It was the longest trip I had ever been on. That really wasn't saying much, as I had never driven more than sixty miles from my hometown. Still, by anyone's standards, the journey was absurdly long. According to MapQuest, it lasted approximately thirty-seven hours and eleven minutes. I guess that's if you're super human and never need a pit stop, of course.
My boyfriend and I were driving away from Athens, Ohio. I had been born and raised there, along with all the other members of my family. It was never discussed among our little quartet, but it was a known fact from birth that my sister and I would attend and graduate from Ohio University. So it had been a terrible family tragedy, when a few months ago, during my second year there, I made plans to transfer in the fall. What had shocked
