Twenty-Three
NOVEMBER-18 YEARS OLD
I realize through all of this that you can’t force people or relationships. People have changed, just like me. I’m no longer the same; neither is Audrey nor my parents. So, I let them make the moves to spend time together. With Audrey it is getting better and better. With my parents, I guess it’ll just take more time. It’s much harder with Dad.
I’m almost three months into my studies and I already signed to start a small internship after this summer for a local crisis center. It’s a paid internship, so I’ll be able to quit the clerical job. Things feel like they are going in the right direction.
“Happy eighteenth birthday!” Audrey pokes her head through the door, “We are going to Catfish Town tonight. The Riverfront Festival. Wanna come?”
“Yes!” I re
