[ WP ] The vaccine for autism has just been announced . Your anti-vax family does not know how to handle the news .

`` There's hope, there's hope! ``, I yelled after watching the Fox News-special on the autism vaccine news. `` Shut up! ``, my dad was n't taking the news quite well. I had n't been vaccinated my entire life. The amount of unnecessary diseases I have had in the last few years, and spread among my friends, would finally be over. 
 
 `` Yeah, you're not getting vaccinated! ``, my mom was mad at the tv. We had been true followers of Fox News for years. I mean, I knew it was all BS, but my parents did not. The time I spent watching Bill O'Reilly and fellow anchors was truly surpassing the time I even spent at school. Well, to be fair, I was home schooled, so I did n't spend much time at the local school anyway. 
 
 Living this Texas life had been hard on me. I knew I was a city boy, yet living in this spread out, way too hot, area had made me a zombie. I never felt like I belonged here, yet my parents would n't allow me to leave. 
 
 It's not easy being a 16 year old kid. In all honesty I probably had an easier life than most other kids of my age. But I hated the way my life was set up. I woke up, took a shower, had breakfast, took some classes with my mom, had lunch, took more classes, had dinner, took a shower and went to bed. 
 
 The internet took my world apart. I knew there was a better life to live and I knew I could easily reach the goals I needed to reach for myself. This whole autism vaccine was just another reason to leave my parents as soon as possible. I had to get out of here, I needed to get my life straight and live a life that I was made for. 
 
 My parents were arguing about the news for at least 20 minutes now. I was totally done with it. I got up, went to Jimmy's room and just sat down next to him. 
 
 Jimmy looked up to me every since he was younger. He was very intelligent kid, was not home schooled and just loved the live at his school. He always felt out of place here too. `` Have you heard the news? ``, I asked. He looked at me and said: `` I have, and I think I'm leaving this place''. Jimmy had a lot of plans for a 14 year old. 
 
 `` That vaccine, I know it can save thousands of kids every year'', he continued. `` I really do n't want to be here, I need to find a way to help get this vaccine out there''. 
 
 Jimmy and I had been planning some of the things we would do if we got the opportunity to get out of here. We would go to the big cities, travel around, get to know people. I never really thought he was too serious about it, but the look in his eyes that he had right now was so serious. 
 
 `` Let's go'', I told Jimmy. `` Pack your shit, I'll get the car''. This was it, this was the moment we would get out of here forever. `` I'll meet you downstairs in 5 minutes''. 
 
 I could hear my parents' voices coming from downstairs. Still arguing about the vaccine. Still swearing at the tv. I looked at Jimmy, Jimmy looked at me. We knew it was the right thing to do, we knew it was going to be better to leave. 
 
 I went to my room and grabbed stuff, headed out the front door and started the car. Jimmy followed shortly. Then time just flew by, all I heard was the front door slam open, my dad yelling at us and my mom in tears. 
 
 My dad ran into the garage and grabbed his gun. `` You guys are n't going anywhere''. I turned the key of the car and started driving. `` I said you guys are n't going anywhere!'' After all these years I knew how insane my dad could go when things did n't go according to his plan. But I did n't expect this. 
 
 My dad was a true Texan. If it did n't go his way, he would make sure that it still was. I could see the barrels of the gun pointed at us. I started driving. He was still aiming at us. Every second felt like an hour. My dad run up the road. I had to get past him. 
 
 I started driving faster. My dad was now 50 yards away, still aiming his gun at us. `` You better get out of the car, Jimmy!''. Jimmy was scared. Hell, I was scared. I started driving faster. I was now 30 yards away. My dad looked like he was about to shoot us. 20 yards. `` Stop the car! ``, he said. 10 Yards. I felt like my entire life was flashing in front of my eyes. 
 
 All I could hear was a bang. The front window shattered. I panicked. I looked to my right and saw blood on Jimmy's face. I looked at my hands, there was blood everywhere. I felt like I was dying. This was a horrible way to go. Yet I did n't feel any pain. 
 
 I looked in my left mirror and saw him laying there. My dad, crawled up. 
 
 It's ironic that the autism vaccine still killed people.
