By the time Roxanne returned to her room, she was deadbeat tired. With a groan, she collapsed on the comfortable surface of her bed, as the warm texture sucked her in.

Even though she felt weary from being out for so long, she had a smile on her face as she lay on her bed.

“Today was fun… Even more than I thought” She said to herself.

It would soon be new year, yet she didn't have anyone to spend it with.

"I shouldn't be sulking about this now. I knew what I signed up for when I left..." She mumbled.

With those final words, her eyes gleamed with melancholy...