As she climbed the stairs, she began to wonder if she should have asked Eric for advice earlier. There were moments when she wished that she had listened to him. However, she realized that she really hadn’t had any time to discuss it with him. All she knew was that she had to make the decision and she had to take it.

She knew that she didn’t want to lose her parents and she knew that they didn’t want her to leave. So now she would have to decide whether she wanted to keep on fighting against it or whether she should let them go. It was difficult for both...