TCITR

I would probably do the same thing as Holden in some ways, avoid people who know him and try to find his thing, but I'd move to Washington state. 
I think he fancies her, because he thinks about her, and she seems to like him and get him. 

I think that people generally try to be good people, so no, I don't think people are trying to ruin things for me. People don't really ruin things for me, as far as I can think, but may be sometimes a system does, like missing a plane at an airport. Once my cat ate my poetry book cover for path, but otherwise, I can't think of anything.