/lit/ - Literature

>>8178947
>one year ago
>alone again during the whole summer so i just drive around places for whatever reason at weird times
>drive like four hours one day to the city to go to like goodwill or the state mall or some shit
>can't find anything to buy and store employees keep pressuring me so i just get a Nirvana shirt from Newberry comics
>sit outside for a long time eating pretzel bites and hoping to die
>hang out in Cabela's later and try to buy a Remington shotgun but it was $500 and I only had $455
>get tired as the sun begins to set and decide to find a movie theatre just to pass time
>there are like ten movies showing and all of them look embarrassing
>pick Paper Towns on a whim
>go inside and sit with a small group of tweens and an middle aged MAN who is with his wife
>can't get my bag of Sour Patch Kids open and stop trying after I cut myself on it
>well up
>the small girls behind me are loud but as soon as the movie begins I realize it's going to hit home - HARD
>turns out the movie is literally about me at that time
>cara comes onscreen and everything begins to make sense
>drive home in a daze
and this is where cara and i began