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I saw and spoke with my son two days after he left. I told him we loved him and just wanted him home to work this out. I told him we weren't angry (he had been arrested for a fight at school that day principal and witnesses say he did not initiate). He was walking away from me while I was telling him this. He eventually turned and snapped "you just won't leave me alone, will ya!" To which I grabbed him in in a firm hug and told him no I would not because I love him and he's not safe. He broke and ran. He was sent to a juvenile facility last year at our request due to drug usage and an accidental overdose that almost resulted in his death. It is a miracle this boy is even alive right now. We think he is afraid he will be sent there again but we have assured him that as long as he is not killing himself with heavy drugs we much prefer him home. We have told him if he lands there again it will be of his own making through judges orders as a result of his own actions. He has been given the message that if he returns on his own he will not be charged with running but I think he still doesn't really know how to come home (if he even wants to) or what to expect. He is proud, defiant... who knows what he's thinking? *sigh* please pray hard. This is complicated.