about the story
"It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction." ~
Alice Hoffman; Practical Magic
SYNOPSIS: Regan Carter is a sixteen year old girl who's troubled life collides with Zac Hanson's on the road during the summer of 2002. A sudden heartbreak gets her into trouble on the last day of school, and as a result her overbearing mother sends her away to join her musician brother as he takes his debut on tour as the opening act for his friends, Hanson.
Though she leaves behind her two best friends Billy and Janie, a whole new world of possibilities and adventures open up to her when she meets Zac, a boy who learns to love and understand her better than anyone else ever could. But as the two of them grow close, so does the inevitable end to her summer vacation, looming low and threatening to force their paths apart.
EXTRAS: characters, the "soundtrack" to the story.
INFO: Two Lanes Wide was started here at Typical Star in January 2002. It was finished in April 2002, but in the beginning of 2004 I decided to rewrite it and its sequels. Two Lanes Wide was finished around November/December 2004 and the final chapters were put up in June 2005.
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CHAPTER ONE: It'll Probably Be Fabulous
CHAPTER TWO: Bitter And Tainted
CHAPTER THREE: End Of The Third Round
CHAPTER FOUR: Meet My Sister, Regan
CHAPTER FIVE: What Band Are You Guys With? ***
CHAPTER SIX: Such A Strange Boy
CHAPTER SEVEN: This Is Just Between Us
CHAPTER EIGHT: Ghosts Of Jackson Square
CHAPTER NINE: Freckles Aren't Allowed In The Ghetto
CHAPTER TEN: Make That Two Cream Pies
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Just Watch The Fireworks
CHAPTER TWELVE: Crossing The Country Alone
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: You Look Like A Tacoma Girl
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: You're So Polite
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Roaches And Smoke On The 101 ***
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Spice Up Your Life
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Venice Beach And The Heat
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Spend All Night Losing Sleep
CHAPTER NINETEEN: This Isn't Happening ***
CHAPTER TWENTY: Be Here Now
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Taste Of Summer
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Getting Old School With Little Rascals
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Shit Luck
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Everybody's Watching You Now ***
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Too Late For That
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Zac Hanson In Winner Take All
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Something Isn't Right Here
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: One Last Time Before It's Over
THE END: Author's Note
THE SEQUEL: Blind And Waiting
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