The drone of the airplane's engines and the rhythmic hum of the journey, Talia found herself in a cocoon of her own thoughts. Her decision to leave without informing her parents weighed on her mind, but the urgency of her pursuit drowned out any lingering guilt.
"Why tell them?" she reasoned with herself. "They wouldn't understand. This is my choice, my journey to find happiness. I’m sure they're gonna force me to continue my relationship with Ely. They will never like Jonathan!”
The plane soared through the clouds, she gazed out the window, lost in her own musings. Hawaii, with its promise of new beginnings, held the key to the fantasies she had woven in her mind. Jonathan, the elusive figure at the center of her desires, awaited her arrival. Or at least, that's what her deluded heart w
