||*ARIEL*|| I let out a breath of relief as I locked the restroom door and I walked over to the sink, staring at my reflection in the mirror. I had my graduation gown and cap on, my badge as the top student pinned to the chest of my gown, my certificate sat in my bag where I had left it. I was a graduate, done with my four years of studying psychology, somehow it felt unreal. I patted my body, pulled my cap from my hair and I looked over myself in the mirror again. I was a graduate at twenty-six, before I could stop them the tears found their way out. This felt like a dream, and if it was I don't want to wake, never in my wildest dream would I have, thought eight years ago that I'll be wearing a graduating gown. Eight years ago it was a wish, a hope I wouldn't dare to reach out for, b