13. Running Away

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   Have you ever woken up on the verge of a major highway?

   Let me tell you, it is not fun.

   I think the first time it happened I was ... ten, maybe?

   No one wanted to give me a ride. They were all sure there was an amber alert on me or something, didn't want to risk the cops. Or, so I assume now. Then it just felt like crap.

   It happened again a couple years later.

   And a few more times throughout my life.

   I'm running away from something–maybe a few of them. The question is, what?

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