Over the past few months, songs have been filling my ears — songs full of emotions that once existed as a distant thought. “ Make it Shine ” from “Victorious,” “ We’re All In This Together ” from “High School Musical” and “ Ribs ” by Lorde all felt like posing in front of the school bus on my first day of kindergarten while my high school neighbors, who looked like adults to me, got in their cars to drive to school instead. Recently though, getting older began to feel scary and the change that I have spent my entire life anticipating doesn’t feel like I expected it to. High school graduation isn’t full of smiles radiating certainty about our futures, and tears, as rooted in happiness as they may be, are still tears. As I prepare to move to Ann Arbor in the fall, college feels mor

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