Gracie
“Enjoy your day with my mom, and I will see you at eight,” Ryland smiled, kissing me.
“Yes, I will,” I responded, “I will talk to you on your break. I love you,”
“I love you too, Gracie,”
I was getting ready to go and meet Melissa. She wanted a girl's day as part of my birthday celebration, even though it wasn’t for another couple of days, and Ryland was working until late anyway. The last month had flown by, but we settled remarkably well into our apartment, and we have started college applications too. All in all, we have made the most of the last month.
I couldn’t believe I was going to be eighteen in a couple of days. I was looking forward to it, but it would be an emotional day since my mom wasn’t here. She always used to say for my eighteenth birthday, she and
