“Sounds good. I’ll look into it. I don’t see it being an issue.”

“Thanks. Let me know what you discover,” I mentioned and turned again to my laptop.

It felt good to be busy to have a plan and one thing to do. It had taken me a little bit over every week to snap myself out of the funk I used to be in after I left Jason. It had taken me lower than a day to determine I wanted to get out of city and do one thing. It had taken even much less time to determine how I’d spend it.

Annie had come over as quickly as I had gotten house, curious how the journey had gone and the way Jason and I had fared. She had been a bit shocked to say the least after I advised her all the things that had occurred. She had been supportive of me by your entire course of. Letting me speak all of it out and staying with me whereas I got here to phrases with all the things.

I didn’t really feel like I may mope round an excessive amount of over the break-up, if it may even be known as it. I used to be the one who had began issues, I used to be the one who ended issues. I had no motive to be unhappy or upset how issues went down. Even when that was precisely how I felt.

It was odd however I missed Jason. I knew I shouldn’t, we had hardly talked earlier than our journey and we solely spent a little bit over every week collectively. It didn’t make sense that I used to be lacking him, that I discovered myself reaching for him whereas I slept and awoke wanting him. It wasn’t proper that I longed to listen to his tackle my new plans and resisted the urge to name him and get his enter. It sucked greater than it ought to that I merely missed speaking to him and listening to him snort.

I advised myself it had been a enjoyable week, a good way to say goodbye to his father and my mentor and shut the e-book on that a part of my life. It wasn’t how I ever would have thought issues would have occurred however I couldn’t have requested for a greater manner for it to go. I hoped that Jason and I may discover a strategy to be pals. He was nonetheless household in any case and we might see one another now and again.

It wasn’t one thing that I may do proper now nevertheless it was one thing that I wished to do ultimately. It was why I used to be happening my journey. I wanted to get away from him, from the present, from all of the recollections I had related to it. I wanted to determine who I used to be if I wasn’t doing the present and what that meant for my future. I had an concept what it was however I wanted time to determine it out and that was what Annie was serving to me do.

Working with Kevin, seeing the US and all the things it needed to provide had been an exquisite expertise nevertheless it solely made me understand I wished to see extra. I wished to do extra. I didn’t see why I couldn’t do the identical factor I used to be doing, however round the remainder of the world. I wouldn’t be doing scavenger hunts precisely. Nevertheless, I’d do this sooner or later. I wasn’t positive how that might work if I’d be in breach of contract or one thing by going off by myself however I’d fear about that later.

For now, I wished to journey, see the world and inform individuals about it. I had a superb following on social media. I used to be positive they might proceed to observe me on my subsequent journey. I used to be engaged on a strategy to inform everybody what I used to be doing, however first I wanted to have all the things in place.

The sound of the door to my home opening had me calling out to Annie. “Again so quickly?” I requested.

“Again? I didn’t even know you had been again. I needed to hear about it from the crew,” my mom known as.

I dropped my head down and took a deep breath. I had been avoiding her all week. It had been straightforward to keep away from her when she thought we had been nonetheless touring, I hadn’t corrected her. It was solely a matter of time earlier than she figured I used to be again. I hadn’t advised Annie to not inform anybody I used to be house, however I had hoped she wasn’t asserting it both.

“Hey, Mother,” I mentioned as I walked into the lounge and gave her a hug.

“How are you?” she requested as she held me tightly.

“I’m good. How are you doing?”

I leaned again and checked out her. She appeared drained, as if she nonetheless wasn’t sleeping properly. She and Kevin had by no means spent an evening aside as soon as they had been married and I used to be positive the adjustment had been arduous on her.

“This sucks. I hate it, however I’m dealing. It’s good to have you ever house. I assumed I’d have heard from you. I didn’t suppose it might be Jason that advised me you had been again.”

“He’s again?” I requested earlier than I may cease myself.

“Sure. I’d have thought you two would have come again collectively. Don’t inform me issues went so horribly with you two that you just needed to come again by yourself,” my mom mentioned and crossed her arms below her chest.

“It didn’t go horribly precisely. I really had fun with him and we would have even loved one another’s firm.” I admitted.

“Did you get right into a battle? I’m positive no matter it’s you two can work it out.”

“No. We discovered a strategy to work collectively. We discovered a strategy to not hate one another, however that’s so far as it went. We received’t be working collectively once more. He’s going to maintain producing the present however I’ve determined I can’t be part of it.”

“As a result of you’ll be able to’t work with Jason? You’ve labored with one another earlier than. You mentioned you two began to get alongside on the journey. That was the entire level of it. However you’re saying you’ll be able to’t? Why?”

“The entire level of the journey? Do you know that Kevin would do that?”

“Who do you suppose helped to set it up? The plan was for you two to do it after the primary of the 12 months. When Kevin died, it appeared like you must do it now as a substitute of later. We each hated the way you and Jason by no means bought alongside and we wished you to discover a strategy to work collectively.”

“This wasn’t one thing he had deliberate when he died?”

“Goodness, no. Kevin was within the prime of his life, we by no means talked about dying. You recognize I hate even fascinated with it. This was one thing he had deliberate earlier than. It took coordination and time. You know the way arduous the hunts are to arrange.”

“And you probably did all of it since you wished Jason and me to love one another?”

“Nicely, that was a part of the plan,” my mom mentioned and wouldn’t have a look at me.

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