There is one day before the Freshman Orientation! Elsa wrote the excited words in her purple journal with her favorite ballpoint pen. She faithfully used the same pen when writing all of her entries due to her blatant need for order.

She waited at the local coffee shop on Eldridge for her two best friends, Stefan and JT. They were always late, so she had become appreciative of the extra fifteen minutes she would have to herself to write in her journal appropriately titled Accomplished, Pending and Epic Disasters.

The book was filled with stories about the ever-growing drama and pressure with her family, the stress of school, goal of...