Finally done with high school. I have been looking at universities for well over a year now, and I want to pick the right one. I want to get my education and go somewhere that does not set my parents or me back financially forever. I want to be a teacher, join a sorority, and maybe have a little fun too. My parents and I settled on a university that would not leave us burdened for the rest of our lives. I worked in high s...

This story begins with the last paragraph of the first part. The next day some of our initiations would begin. Darla was first up. A bunch of us went to the outdoor lunchroom and watched Darla sit down. She waited until there were at least eight people around her, and then she pulled out her phone and began talking loudly into it like she was talking with someone. We watched as she said, “That's right, surgery. I shoved t...