"Zoey, will you marry me?" Austin asks me, getting down on one knee.
Then I wake up, breathing really heavily. I lay there and think about my dream, but really it seemed more like a nightmare.
I realize that's what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid of being with Austin. I start to wonder why, but then I get it. I grab my bag and write a note to Austin.
Dear Austin,
I write so many of these notes it's kinda getting annoying, but anyways I'm leaving and this time I don't want you to follow me. I love you, like, a lot, but I'm not the right person for you.
I mean, I'm stubborn, bossy, I can't seem to get anywhere without your help or failing... I just think it's time we part ways - I'm not the girl you deserve, you should have much better then me, I'm sorry.
Sincerely, Zoey.
I place the note on the table next to the couch and head out the door, I walk for miles and miles and more miles until I reach what I'm looking for. I walk inside the abandoned gas station and set my backpack on the ground behind the counter. I grab one of the books out of my bag and start reading it knowing that I'll probably never see Austin again but it's for the best.
I sit there reading and reading until it gets dark then I decide to sleep. I lost my sleeping bag during the bear attack. I try not to think about Austin while I sleep. but I have no success, finally sleep pulls me into its depths and I dream.
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Journey Home
RomansZoey has been living in Miss Flavrin's orphanage for most of her life, but now that she's seventeen and has finally figured out where her parents live, she's decided that, with the help of her best friends and roommates Nancy and Clare, she's going...
