CHAPTER 39 CAREER CROSSROADS

The pleasant weather of their spring break trip seemed like a dream to Jenna who was busy coding on her computer. She was interning at Silicon Valley for two weeks and the pace of work and the pressure that came with it was already visible. She looked at the picture frame on the desk, a recent selfie of her and Ryan on the last day of their trip to San Diego, both with tanned face and broad smiles. The pain in her breast, which she felt since Ryan left to Tokyo, grew even stronger. They had pledged to call each other daily through video conferencing; however, due to the 16 hour time difference the interaction was limited and half-asleep. There was a notification that said – ‘The call is scheduled in one hour. ’ Jenna smiled, there was happiness and anxiety in her stomach. She had something to tell him and she wasn’t very sure of how he was going to react to it especially Ryan. Jenna sat and thought about how much life had changed for her in the past month while waiting for the ca