3 0 T H E T U S C A R O R A R E V I E W 2 0 2 3 her volleyball team, or to bowling with the track team. Wendy was nothing but an acquaintance to these people, and the feeling was mutual. “What about you?” Julie asked. “Are you excited to go to college here?” “Hmm? Oh, yeah. I can’t wait,” Wendy said. “What are you studying?” “General Studies…for now” “That’s okay, not everyone has it figured out right away.” But that was the thing, Wendy didn’t have anything figured out. She didn’t know what she was going to study or what she wanted to do with her life. She didn’t see anything when she looked into her future. “Right …” “Julie? It’s time,” John called out to his daughter, his gaze fixed onto his watch. “I’m going to call you as soon as I get there, and expect a letter from me in a few days,” Julie said as she pulled Wendy into one more tight hug. “I am going to call you so much your dad’s going to get angry about the phone bill going up.” Julie let go of Wendy so she could make her way to the car where John was waiting. Wendy’s bottom lip trembled as she watched Julie disappear into the car. The air felt a little colder as she watched the station wagon drive away, taking her best and first friend 2500 miles away. “Hey, it’ll be okay,” Wendy’s father said as he placed his hand onto Wendy’s shoulder. “We’ll see.” Wendy mumbled as she let a stray tear slide down her cheek, the only tear she would allow while her father was around to see. This wasn’t a goodbye but it really felt like it. Author Information: I am an English major, the youngest of three children, and I live at home with my parents and my older sister in Frederick, Maryland. I have always had a love of telling stories, and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found a love of writing them down for others to discover.
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