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Prologue

Spring break is a rite of passage into adulthood.

Freedom, warm weather, skimpy clothes, beaches, bars, hot bodies, suntan oil, music, dancing, drinking…so much drinking!

Everyone should go through the liberating experience of spring-break festivities at least once in life, right?

Spring break changed my life forever. It was a passage I could have lived without, a rite I would have forgone if I had known then what I know now. If life came with a crystal ball, I could have looked into my future to avoid so much pain—I would have made different choices. If only it were that easy, but I didn’t have the ability to foresee the consequences of my actions.

Wishes aren’t reality.

Pain and regret are reality, and I know them now all too well.