Growing up
Growing up in a small town can have its ups and downs as many people know. You know everyone in the area and trust the people around you to help out when you need something. But the downside is that you don’t have much variety going on in the place around you.
Melissa just wanted to get older and go and see the world, or at least the rest of her state. She hadn’t really been around California and was excited to see more of it as she would get older. The first time she saw the ocean as a child, it blew her mind.