Run Away

Michael

He was staring at the endless blue above him. Then his eyes slid down and met with the other endless blue. Although it wasn’t exactly blue, since at this time of the year both the sea and the sky had that grey tint they always had in winter.

But today, the weather was nicer and the sun was peeking through the occasional clouds. It didn’t bring warmth but it made the place look prettier. Michael had never been to this part of the country, but it was nice. Calm. Away from everything. He took a breath of the salty air and said.

“Let’s run away. “

Killian laughed.

“Okay. Where are we going?”

“There are many places I haven’t been to. Let’s go somewhere we both never went to. “

Killian thought.

“You know, I haven’t really spent much time in the US.”

“No?”

“No, not really. I’ve wanted to, though. “

“Why?”

“I don’t know. “ he said lightly, “Many of the books I was reading before were about those guys who..you know, left everything and went travelling all over the US,