What’s there to think about? I say we make a choice here and now on this crusty shell-patterned couch. Will we live the lives they want us to live? Or will we blaze our own trails and set sail? Let’s at least give it a shot before we can only wish we had. We can always come back and get a real job and start again.

The possibility of anything happening amplified the feeling of freedom, not knowing what might happen next.

I have zero dollars,’ I said confidently.

I have zero dollars, I said confidently.