[cashewmanz]

I could never deny my own nerves. I had started shaking whenever I thought about this process. That had been going on for a few days before this one. And now that I was here, my own body was making excuses for me. Suddenly I needed to use the restroom, at least, I thought I did. I knew myself too well to think it was real. All I could do was take a deep breath and keep moving forward. But I still had a long way to go, so I did my best to scan the crowd for a friendly face--anything to distract me.