Being nineteen was easier said then done. It had been a year since she graduated, and nothing had been going as planned. Chihiro stayed in the same small town, and went to college in a town a few miles from her house. She had vowed that she would find the place where her heart belonged, but life didn't want to take her route of choice.

Chihiro wasn't really interested in studying science or how the world worked, but her parents had forced her to venture out in the world. They didn't want Chihiro wandering around in her useless games anymore. They loved their daughter, but they wanted the best for her.

Chihiro loved her parents to death, but she had made her mind up a year ago. She was going to find that special place she held dear to her. The wind passed her by as she rushed down the dirt path towards the tunnel. A voice seemed to whisper to her, urging her to keep coming. And so, the nineteen year old continued to listen to that voice and it brought her through the darkness that would soon lead her to the light.