Chapter Six

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Cold. All I can say is it's been cold. Sure it's still technically summer, but summer is morphing into fall. Fall would be here soon. And fall is windy. Wind brings a strong breeze of cold air. Very cold air.

I haven't gotten very far for the time I've been gone. I left about 3 days ago and currently I'm staying behind some old abandoned building that used to be an ice cream shop. I figured my parents just thought I was kidnapped. Except, who would want to kidnap me?

Everything is going pretty smooth. I still had a bunch of emergency money in my bag. I've been using that to get food and I use my backpack as a pillow when I go to sleep. I plan to get out of town, find a job, and get a nice one-person apartment. I really just want to move past things and start a new life. On my own. I really don't need anyone to look after me. They would just slow me down. I know the way I want things to work and I plan for them to actual go the way I want them to. I know exactly what the "real world" is like. I know exactly what they are like. Difficult.

Of course at some point I would want to find someone and start a family. I would raise my children right. Unlike my parents raised me. Of course I taught myself ever everything I know today. I would help my kids with some things, but make them figure things out. Like I had to do.

I wanted to stay here for another day or so, then catch a train out of Utah to Washington. Sure the states look close on a map, but money wise, it's a long way to go.

Washington seemed like it would fit my vision. From my research, it has lovely agriculture, friendly people, and it's just an all around good state in my opinion.

I would do anything to get there.

Anything.

Anything.

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