We’re going to Carolina.
Oh, fuck no, I said. You got me fucked up.
Either come or stay; I’m going, Beth said.
But what about Seattle?
What’s here for me? I mean, really, what?
Everything is here, I said.
Beth looked down and away.
Mom is here, Dad is here.
But home is where you are, Beth said.
Let’s pack, I said.

(Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)