After she’d left without saying goodbye, would Greg even want to talk to her? Maybe she’d get all the way back there and find out that he didn’t love her after all. She shook her head. No. That wasn’t true. She’d seen the passion in his eyes the night they’d made love under the stars. He did love her and she was beginning to think she’d been a fool for everleavinghim.
She pushed open the door and walked up to Andy. She grabbed his face and forced him to lookather.
“Pay attention,” shesnapped.
“Thecolors…”
She swore, thenslappedhim.
“What’d you do that for?” hegrumbled.
“Wake up. I need you to focus for twoseconds.”
“I’m withit,man.”
“I’m going back to the farm,”shesaid.
“Toldyou.”
“Are you going to remember in the morning?” sheasked.
“Farm…” hemumbled.
She shook her head and climbed into the back of the bus. After bundling the few clothes she had into a bag and grabbing her tent and sleeping bag, she pulled the doorclosed.
“Far out,” Meadow said as she strolled over. “You’re reallydoingit.”
“What?”
“Going backtohim.”
“Yes,” Daisy said through clenched teeth. She wasn’t in the mood to deal with her wastedfriends.
“Right on,” Meadow said. “Give me a hug though. If you change your mind, meet us atWoodstock.”
“I will,” she said. Who knew, maybe she could convince Greg to gowithher.
“I’m going to miss you, babe,” Meadow said before flinging her armsaroundher.
“Me too.” Daisy hugged her back. “I love you.Staysafe.”
“I’m with my people.It’scool.”
“All right. Take care of my brother,”Daisysaid.
“I’ll do what I do,” Meadow said while spinning in a circle. She stumbled a few steps before plopping down on thegrass.
Riverambledover.
“You taking off?” heasked.
“Yeah.”
“Here.” He pulled the keys to the bus out of his back pocket. “You can give it back to us atWoodstock.”
“I might not make it,”shesaid.
“If you don’t, we’ll just meet up on theflipside.”