Chapter 7
Danielle
No more parties. No more days of skipping school. No more shopping at Boston’s mini mall. No more dreaming of things that I could be. No more wasting my life with glee. I’ve done made something of myself, and I did it with no one else’s help. How sweet it is to finally say that I’ve been doing well, living life my way.
It’s finally summer time, and I’m on my way home, in a few days anyway. With graduation tomorrow night, there’s nothing in the world that can bring me down. Mrs. Collier gave me $50 as a graduation gift. Mrs. Troup gave me a fancy cosmetic bag along with $20. James’ gift to me was purchasing my airline tickets. Way back when, that would have upset me, but not now. My time here is done, and in five days, he’ll never see or hear from me again. It’s clear
