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Short Story: I'm So Exhausted

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I blink. I was expecting him to be angry, but now I'm not sure what to do. Because the only thing that'll get me out of this is not leaving, and that is something that I've been planning and working too hard not to do. "What if you came with me?" I ask quickly, because had I waited another second, he'd've kicked me out. He was about to, I could tell, but now I've distracted him from that. Now his expression is a little less hard. Because he's thinking. And then it hardens again. Because he's made up his mind. "No," he states firmly. "I'm not leaving my life behind. Unlike you, I find it horrible to just let my life go." "Unlike me, you actually have a life to let go of," I sigh. "You take a lot of things for granted, Ally. I think I liked you better when all you wanted to do was go home. Now all you want to do is escape." I frown. "Austin, I'm not-I have reasons!" "You can't just run away-" "I'm coming back!" I exclaim. "It's not forever, you know! I'll get around, I'll do what I want to for a little while now that I finally can, but I'll be back! And then we can-" "And you think I'll just be here, waiting for you!" His voice has gone up increasingly, but he lowers it again. "Ha. I have better things to do then waste my time wishing on things that are never gonna-" he cuts himself off, and bites his lip. "How close are you to having enough money to go to California?" I gape at him for a second. He's confusing me. First he's cold, and then he's defeated, and I

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