Mary

Beth shook off sweat and opened her eyes. Clock said 4:12. With one deep breath and a little shiver, Beth forced her eyelids down. The test was tomorrow. At 50, she wasn’t used to studying. Would she pass? Her daughter was certain. Was it too late to try something so hard? Another deep breath, it was this or sink into poverty. It would take a year to finish the program. With luck and her savings she would survive it.