rly morning finally taking its toll on me. The pot of coffee I'd consumed after getting back from our shopping escapa

My mother's sweet voice asked. I glanced up to see her smi

is all," I replied cryptically while h

g but a bad influence on you. And what's this your mother's told me about you wanting to join a sorority

r, but even more so since we've recently graduated. I think it would be a great opportunity for me to get out of my comfort zone and meet some new people, maybe even open some doors for n

stuff. My final answer is no," his voice held finality and I tried my hardest to choke back the emotion ball that had begun to form in the base of my thr

y about the organizations they're a part of. I think it's only fair we let Penny do this one thing. She's never asked anything like this of us ever before. Besides, we've raised her to be a very re

fore roughly scooting his chair back, throwing his half-fini

s innocent voice spoke, breaking the hea

han it had been a few minutes ago. I tried to ignore the quiver in her voice as she spoke, but I couldn't and it tore me apart inside. I walked over and gave her a tig

enny'

week of preschool, and trying not to drown in the high-stress activities and decision-making that was infamously associated with rush week, I hadn't had a single second

set random things up here and there all through the morning and into the afternoon. In true Kelly-fashion, she'd gone completely overboard like she always had a tendency

n't a single doubt in my mind. The place was insanely nice. With that being said, though, I was still completely against her parents spending even more money than they already had on the both of us, I'm glad I eventually relented. The simple fact that I wouldn't have to share the space with anyone else, besides Kel

with the decorative pillows I bought for the couch, don't you think?" Kelly's sweet,