"Let's run away."
My heart stopped for a moment.
"What!?" I asked surprised.
"You heard me! Let's run away together! We can go
on a long road trip together. We can 'live' in my
van! I'm tired of this, everything, with our parents.
We'll be alone together and they can't control us
anymore," he explained.
Now that I think about it, it's actually not a bad
idea. We wouldn't have to deal with our parents
anymore, and we'd be alone together for a while. No one
could control us.
"Let's do it. I can't believe we're doing
this together!" I said.
"I agree, but maybe they'll realize that we're
perfect together and accept us at last."
"Yes! We can only hope. How long do you think
we'll be gone?"
"As long as we need to be," he said, "In
fact, I want to leave. Now. Or whenever you're
ready.
"Now. We should probably pack though. As soon as we
pack, we can leave. The sooner the better, right?" I
told him.
"Right. Let's go over to your house and you can
start packing."
We both got in my car and drove over to my house. When we
got there, there was no car in the driveway.
"My parents aren't home. I suppose that's a
good thing though."
We both when inside, and Gage helped me pack. We
weren't sure how long we'd be gone, so we packed
for a lengthy amount of time. At last, we were able to fit
my things into a couple suitcases.
"You should probably leave your parents a note and at
least let them know that you're with me and we're
leaving for a while," Gage suggested.
"Fine. I probably should."
I got a sheet of paper and hastily wrote:
Dear Mom & Dad, I'm leaving with Gage. We're
going on a road trip, and we're not sure when we're
getting back. Think over everything. We'll be fine.
Bye.
"There. The note is finished," I announced.
We brought my things back to the car and drove over to
Gage's house again. I pulled into the driveway and
decided I wouldn't go in and cause more trouble.
Instead, I loaded my things into the trunk of his van and
got inside, waiting for him to come out of the house. About
twenty-five minutes later, he came out with his two
suitcases. He loaded them in the trunk along with my things
and got into the van and sat in the driver's seat.
"All I said was 'I'm going on a road trip with
Tara for a long time, so bye I guess."
"It's okay. We'll be alright. At least
we're together," I said as I got out to GPS and
set it up.
"I'm actually thrilled to do this, Tara. I really
am," he told me excitedly.
I looked over at him. "So am I. I love you, Gage. I
truly do."
"I love you too, Tara, more than you can
imagine."
"Tell me, what's the
definition of
love?"
