21
The girls returned to campus early, telling their parents they had assignments that they needed to get back to finish. It was now 1996, their second semester at RBU about to commence. Aurelle wanted to bask in the solitude of their cottage. Diana was determined to escape the grim quiet of her family home and get to work at the Den, putting her ideas from the break into practice. Almost immediately upon returning, she threw herself into her work, spending long hours at the studio. She had returned to school galvanized, determined to make something of herself, something to be noticed, by Grace, by Marianne, but also to shine in the world. She painted constantly, and had begun to push her body athletically again as well, remembering the thrill she got from physical demands. She hiked and
