The Final Semester: 800,000 Reasons to Leave Home
Language: en
When it was time to head back to college, my stepmother shoved a cheap, off-brand carton of milk into my suitcase. "Take this. Drink it at school." It was a leftover holiday gift from someone else that had been sitting untouched for months. My dad leaned against the doorframe. "I'm not giving you any money this semester. Didn't you make $2,000 working your winter break job? $500 a month for living expenses—that’ll cover you for four months perfectly." "You're an adult now. It's time you learned to be independent." My hand, in the middle of packing my suitcase, froze in mid-air. Nearby, my…