Eighteen-year-old Jenny awoke early one August morning and climbed out of bed before her big blue eyes were quite open. The hard wooden floors felt icy under her bare feet. Rushing to her window pushing back the pink cotton curtains and lifting the aging wooden pane, she inhaled the aroma of lilacs from the blooming tree below. She saw a small patch of dark clouds threatening to block out the morning sun on the horizon. …
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…to go to school. She knew that her parents are crushed that she is at finally breaking away from them, growing up, and that she will no longer need their assistance. She has become an adult. As they released her and she climbed into her car, her mind was filled with anticipation and anxiety, her stomach with butterflies. This was the beginning of a new challenge for Jenny. One that she was definitely ready for.