We kept running through the woods. Finally, we came to a pond that was really far away from camp. He sat down next to it.
"Let's go swimming again!" I said.
"No. I wanted to talk to you about something." I made a confused face and sat down next to him.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you sure you're okay with running away?"
"Alex, I would follow you anywhere."
"But do you want to run away?"
"Do you think I want to go home to my angry dad and the guy he wants me to marry?"
"Good point." Alex said. "You've never really talked about him. What's he like?"
"Well his name is Dwi Inan Sasnita. He's Indian, like me. He thinks that women are below men and all we should do is cook and clean. He's nothing like the men here in America."
"He sounds like the total package." Alex laughed.
"Yeah, I know right?"
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RomanceAlex and Marisa are at a summer camp. Back at home, there lives are terrible. Will they be able to escape it all together?
