In the first few weeks after Molly agreed to support Brianna"s decision to attend Woodland, they kept their distance from one another out of anger and apprehension. Both were furious that the other had been keeping secrets. Brianna worried that her mother avoided her or was reliving some former nightmare. Molly worked twelve-hour days claiming there were larger college payments to consider now. She"d called Woodland College to deal with the financial expenses and confirm there was no father in the picture. The first tuition payment"s impending due date obligated Brianna to approach her mother for the money earlier than she"d planned. Though a soccer scholarship had covered most of the cost, Brianna still needed to pre-pay for room and board, meals, and other expenses before the semester be
