After celebrating his eighteenth birthday, Ethan Hayes returned to his routine of tackling practice papers and attending extra classes from morning till night. Even on New Year's Eve and the first day of the year, he was submerged in a sea of test papers.
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the days flew by rapidly.
The spring semester of senior year began early. Vivian York's winter break had not even ended when Ethan Hayes had already packed his bags and gone back to Silverwood to attend classes.
After he left, the house suddenly became much quieter. Mrs. York constantly worried about Little Ethan, fretting that after returning to Silverwood, he wouldn't have anyone to cook for him and might go hungry.
Vivian looked at her mother helplessly, knowing she couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she had no choice but to go back to her room to play video games.
