So... I was gone for a very long time. I could give a whole lot of excuses, but what it boils down to is that: I moved from the west coast back to the south, I had a surgery on my leg, and had to get two of my wisdom teeth out.

I hope that that explains a bit why I haven't updated in forever and that y'all aren't too mad at me :)

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Gilbert sat panting in relief. He hadn't missed the train. However, he felt distinctly the lightness of his wallet. He was disinclined to think the worst of a person he was not well acquainted with. But, he couldn't help thinking that the boy at the counter had taken advantage of him.

It was things like this that made him glad he was going home. People wouldn't try to swindle him because he had a distinctly "non-mainland" air about him.

When the train pulled out of the station and Kingsport had faded away behind him doubts began to take hold of him. He wondered if Anne would welcome his attempt at extending an olive branch, or turn him away as he feared. Whether it would be the result of ill feelings on her part or Gardiner was unclear.

He tried to push the what ifs that started to flit across his mind rapidly by thinking of how his Ma would smile and run up to him to give him a hug, and his Pa would slap him on the back with pride at the sight of him walking up the lane with his degree. Only to become conscious a moment later of the fact that he could barely pay for the ferry ride back to the island, much less a ride from the station.

"Guess I'll have to walk." He sighed leaning back into his seat.

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This story has a lot of typos and looking back through it...I cringe. But, I won't be going back to correct those small errors yet. Which means that; while I do basic editing as I write, I won't nitpick my writing until I FINALLY am done.