Thesis
"Let's do it."
"Do what?"
"Run away. Me and you. Now."
A confused stare quickly painted over the once-surprised eyes.
"Are you okay? What are you talking about?" the slightest hint of concern in Trixie's voice gave Katya all the courage she needed to continue.
"I've never felt better. Think about it. Now. We pack our bags. I steal my parents' credit card. We withdraw cash and then we throw it away and never look back. We take my car and we won't have to worry about the future ever again. We could travel the world together. No two days would be the same. We'd discover everything this country has to offer, and when we've seen everything we'll go to the next one. And when that one has everything, the next continent will be there, waiting for us. We could see the Alaskan snow and the autumn in Central Park! We could walk through forests and lay down on the grass to sleep under the stars. The leaves would be our pillow and the night our blanket. The moon would kiss our eyes goodnight and give us all the hope we need. I would braid into your hair every flower of the french spring, and we could kiss on every road in Rome. All the roads lead to Rome, don't they? We could spend the morning in an Austrian café and the evening in a Berlin bar. We could discover everything the sea has to offer us, jump on the first ship that will accept us. We could hide in the Himalayan caves and build ourselves an house in the middle of nothing with anything nature will give us. We would never have to worry again about college, work, a mortgage, a family, a car. We would choose life, as someone else before me said. We could run around the Amazonian forest and no one would be there to stop us. It would be just me and you. Just us. We would never hate each other, because everyday we would be different people, but each and every day more in love than the last. I could see your smile at the top of the Eiffel Tower and kiss you in front of all of Klimt's paintings. We would be one with the world and with each other. We could have different names everyday. Who would be there to stop us? No one! So, let's do it. Run away with me. "
"Katya..."
Silence.
Silence.
Silence.
"You are just tired. Go to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow at school."