Get my driver’s license
Sing solo in front of a crowd
Perform at a venue
“See, I’m just fine, I already checked off number four on my own tonight. I sang the national anthem in front of a crowd.”
“I feel like that only half counts. It should be one of your original songs. Make that an addendum for number five.”
However, now as I scan the rest of the list, I notice it has in fact been added to with five new items written in my best friend’s signature, all-caps handwriting.
TAE’S THINGS TO DO BEFORE COLLEGE (RY’S VERSION):
LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR
SNEAK OUT PAST CURFEW
GO ON A DATE
HAVE FIRST KISS
HAVE A BIG “O” (hopefully from someone else)
“Are you kidding?” I ask as I turn the journal around so Ryan can see it, as if she doesn’t already know.
