Without Direction
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Last published Mon, Dec 9, 2013
"You never seem to know what you're doing." I say, easing myself slowly into the car. "You always do what you have to at the time, never thinking ahead, never thinking of the future." I'm next to her now, her in the driver's seat and me in the passenger's. We're so close I can feel the warmth radiating off of her body in steady waves. "Why?" She chuckles humorlessly and looks back at me, her eyes sparkling. "That's not a good question, really. It's something we all do." She looks at me for a second before going back to playing with the wires in the car. "We drive without direction, thinking we'd go somewhere." She fiddles with the wires some more, until the engine roars and the car comes to life. She sits up, a satisfied smile on her face, and puts her hands on the wheel. "The question is, are you ready for the ride?" • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Jay Carmin, an 18 year old recently kicked out by his parents, knows life is anything but good. His life is a roller coaster ride, one with more downs than ups. He never thought that this world contained anything good. Until he met her. Viviana Lester was left without a family as a child. She learned how to live life on the streets and usually begged for money and food. She had a horrible life with horrible luck, but was left with something extraordinary. She never thought anybody would notice her. Until she met him.
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