 2 days.  
      Alissa has been playing non stop to be her best for tryouts, but then the day of tryouts she froze.  She forze infront of everyone, including coach lea.  Tryouts had to continue.  After everyone left coach lea called over Alissa. "What happened?" Coach asked with curiously. "Honestly I don't know." "Well show be now" coach requested. "What do you want to see?" Alissa stood there wondering.  "Why don't we just pass for now. Is that ok?"  So the two stayed after practice and passed ran plays and did what ever Alissa knew how to do.  And coach tought her things to.  They stayed for and extra five hours.  Practicing.  Just practicing.              
  So the next day coach put up the roster.  Alissa was really nervous.  Taylor and Alissa went to to look at the roster and they were extremely surprised.  "Yeah I made JV" Taylor said with joy.  Alissa was sad she didn't find her name on the JV or freshman list.  They were about to walk away before coach lea stopped Alissa and said "great job I'm so proud of you" "For what?" She said with confusion.  "Check the list again." Coach said with happiness. As Alissa checked again she was scrolling down all three of the lists she found her name. Not on the freshman team.  Not on the JV team.
   "Varsity! I made varsity!" Alissa said with complete joy and not able to comprehend what had just come out of her mouth.  "Wait how you froze?" Taylor was questioning coach leas thought.  "I stayed after practice and she said that she would help Mr and actually see what I was able to do.  Which turned out to be a lot I guess."  Alissa said feeling excepted by her coach and her team.  After the two girls found out about Alissas great achievement Taylor however felt cheated and not put up to the challenges that she could do amazing things.  So Taylor was a little upset that she didn't make Varsity but she couldn't say that to Alissa it was her moment.  It was her time to be happy.  She coudln't ruin it for her.
    So in two days they had their first game of the season Taylor had hers first because she was on JV.  Alissa was after.  Taylor played center and she was good to but not varsity good.  That thought kept running through her head.  I'm not good enough for varsity.  I'm not good enough for anything she would think to herself.  Alissa knew something was wrong but she didn't know what and Taylor wouldn't tell her. She said it was no big deal.
    The season was almost over. Everyone was sad about lacrosse ending.  Something was still wrong with Taylor but she wouldnt  tell.  Taylor just told her to consentrate on lacrosse.  So she did. The last game of the season was coming up and everyone was preparing. Freshman JV and of course varisty they needed to the game was against one of the hardest teams. Longmedow.  It was game day everyone was nervous except Alissa. She was ready she knew she was.  They finally arrives at the field and coach lea was looking for Sammy one of the best centers on varsity.  No one could find her anywhere. After an hour of searching coach lea ran up to Taylor and pulled her over to the group. "Ok girls today is the day. Are you ready? I hope you all are." Coach Lea said.  Wait what am I doing here this is varsity?" Taylor sounded confused.  "This is where you belong.  This is where you should be." Coach said. Taylor looked up at coach then Alissa then back to coach. "NO WAY!" Taylor yelled with excitement in her voice.  "Lets win this girls.  We have to.  I know we can.  I know." Coach said. "What should we say?" Alissa asked coach "team?" Coach asking the team. "I have an idea. You Count and on three I got it." Taylor said with a smirk on her face.  Alissa start the count" coach said. "Ready guys?" "Ok one two.."  "Wait wait"  Taylor rushed to say before the number three came out of her mouth. "What?" Coach was really confused a long with everyone else.  "I think I have an idea.  Ok on three we all say....together now and forever" "perfect" coach said. "Ready? One two three"
     That year they led on to state champs! Alissa was the best captain on record.  Alissa and Taylor ended up getting lacrosse scholarships to the same college and played all the way through.  They had a lot of fun.  And now after coach lea retired Taylor and Alissa are the coaches for all three teams and they love it every single day.