“My-my father told me he's taking me away to London. He's registered me in-in a college there.”
Jim Cleary looked at her, stunned. “He's doing this because of us, isn't he?”
Ashley nodded, miserable. “When do you leave?” “Tomorrow.”
“No! Ashley, for God's sake, don't let him do this to us. Listen to me. I want to marry you.”
“My uncle offered me a really good job in Chicago with his advertising agency. We'll run away.”
“Meet me tomorrow morning at the railroad station. There's a train leaving for Chicago at seven a.m. Will you come with me?”
She looked at him a long moment and said softly, “Yes.”
Thinking about it later, Ashley could not remember what the graduation party was like.
She and Jim had spent the entire evening excitedly discussing their plans.
“Why don't we fly to Chicago?” Ashley asked. “Because we would have to give our names to the airline.”
“If we go by train, nobody will know where we've gone.” As they were leaving the party, Jim Cleary asked softly,
“Would you like to stop off at my place? My folks are out of town for the weekend.”
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