Day 43

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Inspiration: J.D. Salinger's Franny Glass

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Franny smiled as she leaned back in her train seat. She was headed back home to New York. Zooey was there. She needed to see her older brother. 

Franny finally did it. It was the first thing that made sense to her in months. She felt 50 pounds lighter. Lane wasn't expecting it. He was knocked on his ass in fact. 

'Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.' She repeated wordlessly as she clutched the small green book tightly in her lap. 

She wouldn't tell anymore. Not yet. Especially Bessie. 

Bessie wouldn't understand. 

Zooey would understand. 

She was finally free. 

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