Thirty-Four
Jacob
It was the last day of school, and it couldn’t end fast enough.
In a few hours I’d be officially a senior, and in a few weeks, I’d turn eighteen. Then, the countdown began.
Things at home were better than ever, with my mom finally finding her place in this new world of hers, and my parents dating … perhaps even reconciling for good. But, I was ready for my own life to start.
This being on the cusp of teenager-to-adult man was frustrating.
I was ready to be free. To live on my own and make my own decisions. My own failures and successes. I knew some guys who fully planned to live with their parents until they were forcibly removed.
I was not one of those guys.
My grades were good. I’d started saving money when Ally had told me about the baby, and even though that w
