CHAPTER 27 SPRING SEMESTER STRUGGLES

The morning chill of the January provoked Jenna’s cheeks while pulling her suitcase through the territory of the Berkeley campus. The winter break had been filled with family, some time with Ryan and painful farewells. Now she felt both anxious and eager as she was approaching the building where her dorm was located. Lily her roommate offered her a warm hug when she got home. “Hi there, long time no see! How did you spend your vacation?” Jenna smiled and threw her bags on the bed. ‘It was great actually, nice to be home. ’ She twisted the stainless steel pendant in the form of a bridge which she had been wearing for the past few weeks. "How about you?" Lily started telling the story about her family skiing trip and while she was talking, Jenna daydreams. She remembered the New Year and the resolution she had made thinking how she would be able to fulfill them given the fact that she was about to face a new semester. The first week back at school was quite a – shock to the syste