Katey's POV

Katey groggily opened her eyes and found herself laying in her bed and surrounding her, mountains of boxes. As she yawned and started waking up she saw her sister Suzie walking through the hallway towards her room humming the chorus of the newest song from the teen sensation Donna Sully.

"Boo bum bee dumm dumm, boo bum bee dumm dumm." Suzie hummed, swaying her hips from side to side,

"Suze!" Katey called, in search for an explanation of where she found herself.

"Good morning sunshine. I thought you'd never wake up!" Suzie was her usual cheerful self.

"Ha ha, very funny. But seriously Suze, what happened yesterday after my mad dash?" Katey asked, fearful of the options.

"Oh… are you sure you really wanna know?" Suzie looked worried, something that was highly unusual for this younger sister.

"Suzie tell me now."

"Well after you ran out, Mom of course tried to cover up. Not wanting to be embarrassed and all. But Dad got up and went looking for you. Let's just say he wasn't too happy to find you passed out on the golf course."

"That was it?"

"No. Not really. We all came home and Mom and Dad started having one of their "none of your business" conversations and when they came out of their room they told me that you were going to Radcliffe next week. Then Mom launched herself into a full packing mood. That's why you see this." Suzie said pointing at the assortment of boxes now covering the floor.

"Oh great…" Katey said allowing herself to fall back into bed. "Uh, I feel sick." And with that she ran to the bathroom and puked.

"Are you okay? Want me to get Mom?" Suzie really looked worried.

Katey considered her options. If she called her Mom to help her she'd have to face reality. And she was far from ready to do that. She settled on staying in bed a little longer.

This wasn't how she imagined her life to be. Planned out for her. The old Katey would've been alright going to college, learning and finding a job. But the Katey she was now knew that life's what you make it. Only months before she was imagining a life with Javier, living in Cuba. Just taking life day by day but now this seemed like a distant reality. Something she had once dreamt or a movie she had once seen. Far from seeing it as part of her life it felt impossible. So as her sleepy eyes fell shut she smiled because she knew in her dreams Javier was only a call away. She could see him ,if only for a moment, and remember what once was.