I was a Yound Traveler

I was a lousy student. I was happy when I was at school; it was the place that I felt safe. Sadly, I did not go there to learn but to be satisfied. I am sure it would be easy to do booth simulations, but I didn’t want to learn. I am not saying I could blame this on my dad, just because he wanted me to be smart and have a successful working life when I was older. But with that, I was rebellious to the way we were. It is time for me to say that my part in this howl ting is fifty, fifty in our dynamics.

 When I was 16, I could feel it in my bones that I was going to leave the nest early. By the time I was preparing to leave, the only thing that I had to get was the courage. I talked to some of my friends about it at school. I was sure that I would like to leave, but I wondered if this was us. The other kids my age were trying to talk me out of it. I needed their input, and that is what made it harder for me just to get up and run. The dilemma was a little war in my heart.  

The first time I left home, I went to the 10 highway and held out my hand to get a ride. It did not take long for me to get a ride. A gentleman stopped and wanted to know if I needed a ride. I didn’t know if it was a good thing to do because it was the first time I rode with a person who didn’t know, but I went for it anyway. We had a good time visiting and talking. They asked me a lot of questions. He asked me what I did for a living. I told him I was a writer. He asked If I had been published, I said yes. I then asked me who I posted for, and I told him that it was for Time magazine. He asked me where it was in the magazine. I told him it was toward the back of the magazine. He asked me if I wanted to go to his house and have some fun. I told him no because I need to get to the train station. He asked me where I was going, and I told him I was going to Tuazon, Arizona. That is where he let me out of the care and wished me well, but the last thing he said was where they do not have your writing in Time Magazine, then he left. I did not say a word, but I bet I had red cheeks of impressment.