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Annie
Jordan dropped me back off at home. He wanted to be alone despite all of my protests. So, I slunk back to my house, nudging a meowing Avocado out my way, as I worried about him. I knew exactly what I needed to do.
I pulled my laptop out and opened my ranks.
Seattle—University of Washington Baltimore—Johns Hopkins Atlanta—Emory Los Angeles—University of Southern California Dallas—University of Texas, Southwestern…
Seattle right there at the top, like I’d always wanted. I still had a few days before I needed to commit and submit the official form. I probably should have talked to someone about it, but I’d already made up my mind. As soon as Jordan had sunk down into the driver’s seat, I’d known what it meant.
His mom had cancer. He’d moved here, primarily, to be with her for t
