Brianna"s animated, full lips raced as she linked arms with her best friend, Shanelle, and circled the northwest corner of the campus quad. They"d been on a final tour before deciding which college Brianna would attend that fall. “This place is fantastic. Did you see those locker rooms? To die for!” Her almond-shaped eyes opened wide and bright upon visualizing the first true separation from her hometown since birth. Was it possible to be afraid of and thrilled over something at the same time?
“Be careful!” Shanelle yanked Brianna backward before crashing into the security alert call box. “It"s like you"re in a trance right now.”
Wisps of shoulder-length auburn locks covered Brianna"s face when a few gusts of wind blew through the meandering pathways. She stopped near the entrance of a s
