Freedom

I'm going home tonight, my first break from my mom in two weeks. I wish my brother were here; we can get each other out of the black mood.

First stop -- Half-Price Books. Then a Red Robin's milkshake while I read Madeline L'Engle's memoirs, then home.

Three of my friends are moving away next week -- one to India, one to Los Angeles, one to Virginia. I am testy, irritable, sad.