It was that moment. That dreaded moment. It was time to say good-bye to every person and every aspect of life I had ever known. I was about to get on a plane, and fly a thousand miles away to begin my college life. I was at the security check-point, the point at which no one without a ticket can pass through. It was the final good-bye.
Every thread in my body was weak, and did not want to go. The hour leading up this point had been agonizing and yet unavoidable. I had decided to go to Florida State University, a twenty-five hour drive away from my home in Massachusetts. Long hours o…
