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    Victoria leaned her head back against the cold bricks, allowing her blonde hair to flow around her shoulders. She attempted to readjust her body in order to be more comfortable, knowing that she would have to wait a long time before Levi got out of work to come pick her up. She had no interest, however, in going upstairs and spending the next hour listening to her roommate complain about either the five boyfriends she had or the crazy party she was at last night. Perhaps at one point that would’ve been something that Victoria had been interested in, but ever since she and Levi had gotten serious there was no reason for Victoria to worry about frat boys or what new tattoo she should get on Spring Break.
    Victoria’s Spring Break wouldn’t be spent on a beach somewhere.  Instead , she would be cozied up with her boyfriend, Levi. Boyfriend didn’t even seem like the right word, partner or best friend made more sense. Levi had rented a small cabin in the woods for the two of them. Victoria finally had time to really embrace the trip only an hour before, when she packed a bag full of long sleeved shirts and tight fitting jeans. Although it was still chilly outside, Victoria made sure to throw in a few camisoles and a pair of shorts just because she knew Levi liked them.
    This extended weekend was supposed to be all about the two of them. As Victoria watched two freshmen play Frisbee on the lawn , she imagined how romantic their weekend would be in a cabin amongst the trees. It was a place where Levi could truly relax. No cell phone reception meant no annoying interruptions from friends or work. Soon they would be sitting in front of the fire, snuggling together, or drinking wine by the lake with a homemade picnic. It all seemed so picturesque in Victoria’s mind, but she knew that’s not how things really worked. No one’s life was like a movie.  Victoria had learned that the hard way over the past couple years.
    College hadn’t been all that it was supposed to be. The first bump in the road had been when Victoria failed a course second semester during her freshman year and life had gotten a lot more difficult. Victoria’s parents were on her all the time about grades, threatening to cut her off if she couldn’t keep them up. It wasn’t really clear as to why she had started to rebel her freshman year.  Perhaps it was the fact that her sister, Fallon, had finally married the complete buffoon, Drew. Victoria was forced to spend more time with him then necessary. Necessary being only holiday dinners and the occasional family reunion. But now Drew was at their parent’s house all the time, which made no sense considering their parents had bought Fallon and her shiny new husband a beautiful townhouse as a wedding present. Victoria felt she had to keep an eye on him. She thought that he might swipe something when no one was looking. She was so annoyed that she was the only one that could see how money hungry he was. Sure, for a long time Victoria had been one of those girls that asked her parents to spend money on frivolous things, but now that she was getting older, she had realized just how lucky she had been growing up.
    She thought about Levi’s upbringing for a moment while she raked her hands back and forth through the dewy grass. His mom had left Levi and his older sister , Tyne, at a very young age. Not that she was really a mother figure before she left—mostly she was as high as a kite. This made for a very difficult and awkward situation at home for Levi