It is possible that in real life you are running from some thoughts or feelings that you don't want to face. I believe that dreams are usually speaking of the unconscious, so you may have no direct awareness of what you are running from. As a high school student, I know you are likely to face many stressful situations, and there are a lot of changes going on in you. It is likely that between your family, school, and friends, somewhere there are difficult feelings that your don't want to face, understandably. Sometimes you need to get some perspective on this in order to face and feel them, such as what will happen when you are no longer living with your family.

Think about your associations to this short guy. Think about what he might symbolize.