Seventeen Again: The Day Everything Changed
in my sleep, wel
Jack, my best friend since kindergarten, had visit
I wo
childhood bedroom smelled of old books and
ing of college
things fe
ng, making pancakes. The
uidance counselo
t me. "Emily! Ready to lock in those I
t was always our dream. Shared dorms, late
voice sounding younger, higher than
tracing the "Princeton Univ
asy grin, captain of the football team. Jack followed, quie
h caught
ream team! So, Princeton for all three?
pecting the familiar
. "Actually, Mr. Henders
serious. "We're going to appl
e like a physic
But... your grades, your scores
ttany needs support. Her family's going through a tough time. If she do
er. Blonde, perky, and, in m
by the door, doe-eyed, a
lp her study, you know? Make sure she gets
dream. Shatter
n my stomach. This wasn't
, his voice gentle. "Are you
eir faces were earnest, full of a m
were looking at Brittany, who off
steady, "I was thinking about California.
their faces wa
ey? But that's so far.
" I said, a new resolv
different. Maybe it wa