Teddy Duncan closed her book and sighed. How was she ever supposed to study for her first official college class exam if she couldn't even concentrate? This wouldn't be like the tests she took at South High. This was college, and not just any college. This was Yale University, one of the best schools ever, and she'd worked too hard and too long throughout her life just to let her college experience just slip away. Besides, what would her family think? They were proud of her (yes, even PJ, Gabe and Charlie although she knew they would never admit it) and she wanted to live up to their expectations and hold onto that feeling for as long as she could.
With a new determination, she picked up the book and forced herself to read it. Come on Teddy, you can do this! Her mother's voice echoed in her head, followed by that of her best friend; T, you don't want to end up doing something with your life that you'll regret. She glanced at a paragraph soaking in the words, hoping they would somehow transform into knowledge. But then she realized that she'd been reading the same sentence over and over, she put the book down in frustration. Perhaps if she just cleared her mind.
But doing so was not in the cards.
For the moment she looked up, her eyes fell onto the dresser that she shared with her roommate Meredith. One side (the left), held several framed pictures, that suddenly blurred before her eyes, and she was thankful that Meredith was gone for the weekend, visiting her family in Oklahoma. The weekend didn't officially start for two days but Oklahoma was a long drive from Connecticut. Come to think of it, so was Denver.
And just that simple thought was all it took.
Darn it, not again….