Chapter 22 With every mile that passes by, I become more and more confident in my decision to leave. I can't believe I never thought of running away before, especially when I was younger. Of course, in the grand scheme of things, I met Ryder because I stayed. I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. The ride so far has been filled with silence. It's not an awkward or uncomfortable silence, more like a much needed silence; time for both of us to get our thoughts together and figure out our next step. Ryder still hasn't told me why we're running or where we're going, but for whatever reason, that doesn't seem important right now. I'm with him and as long as that doesn't change, I could care less about where I end up. It's crazy, a couple of months ago I could've never imagined