CHAPTER 22 COLLEGE BOUND

Jenna was able to go through the first weeks of college in a sleepy daze. The orientation activities, going through the process of moving into her dormitory, and the beginning of classes did not leave her with much time to rest. Her roommate Alexis was a cheerful theater major from New York and their tiny room was always filled with laughter and positive vibes. It was not until the third week of classes that Jenna was able to set aside sometime to make a video call to Ryan. Each time his face filled her screen, she gladly saw him, experienced a sadness for not having called earlier, and a touch of guilt for that. “Hi stranger,” Ryan said with a smile on his lips but the intensity of the light in his eyes was missing. ‘’Hello there, how’s the experience at Berkeley treating? Jenna started describing her day to day experiences in more details including the difficult courses that she was taking, the people she was meeting, and the exquisite campus that she was studying in. Each time