Winter hit long before the end of the semester did and Keeley's motivation died right along with it but she managed to make it through finals by the skin of her teeth. She was fully prepared to go into hibernation for the next two weeks until classes started again.
Her college friends had all gone home—even Valentina went to visit relatives living in New Jersey because it was too expensive to fly home for such a short time—but the good news was that Jeffrey and Lydia would be back for the holidays. They were the only thing that could motivate her to leave her house and brave the cold.
She groaned and peeled herself off the couch. "I'm going out, Dad!"
"Alright, be safe," he called back from his room as she pulled on her hat and gloves on her way out the door.
