Alicia Barnes

Alicia is 40 years old. She has been working retail jobs to get through in life and is just barely scraping by. She is tired of struggling to get through life on low wages and has decided to go back to school with the hopes of being more successful in life. In the past, she dropped out of college because it was too hard for her, but this time she is determined to do well and finish. The story opens on the first day of class. Alicia is getting ready to leave the house for her first class.