EMILY

< 20 days to go. >

I read the new text notification on my phone.

An exasperated sigh escaped my lips as I turned the phone's screen down. My eyes fell back to my laptop, where I was searching for side jobs to take on.

All the open places I saw didn't work well with my work hours, and others just did not pay enough.

Maybe I should just take up a weekend job? But how many weekends before three weeks are over—just three Saturdays and three Sundays? Where would that get me?

Maybe I should plead for a few more days? An extra month, maybe?

'Or you could...