*~*Talia's POV*~*
I felt like I was a bad person. I had all my family around me, and yet I was bored. I didn't know what to do with the people in my life half of the time. And my friends weren't here with me right now. Ada didn't come home for Christmas because she was taking a special accelerated class over the break. It was four weeks long, but it would give her another three credit hours to make it easier on her later. Not only that, but she would be able to apply for another scholarship because of it.
She wasn't the only one that was gone either. Sereia, Storm and Saylor were gone as well. Their birthdays were coming up this month, and with school starting again soon, they were taking a trip with their dads during the break. In a way, I was truly envious of them.