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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you DIDN'T do than by the ones you did do... So THROW off the bowlines! SAIL away from the safe harbor; CATCH the trade winds in your sails. EXPLORE, DREAM, DISCOVER" -Mark Twain

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Keeping Secrets


Things seemed to be going well. The questions were still fogging my brain but I had done my best to push them to the back of my mind. There was no point in making fast decisions by throwing a handful of short fused dynamite at the situation. I stopped searching for a way to move to Washington. I didn’t know how it was all going to work out; I figured I would know the right thing to do when it was time. I was allowing myself room to let things work out on their own. I hadn’t purposely been looking for anything that night; I had just been unable to sleep. Thumbing around on craigslist was something I did when I was bored. I stumbled on a house sitting opportunity in Washington. I wasn’t sure what to do at first but it felt like a sign. I emailed the owners of the house. The opportunity was just too good not to at least try. It was a slim chance and I didn’t want to get anyone’s hopes up; so my Grandmother and I kept the emails to ourselves. I hadn’t wanted him to know just yet. I knew what he would say and doubted it would be encouraging. It was hard for me to keep the secret when I was so excited but I knew what would happen if people found out. They would have questions and I wouldn’t have answers. So I endured my silence. I knew the opportunity was going to cause me some confusion and a few complications but I hadn’t been prepared for what had come next…

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