Chapter 37: The Element of Power.

Just as expected, another round of rejections came in the mail. I shouldn't have been surprised by this, but it still hurt—a dull, persistent ache in my chest that added to the fact I was already mentally down. I sat on the edge of the bed, the blue light of the phone screen reflecting in my eyes as I scrolled through the polite, soul-crushing "no's." I didn't understand why it was so hard for me to find work. Was independence really this frivolous to obtain? ...