Michael's eyes lit up at the idea, even though he immediately thought of Isobel. He'd turned down the scholarship, and Max had given up his road trip, so they could watch her. Michael couldn't just turn around and run away, now. Right? But already Max was pulling away, hadn't even bothered to ask about Michael's hand. And Isobel kept looking at him with worry, which was fair, given she thought he'd killed three people, but he hadn't, and, in that moment, he hadn't really thought through the consequences of saying it was him.
But that was different. That was before Alex said his dad wanted to send him off to war. If running away with Michael would keep him from doing that, surely that would be worth it, right?
And if it was just for the summer...Max could handle Isobel, couldn't he? If Michael said he'd be back, she wouldn't freak out about him leaving her. And after everything life had thrown at him versus them, surely he deserved the chance to be a little selfish, for once, didn't he?
He wasn't sure he bought his own rationalization, but he found himself smiling anyway, and the only thing that seemed at all reasonable to say was, "Okay."
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Date: 2019-04-09 10:16 pm (UTC)But that was different. That was before Alex said his dad wanted to send him off to war. If running away with Michael would keep him from doing that, surely that would be worth it, right?
And if it was just for the summer...Max could handle Isobel, couldn't he? If Michael said he'd be back, she wouldn't freak out about him leaving her. And after everything life had thrown at him versus them, surely he deserved the chance to be a little selfish, for once, didn't he?
He wasn't sure he bought his own rationalization, but he found himself smiling anyway, and the only thing that seemed at all reasonable to say was, "Okay."