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Gritting my teeth, I turned to stare out theIt was dark outside, so there wasn’tback atand not short either--and then he added, "I don’t knohy the two of you think you have to go to college together"
That was it He’d definitely found my hot button "It’s not your decision," I snapped as if I hadn’t said this a hundred ti I don’t knohy you keep talking to these scouts Stop encouraging thee doesn’t have to be a ‘we’ thing It doesn’t have to be a joint decision It wouldn’t be the end of the world if you and Austin went to different schools for a few years"
My fists clenched in ood school Why do you have such a probleether; we met there And I don’t have a problem with the school It’s just that you can do sohi about the school, or about Austin?"
He heldback to watch the black ribbon of road that stretched out ahead of hiravity of his words sink in, he tried to explain His voice was softer now "It’s not Austin You know I like him Hell, he’s practically family It’s just that you’ve known him your entire life, Kyr You’ve never had a chance to meet anyone else To know any different"
This was new, this arguer aboutabout my futureforever
I blinked hard, not wanting hi of his words "Stop the car," I stated, and hated the way my voice cracked when it finally cleared the barrier of my throat
"Kyra"
"I mean it Stop the car!"
We were in the middle of nowhere, on Chuckanut Drive, still ton My dad slowed but didn’t stop, his tires crunching on the gravel on the side of the road "You’re not getting out There’s nothing out here"
"I’ll call Austin," I insisted "He’ll pick , but only barely, as his words tu me in the backseat "I just don’t want you to settle I want you to experience the world To go big" It was one of o ho" I didn’t want to live a catchphrase at all, none of the the car door was easy, and even though the Prius felt like it wasin slowin the Grand Prix I thought of what breaking ht mean to my dad’s precious full-ride scholarships, and suddenly I didn’t care about scholarships or scouts or full rides
"I said stop!" I yelled at my dad, and when I heard the screech of the Prius’s tires skidding to a complete stop, I leaped out of the car