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courses.  That would mean I would save myself about $11,000 on school loans, and I would graduate at least two semesters sooner.  Today is turning out to be a good day after all.
    I scroll through the contacts on my phone and decide to call Heidi instead of text. 
    “Hey, Hun! How are you?” Heidi’s bubbling voice says on the other end of the line.
    “Good, I’m just so happy to hear your voice.  I just miss you so much.  This move has been so hard on me.” I say and I start to sob into the phone.
    “You’re not the only one. I miss you, too, silly.  We spent every day together.  How could you not think losing my friend would be hard on me, too?”  Her words stun me, because until this point, I have been so consumed with what this did to me; I didn’t consider how hard it would be for the friends I left behind.
    “I’m so sorry, Heidi, I didn’t mean to pull an Angie on you.” I say, making a joke at my mother’s expense. 
    “It’s alright.  You ready for the big first day of school?”
    “No.  I spent the summer wallowing in self-pity instead of signing up for my classes.  I won’t get to make my schedule until the first day.”
    “Girl, you should’ve called. If I was there, I would kick your ass.”
    “No need, I’m already kicking it myself.  I did get some CLEP guides at the library.  I was thinking of knocking out some of the basic classes to cut down on loans and college hours.”
     
     
    “Ooh.  Good thinking, I will look into that too up here.”  Heidi said.
    “I don’t know why I didn’t call.How are Matt and your folks?”
    “Matt is great; he makes me so happy and has been such a trooper since you left.  Don’t tell him I told you this, but he goes with me to chick flicks now.”  The thought of Matt sitting through a tear jerker while Heidi cries makes me smile.  I remember one night when all of us were watching a chick flick at Heidi’s house.  Heidi and I cried and sniffled so much that he vowed never to watch another chick flick for as long he lives.“My folks have been acting weird lately.  Dad is working such crazy late hours and Mom even got her first real job working part time job at the mall.” Heidi continues.
    “Wow.  Those are some big changes.” I say, as I walk down the driveway to the front door. 
    “Yep, it’s good that she has something to keep her busy when I’m gone.”
    “I’m back at home.  I want to dive into these books.  I love and miss you so much.”
    “Love you too, Hun.  Talk to you soon!” She says and disconnects the call.
    I get comfortable on the swing and pull out the hard cover book from my bag.  I am usually an e-book kind of girl, that way I always have the books I need at my fingertips.  However, this book is like a priceless treasure in my hands.  I take my time turning it over to read back cover and the blurb about the author. 
    Sometimes I just miss the smell of a book and the feeling of turning actual pages with my fingertips increases my enjoyment.I dive, heart and soul, into the story.  Time flies by as I enter the world of the two main characters of the story.  With my vivid imagination, I feel everything they do when they have their first kiss.  I wonder if I will ever have a great love of my life. For a guy to sweep me up and tell me that he is mine forever. I think about Mr. Donaldson and wonder if I will have a family someday with someone like him.  With that image, I drift into a sweet dream.
    I wake up to wet dog kisses from a sweet little chocolate lab puppy. “Surprise, sweetheart.”  In front of me stands Mom and Larry, and she looks like the cat that just swallowed the canary.
    “Your mom said you always wanted a dog; I hope you like him.” I roll my eyes and look back at my mother.  “Sure, I wanted a puppy when I was six, and you kept promising we could get one.  Even took me to several places to look at them, but we never did buy one.”  I watch Larry uncomfortably move