Finding out how the other side lives. No, that was too bitter. Arrogant. After the whole mess with Sam and Stacey, Shannon had taken a semester off, mostly because she hadn't really found it possible to do anything. Eventually, she'd snapped out of her funk, even though every so often she slipped and fell back into that old mindset, despite all her attempts to overcome.
Taking as few classes as she could and still be a full time student, Shannon had quit school once she'd gotten a job as a paralegal secretary. One day she'd go back, but at that place in time, she wouldn't have been able to handle both. She still wasn't sure if she could. She could remember all too clearly all the other times life had completely overwhelmed her. "Adjusting to life as a secretary. Not quite as glamorous as being a cop," she teased, "but it's better than nothing."