Fresh by Margot Wood

Author:Margot Wood
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2021-08-03T00:00:00+00:00

ELLIOT MCHUGH’S 7 STEP PLAN TO GETTING HER SHIT TOGETHER

1 PICK A FUCKING MAJOR.

2 Study my motherfucking ass off.

3 Call Remy more often.

4 Eat 40 percent less waffles and 60 percent more vegetables.

5 Take my ADHD medication instead of selling it.

6 Find a way to forgive Micah.

7 Accept that Lucy may never forgive me even though it’s not my fault.6

But before you go and queue up the Confidence Boost playlist on Spotify, let me warn you. I don’t expect this to be one of those redemption arcs where I come out of this better off than where I started, I’m just trying to get back to neutral. When you start your freshman year, your slate is clean. Whoever you were in high school, whatever drama you were caught up in—none of that matters. You can reset, if you want to. New school, new friends, new attitudes, new life. You get the chance to choose who you want to be and then you have the opportunity to become that person. It’s a moment with weight. It’s a moment that demands reflection. But I got so caught up in the newness of it all that I completely forgot to take the time to figure out who the hell I want to be. Looking back on that first month here . . . shit . . . I experienced so many firsts. My first time away from home. My first time living with someone. My first time living in close proximity to booty calls. My first time having to make my own decisions regarding my health and well-being. My first time being responsible for setting my own schedule and studying on my own.

And the truly shameful part of all those firsts is that I was so goddamn lucky to get them. Everything Lucy said the last time we spoke was 1,000,000 percent correct. I am lucky to have a family to go home to. I am lucky to even be able to attend the school of my choice. And what have I done with all that privilege? Lucy was exactly right. I took it all for granted. I took an opportunity so few get and I pissed all over it. I haven’t taken any of it seriously. My friendships, my education, my relationships. I went through life as though none of my actions had any consequences.

I wasted my fresh start, so now I don’t get a do-over. Instead, I have to dig myself out.

And I think I am finally ready.

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