“Well, what’s wrong with moving out there? I think you’re
worrying about things that you shouldn’t be worrying about
this soon in the game. It’s only been a month. There’s a reason
people give things time. Time can change a lot of things,
including your perspective. Why wouldn’t you consider going
out there, in time, if that’s what you really wanted?”
“Because I would never leave everything here! I’m the
same way. I wouldn’t leave you and all my friends. Mom and
Dad. Even Billy. I’d be so lonely.”
“There’s this thing called a phone. Or a computer. You
could call or video chat and all of that. Text. People move
away from home all the time. Just because you’ve never left
Topeka doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t or wouldn’t find that
you wanted to one day.”
“I don’t want to leave,” Quinn said stubbornly. “I know
that about myself. Plus, I have my place here. And my job.”
“A job you don’t even like.”
“It’s still a job. I’ve been applying for others for a year
now and I haven’t gotten a single call back. Obviously it
wouldn’t be easy to find something else.”
“There’s always something else, even if it’s just filling in
until you find what you really want
to do.”
“No.”
Quinn turned away from Danica and watched the
people rushing past them. Most of them were rushing, like
they’d cut it close too. She was surprised at how many people
there were for the early morning flights. Maybe they all just
wanted to get it done and over with and have a whole day
ahead of them after. Maybe some of them were travelling for