This is an original novella I wrote a few years ago. I doubt anyone will read this, but if you do... enjoy!
Also, this story has a "soundtrack" that goes along with it. At certain points in the story, I will mention a specific song and add a YouTube link so you can listen to it. You can also listen along using the Spotify playlist titled "The Illusion of Permanence - Soundtrack Playlist"! That way, you don't have to stop reading when you get to the YouTube links.
Prologue
Take a withdrawal slip, take all of your savings out
Cause if we don't leave this town, we might never make it out
I was not born to drown, baby come on.
Forget what Father Brennan said, we were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed, let your mother know you're safe
'Cause by the time she wakes, we'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night, baby come on.
If the sun don't shine on me today, and the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave, or will you rail against your dying day?
And when we looked outside, couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent? Is it your parents'?
Or is it hard work here, holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like this
If the sun don't shine on me today, if the subways flood and the bridges break
Jesus Christ can't save me tonight, put on your dress, yes, wear something nice
Decide on me, yeah decide on us. Oh, Oh, Oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear, pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip, take all of your savings out
Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out.
YOU ARE READING
The Illusion of Permanence
Teen FictionWhen Amelia realizes that her mother's life is coming to an end, she runs away from the reality of the situation and her abusive father she'd be left with. With no plan of what she was running towards, she meets a remarkable girl who shows her the p...
