“You carried a very heavy load for a very long time,” Rachel said.

“You don’t have to carry it anymore.”

I looked around the small barracks room.

The empty metal locker and the packed duffel bags marked the end of this chapter.

I had no more tests to pass here.

I pushed my chair back from the desk, stood up, and stretched my legs.

I wasn’t an average disappointment.

I had the highest marks in my entire graduating class.