The Space Between (2014)
“I didn’t value self-replenishing dining halls, schedules that conveniently avoided Fridays and anything before noon, or the seemingly endless excuses college kids invented to throw parties. I knew I didn’t appreciate it, and the three hundred and thirty-mile drive to Cornell was a definite reminder. Once I was deep in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts, the gilded memories of a responsibility-free youth crept into sight.
Nonetheless, college was a messy time for us, and it was the first... and only time in my life that I was separated from my siblings for more than a few days. All told, I spent two solid years alone at Cornell before Matt showed up.
Shannon should have been a year behind me like always, but Angus went to war with her during my first semester away. Before I made it home for Thanksgiving break, he emptied her college fund. He justified his behavior with his breed of fatherly wisdom, insisting Shannon was attending college with the intent of finding a husband, and he didn’t deserve the tab for that.MoreLess
Nonetheless, college was a messy time for us, and it was the first... and only time in my life that I was separated from my siblings for more than a few days. All told, I spent two solid years alone at Cornell before Matt showed up.
Shannon should have been a year behind me like always, but Angus went to war with her during my first semester away. Before I made it home for Thanksgiving break, he emptied her college fund. He justified his behavior with his breed of fatherly wisdom, insisting Shannon was attending college with the intent of finding a husband, and he didn’t deserve the tab for that.MoreLess
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