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"I bought the RV and I started out on the road. Shortly after that, I met you guys, and it was like I had found a group of people who had a reason to be out there, traveling around, they had a real goal. I didn't really believe you guys at first, what with the whole corporate abduction thing and all, and I'm still not completely convinced that we're not all insane, but it's exactly what I’ve been looking for, a reason that's legit in a world full of bullshit reasons to live."
He waited, then, long enough for me to realize that he expected a response, though I was quite focused on what he had been saying and kind of wandering off mentally in the direction that the conversation had taken.
"But now you want out," I restated, reminding him that he'd told me he was leaving Janine and I, just a few minutes before.
"I don't know what I want, I'm mixed up and tired, just like you guys. I'm being emotional, and it's a bad combination. Maybe what I'm trying to say is that I like you guys, but don't keep me around if I'm just pissing you all off with my curiosity, eagerness, and oftentimes, my confusion. I'll head out, you just say the words."
"I'd like it if you stayed with us. I feel like we're going to need someone like you to help us get through this, especially if I ever want to see my girlfriend ever again."
He held out his hand, and I took it into mine, shaking it. |