I shut off the television and looked out the window of the Motel 6 hotel room. It was about the size of a bedroom in a townhouse, bathroom and all. Although, that’s what you get for paying only $55 a night and that’s a good deal when you’re on a tight budget.

I looked out the window and tried to figure out how this mess started. What had led me to take my old beat up car halfway across the country to a Motel 6 by myself living on no more than the $600 in my bank account? It wasn’t even the end of the year yet, my friends were back at class in New Jersey sitting through study sessions for the finals before graduation. And here I am in some unknown town in Missouri sitting in a motel room wasting my life away.

Then that one fateful day came rushing back to me—the day that led me to drive half way across the country away from my mom, my so called boyfriend, graduation, fucked up seniors and my ex-best friend. I remembered it like it was yesterday..well it was actually two days ago…