Page 17 of Every Step She Takes
“And I love that about you! You’re selfless to a fault. But maybe on this trip, you could be a little selfish. Focus on yourself.”
I know she’s right about everything. She always is. On the plane, I used Sadie as a distraction, and if she’d given any indication that she wanted me to, I would’ve easily abandoned my planned trip to follow her on the Camino. I would’ve spent two weeks falling in love with her.
And then I would’ve fallen out of love, because that’s what I always do, and I’d be right back where I started: with a dead dad who didn’t want me, and an inheritance I don’t want, either.
In three weeks, I’ll have to go to my dad’s funeral and finally decide what to do with the legacy he left me. I don’t need distractions. I need some fucking clarity.
But I’m not going to admit this to Michelle with any sincerity. “I get it,” I say dismissively. “I will have adult feelings and make adult choices. No Romeo antics. No love at first sight, no following strangers to second locations, no getting carried away by fleeting delusions of true love. This will be a romance-free trip.”
“Mal!” she shrieks, and Cedar echoes with a bleating cry.
“What? Do you want me to find true love or not? You’re sending me mixed messages here, M.”
“No, Mal!” Michelle’s voice almost trembles with rage into the phone. “Why are there sandy seashells in my metal colander?”
Oh,right. That’s where I put it.
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Guest Blogger Introduction Post!
Hey Nomads! As you can see, I’m not Vi. I’m the other, more boring Wells sister, Sadie, and I’ll be taking over this spot for the next two weeks as I complete the Portuguese Camino with @Beatrixtours. I’m sorry you’re stuck with me while my sister heals from her injury. This is my first time traveling abroad or doing anything even remotely adventurous. I’m nervous and excited, and I hope you will stick around to see how it goes. Thanks for reading, and sorry again.
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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: a white woman with long red hair wearing a black zip up and white crop top posing in front of a window at Heathrow Airport
Comments
beatrixtours
We can’t wait to meet you and have you as part of our Camino family!
mollymacdougalwells
I am so incredibly proud of you, my girl. Get out there and see the world. Your mama loves you!
zaraisavegan
Whoa you look exactly like your sister just much older
jonassalt
r u even queer tho?
thegregorygraham69
my thick goddess! You do not need to be single any longer. I will love you forever. Check your DMs!
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Sadie
I need food. Emotionally. Cognitively. Gastronomically.
I need it to soak up the red wine still lingering in my gut. I need it to put an end to the headache that developed as soon as I smelled the eighty different perfumes sold in Heathrow’s C Terminal.
