Chapter 32

Even though I refused his offer, he still drove me home. And before leaving after picking me up, he gave me his calling card in case I changed my mind and needed help. I nodded, thinking that maybe I would need help someday and it's better to have someone to turn to.

I accepted the calling card and tucked it into my pants before getting out of his car. But before I could leave, he said something that stuck in my mind. He said, "Sometimes, running away from your problems is not that bad. It is a way of escaping from this cruel reality. And escaping means freedom. And there's nothing wrong with chasing your freedom. Hope you remember that." Those were the last words he said that left me thinking.

Now, I'm standing outside my house, unable to take the final step to the door. It's been a few minutes since he left, but I'm still stuck in place, lost in thought. He was right, chasing freedom and escaping from your problems isn't always bad. But being a coward sometimes isn't that bad either