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I Would Rather . . .

Summary

Tonight is Jo's last night.
She's got is all figured out.
One last show at her favorite venue, with her favorite band
and then a tour of her favorite places
and then she'll be done.
With all of it.
But when her careful plan is hijacked,
and her last night to live is turned into the night of her life,
can Jo find it in her to keep going?
(My interpretation on the line "Everything's not alright, and I would rather . . .")

Characters

Jolene Bell

19 year old Jo might literally murder you if you ever call her Jolene. With the outward appearance of a punk with a fuck-it-all attitude Jo has built herself thick armor and high walls to guard her anxious, self-conscious, and self-destructive mind. But is her thick shell to keep out enemies or friends?

Chapters

The Diner

"I’d found the Midnight Blue diner on one of those nights when I told my parents I was going out with my friends and they’d been so ecstatic that they let me go without asking me who or where. "
Pier 62

“It’s an empty skate park, the possibilities are endless.”

Comments

Silently cries because 11 months is too long xc

Lawhora
7/7/14

Ugggghhhhh........This story is soooo good, pwease update soon!

Lawhora
8/4/13

Okay I just wanted to let everybody know that this is not abandoned. I wrote this all in one night and just kind of posted it and didn't really expect anybody to read it, but now that I've come on and seen that people ARE actually reading it I'm pretty much rewriting the entire thing (sorry?). It may be a few days before I continue but I promise I will post more! As a small preview I made a little map of Jo's whole journey through Manhattan (including her stops at Irving Plaza, the park, the lighthouse, the record shop, and the church as well as all of her stops with the boys). Super sorry about how long it's been with no update.
Love, Jasey