Completed.
"Keep your head up Princess, your tiara is falling."
"Did you really try to comfort me with that line?"
"Well. Is it working?"
"What do you think? No, it's not."
•••
When Cassidy graduated high school she never thought anyone would...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Okay I think I figured this out.
The dream college issue?
Yeah, that. There isn't really any issue that needs a lot of thinking.
Okay. So what's the plan?
I don't want to take it.
Why not? Owen, this is a major deal.
I don't want to do it because I would be leaving everything I know behind. Including my family and friends. Even you.
Most of that is true and I understand it, but one thing is not true.
What's that?
You will not be leaving me.
As much as I wish that was true, I know it's not.
Why do you believe that?
Because we haven't see each other in a long time. And even so you don't remember me.
What does that have to do with anything.
As long as we are on the topic of dreams, it is a dream of mine for you to follow me to New York. But I know that will never happen.
Dreams are important, Owen. Plus, if you want something enough it will most likely come true. So how do you know it won't 'ever happen'?
You have your own life to live. So why would I ask you to uproot your life to follow someone who is practically a stranger so they could chase after their stupid dream at some stupid college across the country.
This isn't a stupid dream, Owen. This is something that will start your dream and you can start helping people in a way you only know.
Besides, you don't know my own personal dream that much. You don't know where my dream college is. Or where I want to have my journalism be based in.
No, I guess I don't.
Exactly, so stop beating yourself up and getting yourself down and chase after your dreams.
As I said before and I will keep saying it. Dreams are important. So chase after them.
Thanks Cassidy. I'll rethink it and get back to you.
Good idea. Remember what I said about the dreams and about me.
Okay. I've got a few questions for you.
What are they?
Where is your dream college and why are you not chasing after it right now?
I wanted some prior experience to see if I wanted to continue journalism. And I do want to continue chasing after it.
But I don't have an exact dream college. That is why I want you to rethink this and take your boss's offer.
Fair enough. Also another question - How many times can we say 'dream' in this conversation?
