From Sonya’s 3 LineTales at Only100Words. You can find the original prompt here. Thank you, Sonya.
photo by Faustin Tuyambaze via Unsplash
Rachel worked hard for twenty years, she had something to prove.
She earned all the distinctions, M.D., Valedictorian, Summa cum laude and a residency at a prestigious hospital.
The debt she amassed guaranteed she would work hard for another twenty years to earn her freedom.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Ah, the trap of education!
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Very incisive story.
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Oh so true! I literally just finished paying off my student loans nearly 20 years after graduation…the ball and chain of opportunity.
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Congratulations! If you think about it the obligation can be staggering.
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Story of my life – wobbling between overbearing obligations and shirking all responsibility 😉 Thank you kindly for stopping by ❤
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So, so true!! There has to be a better way, just never found it.
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