prettyminyard:

run·a·way 
/ˈrənəˌwā/

noun
1. a person who has run away, especially from their family or an institution.

Neil should be used to this by now. He’s spent the last eight years on the run, spinning lie after lie to leave a twisted trail behind him. Twenty-two names stood between him and the truth, and he knew what would happen if anyone finally connected the dots.