Dear Ethan,
Where I am at life right now, could be described as divided.
This will mark a little over a year since I’ve moved to Corpus Christi and I still don’t know if I will describe myself as a resident.
I’ve kept my mailing address as my hometown, but with my newest apartment being a more permanent choice to live in, I’ve run out of reasons to not change that.
I can never say I will move back to Edinburg.
The thought of it sends dread into my veins and a death like fog over my heart.
I can never return to where I grew up as a resident…
But try as I might, I do not feel like I belong to Corpus Christi.
It’s as if the city itself rejects me and I do not want to know why.
I am more alone than ever, yet I still feel free from all that I’ve left behind…
Lost in thought,
Valerie
Rolling in Mind After Class 