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PART ONE: CHAPTER TWO continued
By August, Ava and I were to be roommates and embarking on a new season of life together. Like standing on the edge of that vast lake that brought me to Chicago, I was standing on the edge, looking out onto an open stretch of life that I couldn’t see the other side of. My anticipation was sweet. There was so much I was ready to say yes to.
At the last minute my dad let me know he was coming with me to Chicago to help me get settled in. After I told him I was going to be looking for a flight, he said that he was planning on coming and wanted to know the details. Ava and her mom were arriving at the apartment on Wednesday, August 1st. My plan had been to arrive then as well. My dad had work to do and it would be better for him if we left on Friday.
It was a matter of fact conversation and I was st…