CHAPTER 26 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

The rest of the days after the magical skiing trip turned to be as though the sun had melted the snow and the days were full of everlasting joy of the holiday and the warmth of togetherness of the family. It was as if Jenna was surrounded by Christmas and everything that went with it; putting up the tree together with her parents, baking cookies with her younger cousins, and snatching moments with Ryan whenever she could. And literally, as she awoke, she realized that it was New Year’s Eve and the change of the year was marked by a feeling of expectancy and of review. Jenna looked into the mirror in her bedroom putting on some mascara on her eyelashes. Her glance shifted to the silver bridge pendant she wore around her neck; a constant symbol of Ryan’s assurance. She glanced at the mirror, and a slightly enigmatic smile lit up her lips as she looked at how much things were different now compared to the year before. The girl gazing back was not the obedient and compliant high school s