"It was sort of an either or situation..." Though really, Australia was out of their price range anyway. Still, it was a nice dream.
Sherri made a face at the mention of their parents. "I want to go back to school. That might be easier, here." She didn't mention that she wanted to keep track of Brian, stick around until he was doing better. "We can drive over to the next state and you can send them a letter saying that you're leaving to go somewhere, wherever you want to tell them. That way it will be postmarked from somewhere else, so they can't tell that you're still in New York, and we can move to another part of the city." That should cover all their bases. It was easy to lose yourself, in a big city like New York.