CHAPTER 38 SPRING BREAK ADVENTURES

Valentine’s week had been a ride for Jenna and Ryan full of ups and downs and everything in between. They had invested a lot of time to this topic and to their individual careers, analyzing all the options they have. In the end, they'd made a pact: Ryan would agree to the year-long program in Tokyo and Jenna take the internship in Silicon Valley. Both of them were determined to make the long distance relationship to work despite the obstacles that they are going to face. They knew that with the approaching spring break, they would be busy and so they planned to spend all the time they could together. They decided to take a road trip down the coast of California, intending to make as many memories as possible before the two of them would be posted far from each other. The morning of their departure, Jenna tossed her duffel bag into the back of Ryan’s rusted out Jeep, her pulse pounding with equal parts anticipation and something closer to sadness. This would be the last major jaunt