“Your essentials are ready, bro. If anything’s missing, just buy it once you get to Norway,” he said.
I nodded, and the two of us took a cab straight to the airport.
Standing outside the terminal, Ashwyn gave me a long, searching look.
“Bro… if you change your mind, there’s still time,” he said hesitantly.
I shook my head and smiled faintly. “Nah. I’m just wondering… why didn’t I see through it all sooner and leave earlier?”
Then I took a deep breath, snapped my SIM card in half, and tossed it into the trash.
“Let’s go,” I urged.
Boarding passes in hand, we walked straight onto the plane.
Ashwyn and I left New Jersey without looking back.
