versus “running away.” He was accused of clinging to the house, to his past with Stan and even to their own recent past in the house, nostalgia already. She was accused of running away on a borrowed fantasy or, worse, a marketed fantasy. Rail passes, hostels and anything to do with the indicting term backpacker were all baubles of consumerism. Freedom prepackaged. Dharma in your size and colour. Sometimes the fights lasted for an evening, sometimes they were just quick jokes. Travelling now on separate continents, they each feel the half-life of those old arguments burning away. They resurface on his bike, clinging arguments rising on one knee while another sinks and runs away. For months, they had both thought she was running away, but look at him now, slashed tires just one problem behind him. He should have paid more attention to the contradictions. What is a lover if not her contradictions? They each contained multitudes. Academically, they had been equally motivated, chasing skill, knowledge and personal expansion in equal measure.
What do You think about The Push & The Pull (2008)?
