Rose Pov

The first day of school jitters never seemed to go away no matter how many first days you had or how old you got. The butterflies in my belly and churning stomach always made the breakfast I had seem like a bad idea.

But it was not a terrible feeling. On the contrary, this was the excitement I craved; the excitement of betterment and moving forward with my life, becoming a master of my own path.

Because of the way my father raised ...