Ava thought she had the world figured out until it was turned upside down. She must decide if she wants to be free or re-building the life she had.
Series Order: Baby Steps, Colossal Jump, Moving Forward, Little Leaps and Passing Motions.
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The journal sits on my side table staring back at me. For an intimate object, the damn thing is giving me chills! What if I continue investigating and keep it to myself? What if there's nothing and it's just a waste of my time?
"I'm so screwed." I sigh.
Grabbing the journal, I run downstairs and slip on my shoes. I walk out the house, jog down the pathway and hit the sidewalk with a quick stride. My heart erratically thumps within the confines of my chest as I make my way to the park.
It's a five-minute walk from my house which is convenient, but also the place Logan spent a majority of his time. We grew up playing at the park when we were younger. I grew up in favour of hiding in my bedroom reading books. Logan, on the other hand, he picked up a pencil and started sketching the scenery.
When I arrive at the park, I walk down the pathway and open his journal and flick through the pages. I find a drawing located in the back which is of the faded hill scenery behind the park. It's not intricate, but I notice the resemblance of the semi-circle green shapes dotted across the page.
I approach an overgrown bush and walk around it. It's almost like a secret pathway hidden by overgrown shrubs. Pushing the branches aside, I walk through and continue my journey. As I wander down the pathway, I see a wooden bench that's currently occupied.
I consider walking back until the curl of messy brown hair makes me realise Tori is the one sitting on the bench.
"What are you doing here?" I ask.
"I thought I'd go on a walk, magically found myself here," she admits.
"A park twenty minutes away from your house?" I frown.
"Well." She shrugs her shoulders. "It started with a drive to your house and then I found this park."
"Hm." I ponder. "What's wrong?"
"Jude hasn't been himself," she easily confesses. "And I needed to get away."
"I'm sure things will work out between you. Just look and Blake and I."
Tori doesn't look too sure about it, but she tugs on a smile and nods her head. I pull on a brighter smile to somehow bring her hope. Things look like they'd never get better between Blake and I, but at the same time, I don't know what's going on with them.
"Maybe," she mumbles.
"I'll be here if you want to talk," I offer.
"Thank you. So, why are you here?"
"Well." I hold up the journal and grin. "There are some nature drawings in here and I wanted to see if I could find them. Try and be closer to Logan somehow," I explain.
"That sounds nice." She smiles. "Have you found anything?"
"Hm, I think so." I open the journal and pass it to Tori. The page is another nature picture, but it looks similar to the scenery in front of us.
