“Believe me, Valley Girl—after you spend any real amount of time here, you’ll be running for the hills.” I shrugged. “I don’t know . . . I don’t hate it here.” “That’s because you think you’re on some grand adventure. You think you’re going to find yourself in these mountains, don’t you?” She sighed, shaking her head. “Your story will end exactly how it did for the rest of the Valley Girls before you. You’ll grow bored and wonder if what you’re searching for doesn’t exist—or maybe if you already had it all along. But soon enough, you’ll head home and be grateful for how good you had it.”
