I’m nearly four weeks into the semester.

Note: I worked on this entire piece to look better now that I can write better again. Read from the beginning. 

In less than 24 hours from now (Sunday), I’ll be walking into my Calculus One class for the first time, kicking off my final semester at community college before I transfer to a university.

“The Valley’s on fire!” Mom shouted, waking me up out of a dead sleep. 

These past two weeks have been… chaotic, to say the least.