The nearest furniture store is forty minutes away. Only used furniture is available in Athens-another of the 4,724 reasons I want to escape this town.
“Hey Madison," Adrian greets when our FaceTime connects near the end of September. “How's college life treating you?"
“I love my methods classes. The professors are cool. How's everything in Athens?" I wonder if the camera angle shows I've put on a little weight. It might only be five pounds, but I see changes in my face and stomach already.
Adrian jumps right in. “I get to go first; my news is juicy." She wiggles her eyebrows up and down. “I am officially dating Winston."
I puff up like a peacock. I'm proud that Adrian listened to me during our phone calls and recent texting sessions. I encouraged her to take a chance. She never wou
