5 Reasons why Abby left home and went
to college far away from her father
Abby
Abernathy seems like an average freshman in college who moves out of her
parent’s home to fully experience college and the obstacles that it may come
with. But this statement is far from the truth, Abby’s father, Mick Abernathy
is and has always been a big-time gambler. Abby took after him when she was
thirteen and started to play against professionals. As soon as she turned
thirteen, her father’s luck ran dry, he lost money left and right and he owed
other people money almost 24/7. As soon as she was accepted into college and
graduated high school, she moved out to a college away from her father and away
from her past. By doing this, it helped her to get away from the gambling
world, her father’s blame and her dark, dangerous past.
1.
She wanted to get away from the gambling world.
Since she was immersed in the world of black jack,
slot machines and poker, she saw the dark sides of this lifestyle. She felt
threatened by her father to pay her, was worried for her safety against the
regular players that she beat and felt like no one could be trusted. She felt
as if she would be put into a situation that she wouldn’t be able to get out
of. She feared the gambling world because of the dangers it held. “He owes
Benny money, Mare. If I don’t they’ll kill him,”
2.
Her father kept blaming her for his bad luck.
As her father’s ability to win worsened, he constantly
blamed her for his lack of luck. He told her, “it’s the least you could do! I wouldn’t
be in this mess if it weren’t for you!” Abby constantly felt as if her good
luck was the reason for her dad’s back luck.
3.
Her father always asked to borrow money because he
owed so many people.
Due to Mick’s constant loss of money, he always
pressured her to give him money so that he could be able to pay off those that
he owed. His thoughts were that if she was winning money all the time, she’d
have some leftover that he could have, when in reality she was using that money
to buy things she needed and for college itself. He even said that if she gave
him the money that “Benny won’t send his thugs after me,” which forced her to
feel obligated to help her father when he didn’t deserve it.
4.
She wanted to start a new life.
As most recently graduated high school seniors, Abby
wanted to feel like she was free and could do whatever she wanted without
having to worry what her parents would think. She saw college as an opportunity
to get away from her past and turn a new leaf, become an entirely different
person if she wanted to. When someone asked her why she moved from Wichita she
said, “We just had to get away,” She believed that if she moved far away from
her father and went to college away from home, that she would never be forced
to face her past ever again. By getting away and going to college with her best
friend America, she could put some distance between her and her old life.
5.
She wanted to experience college fully.
Abby wanted to be able to go to college and focus and
have fun without her past or people she used to surround herself with hold her
back. Abby wanted to be able to do what college kids normally do without the
worry or stress of thinking about what trouble her father may have gotten into.
She also wouldn’t have to worry about putting any of her friends or people she
loved in danger because of what she used to do.
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