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< What could go wrong? Nothing! >
"Crying never did nothing for nobody.' You knew it, and yet here you were, bawling your eyes out over a stupid break-up. With a MAN, no less.
So stupid. Stupid stupid stupid. That's the word that came to mind, with a few not-so-nice variations of it. You cried as you drove home from school. You didn't want to see him or hear about it or even think about it. I gotta get away.
That too ran through your mind. Run away. Run far away. Where is far away?
Many possibilities took turns taking presence in your mind, but one stuck out the most. Your mom and dad were divorced, and your dad lived far away. Two hours away, actually. You could live with him. You could never see your stupid fucker ex ever again. Stupid. You could move houses and schools.
Perfect.
Okay.
With that, you pulled up into your driveway and called your mother, who was still at work but typically not busy.
Perfect.
Okay.
Okay…
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The weekend was two days away, you stayed home from school those two days. Your mother made the arrangements for you to switch schools, overjoyed that you finally wanted to have a relationship with your dad, not knowing it was to get away from your secret boyfriend, now secret ex. You spent those two days packing. Although not especially looking forward to the move, you kept your reasons to yourself and put on a smile.
Your stepfather's truck would do for the luggage, and your car had a small trunk for anything more important. By Monday, you were semi-settled into your 'new' home and enrolled at Derry High School. Yay. Little did you know that would be the stupidest decision you'd ever made.