Take Me Home
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Last published Mon, Jan 21, 2019
Jon Krakauer once said, "it's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong."
When I left my home in New York, I felt strong and knew deep inside of me that I was doing the right thing. There was not an ounce of regret when I pulled out of my driveway in my beat up bright yellow jeep, well not until I reached Chicago did it fully sink in.
Then it finally hit me when my jeep broke down in a small town in Washington, where everyone practically knows each other. You could imagine all the gossip that spread when a unknown city girl moved in.
And now add in a drunk old man, a promise, a guy who hates my guts, and a dog.
That's when my life took a turn, both for good and bad.
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