“You are such a nerd!” my friend texted me as I pulled up to Northwest Peak High. “Oh leave me alone! I just wanna see what they’ve done with the place,” I responded. Northwest Peak High was where I had spent four of the best years of my life. Though I was ten, nearing eleven years graduated, I was preparing to move in with my husband and wanted to give the place that gave me so much one last fare...

“Unlocked…big mistake,” I thought to myself, allowing the door to swing open. Watson’s no time, I dashed to the living room and grabbed everything that looked to be even slightly of value and stuffed it unceremoniously into a bag. Picture frames, left over money, devices, anything I could get my hands on was fair game. I looked around, noting that the windows were already covered by curtains, bli...

“So this is it, huh? My best friend starting college..” Lily said somewhat sadly, placing one of my boxes into my new dorm. “Hey, I’ve still got a perfectly good week of summer first,” I teased, trying to lift her spirits and, if I’m honest, mine too. The fact was though, that summer was ending I was going to be a freshman in college while my best friend and sister would still be in Highschool. “T...