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how beautiful I looked.  My dad was a little bit more
reserved and he just looked at me and gave me a weak smile.  “You look nice
honey.”  That’s all he said to me.  Oh well, I’m not going to dwell on that,
maybe one day he’ll appreciate me .  I always did that, I always pushed my
dad’s lack of affection and interest out of my head and imagined that one day
he would change.  I had to keep telling myself that because it was what I held
on to whenever I doubted that he loved me.  So I stuffed my hurt feelings way
down deep and I went on about my way. 
           The following week, I was off to
Chicago to live with my best friend.  It was time to shut the door to my past
and open the door to my future.

       CHAPTER THREE
     
               Portfolio School was set to
begin soon, I had been in Chicago for a week and the last of my things had
arrived earlier that day.  I wanted to finish unpacking so that I could feel
settled.  Kelly found us a really cool, affordable timber loft in the West Loop
and I loved it!  The wooden beams and exposed brick were exactly what I had
been dreaming of. 
           “Just how many clothes do you have,
girly?”  Kelly feigned shock at all of my boxes that were strewn around the
apartment.  I was almost done unpacking but empty boxes were everywhere so it
looked like I had more than I actually did. 
           “Not half as many as you missy!  I
am so happy we wear the same size because I just tripled my wardrobe with your
clothes!”
           Kelly laughed as she threw a t-shirt
at me.  “You know you can borrow anything you want.  But triple your
wardrobe?   I don’t have that many clothes!”
    One of Kelly’s friends
was having an end of the summer party that night and I wanted to be completely
done unpacking before we left. 
           “This is going to be a casual party,
right?”
           “Yeah, totally chill and laid back. 
It’s an art crowd so you’ll find that everyone is pretty cool and easy to talk
to.  It’s probably similar to the kind of people you’ll meet in advertising. 
Creative types tend to stick together.”
           “I’m just excited to meet new people
who live in a big city.”
           “I really do think you’re going to
love Chicago, Emma.  It’s so different from New Holstein, it’s a completely
different world.  I know I keep saying it, but I still can't believe how
different you look.  I always knew you had this hottie inside of you waiting to
get out.  You look so gorgeous and I am sure you're going to have guys falling all
over you left and right.”
           "You know what, I'm not even
interested in meeting anyone right now.  After being in a relationship for
almost two years with someone who turned out to be the biggest jerk of all, I
just want to take some time for myself.  I want to focus on school this year
and not get involved in any messy relationships.  I'm calling this the year of
me and that is where my focus will be."    
           Kelly gave me a knowing smirk and
didn't say anything as emptied the dishwasher.  But I knew her, and I knew that
smirk, and I could tell that she was holding back what she really wanted to
say.
           I giggled at her silly antics. 
"Oh just come out with it Kelly, before you pass out from holding your
breath."
           “I just think that as soon as guys
get a look at you, you are going to have to beat them off with a stick and you
won’t be able to say no!  As soon as you meet a cool, nice guy I bet your
attitude about all of this will change.  Mark my words, you heard it here
first!”
           I threw a t-shirt at her and she
threw it right back at me and we erupted into a mini clothes fight.  We were
goofing off for a while and laughing and giggling so hard that we didn’t
realize how late it was.
           “Oh!  We better get ready for the
party!  We both still