I sighed and shut my notebook. It was no use. No matter how hard I studied, I wouldn't uncover who I was. I looked outside at the sunny blue sky and smiled. There was only one thing that I wanted to do right now. I grabbed my earbuds, phone, and slipped out of my uniform, into something way more comfortable. Then dashing outside and waving to some of my friends, I ran outside, where I found the well-beaten path that I usually took when I was out. Sliding my earbuds in and hitting play on my playlist, I began to run with Come To Brazil, by Why Don't We, blaring in my ears.
Running down the beaten path, with my sunset-colored hair, I found inner peace. People had been bugging me all day about different things. My professors were hammering down on us to get us to study for final exams, my friends wanted to chill out and have some fun, and my parents. I sighed. They wanted me to finish this year and come back home to take care of my sickly little sister who had fallen ill. My mother and father both had jobs to do and it was hard for them to take care of Tyra without me at home. It was hard on my sister too. I knew she missed me and I missed her terribly but I didn't know how much help I could actually be. Mother had said that I could work around the barn if I wanted to. She understood how hard it was for me to be around my sister and see her in the state she was in. Mother knew how much animals mean to me, how much I love taking care of them, and how much they help me feel better. I couldn't wait to get home to see Midnight, my Friesian horse, and my sister.
Even though I was glad to be going home soon, part of me dreaded it. I knew my parents would ask me what I wanted to do when I finish Hogwarts in a year. I didn't know. I didn't even know who I truly was.
And it was ripping me apart.