This Love by Hilaria Alexander

Author:Hilaria Alexander [Alexander, Hilaria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-04T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

The next couple days, we argued about when and how I was going to get there.

He insisted I should fly to Florence, while I was firm on my decision to travel by train. He said he needed me there as soon as possible. If I was going to give in and go to Italy, at least I wanted to do it on my terms. It would take me about eighteen hours to get there and travel all across Germany before I could get to my destination. I would actually have to buy a ticket for a sleeping cabin! I had never done anything like that before, and I was really excited at the thought. I reminded Lou he was accusing me just a few days ago of not trying out new things.

He wasn’t too happy, but he finally gave up. I got my ticket and everything that night after we talked on the phone.

Lieke wasn’t too happy when she caught wind I was leaving for a few weeks, but Helga distracted her by taking her to see her grandparents for a few days. They lived in the countryside about an hour and half from Amsterdam. When I stopped to think about it, I couldn’t believe the distance these people were going for me, just so that I would do what they believed was in my best interest.

“Let me take you to the train station tomorrow,” Johan said.

“Thank you,” I replied, “but there’s no need. You guys are busy enough in the morning. I promise I’ll be back before you know it. And thank you again for letting me go. I know you could’ve said no, and I’m pretty sure if I ended up in a different place, I wouldn’t have been able to.”

“Of course we want you to go! This is a big opportunity for you! Maybe it will help you understand what you want to do with your life. Besides, you know that we think of you as family, right?” He stretched out his arms to give me a hug. I hugged him back and suddenly felt already melancholic. I was excited to see Lou, but these people were my support system. They were my family more than my blood family. No time like the present to let them know I loved them just as much.

“I think of you as my family too. I don’t know if I ever felt so much love and encouragement from my own family.”

My train ride was interesting, no doubt.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two legs of my trip, the first train to Frankfurt, and the second one to Munich. I was on cloud nine when I left Amsterdam and excited like a little kid. Plus there was so much to see. Between people-watching and looking at the landscape outside my window, I didn’t know where to look. Sure, I got to see a lot of different people and tourists in Amsterdam every day, but living with Johan and Helga was like living in this microcosm.

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