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“You really put a lot of thought into this plan, huh?”
He slid his wallet out of his back pocket. He flicked through his money inside, and took out two white pieces of paper. “I was actually banking on it.”
In his outstretched hand were two airline tickets – one of which had my name on it.
“Chase…” I began.
“Please don’t say no right away,” he begged. “If you don’t want to come with me, then I’m not going anywhere. It’s both of us, or neither of us.”
“No pressure or anything.”
“I’m not trying to pressure you. I just need you to see that I want my future to include you, and that I don’t want to leave you behind while I go off and fulfill some pipe dream. I know you would love California. After everything we’ve been through – after everything you’ve been through – we could get a fresh start, together. If you think about it, and decide that you don’t want to go – I can always get a refund for my tickets. Just please don’t answer right now. Sleep on it.”
I flopped backward onto the couch, staring up at the ceiling.
Sleep on it. As if I’d actually get any sleep after this.
23
The Knock
“He wants you to move where?!”
I winced in pain. “I think you scrambled my brain with that octave.”
“There is no way you are considering actually going with him, are you?”
I uncovered my ears. “Is it safe to come out?”
“Be serious, Merr. What are the odds that he’s going to be the next big star? And what are you going to do while he’s off playing gigs in bars? You’ll be all alone.”
“He brought up going to school there.”
“How are you going to afford all the expenses? California isn’t cheap.”
“I know. It all sounds crazy.”
“That’s because it is crazy.”
Brody sighed loudly.
“Oh, don’t you dare say a word right now,” Shelly warned.
Brody smiled. “Listen, I know you two are best friends, and you don’t want to be apart from each other. But she’s my best friend, too, and I have to be honest with her. What else are they going to do stuck here for the rest of their lives?”
“I cannot believe I’m hearing this.” Shelly covered her face with her hands.
“Dude, you should have just agreed with her.” I winked at Brody.
“She knows I’m right.” He rubbed her knee. “You can’t stop her from going any more than she can stop Chase from going. It just wouldn’t be right.”
“I haven’t made my decision, yet. I’m just bouncing it off of you.”
“Who would you bounce it off of in California, huh?” Shelly fired. “You’d be out there all by yourself.”
“She could use this nifty new invention called a phone,” Brody retorted.
“No! You’re not on my side. You don’t get to use sarcasm.”
