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wild joy. “We’re free!” I shouted to Paul. We exchanged

high-fives as we headed toward a new and unencumbered

life.

I no longer live with Paul, but I live with our

decision every day of my life. It has left a blank spot

in my work history and on forms that ask for previous

addresses. It is a nagging guilt that plagues me
sometimes in the night, a stalking shadow that may still

overtake me one day. When I hear of hit-and-run drivers

or criminals whose past has caught up with them, I feel

a tug of kinship. I, too, know the hunted feeling of

running from trouble.

Questions

1. Circle the letter of the statement below that best

conveys the writer’s main point.
a. It is a nagging guilt that plagues me

sometimes in the night, a stalking shadow

that may still overtake me one day.

b. In that moment of clarity, I also saw that

what we were doing was illegal.

c. Two months later, we made a decision that
has haunted me ever since.

d. “We’re free!” I shouted to Paul, and we

exchanged high-fives as we headed

toward a new and unencumbered life.