The casserole was fantastic. So was seeing those family members who I haven’t seen in a while and who’ve been in and out of the hospital as if it’s a race to gather stitches and prescriptions. I felt like an adult, explaining to everyone my college plans and what I plan to do after high school. I don’t feel adult, but the look in their eyes of ‘hey, she’s got a plan’ made me feel, if slightly, more equal to them.










