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The months passed and Melanie found herself settling into her new life quite nicely. Most of the general requirement classes were a bore, to be honest, but she absolutely loved the English classes she was taking. Although she didn't yet have Dr. Fontaine as a teacher, she was able to find excuses to come by his office at least once or twice a week.
She called her parents every Sunday evening and she texted her siblings often. She missed home, but she was so busy adjusting to life as a student that she didn't think about Iowa too much. In fact, she could sense that she was drifting apart from her boyfriend Conor. Occasionally he would let several days pass before replying to a text or a selfie she sent. They used to be glued to their phones and now neither of them seemed to care very mu
