I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, then ran.
William Carlos Williams once said, "In summer, the song sings itself."
I felt trapped but not literally. I felt like I couldn't do anything on my own, couldn't make my own choices. I couldn't live. So I left.I don’t regret it, leaving I mean. I gave myself adventure and freedom –everything I dreamed of. And I didn't even need to go far, I just crossed the border. I headed to Michigan, to my grandparents’ house. They understood what I was going through, they accepted me. They didn't take me back ‘home’.
So here’s my story.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.