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A woman walks on a brick path through a university quad during autumn sunset, a clock tower building in the background.

A woman walks on a brick path through a university quad during autumn sunset, a clock tower building in the background.

Page one Panel One On a fall day. Just before sundown. At Ohio State. Panel 2 a beautiful Blonde haired woman the length is shoulder blade. Her name is Myra she is 5’6 and she is 32 years old. Myra is wearing a blue blouse and black legging. With sneakers. She is walking through the quad. For her first night class. Panel 3 It was Myra's first night of the class at the University of Ohio. That she is taking. And to say she was nervous would be an understatement. She was a decade older than the rest of the students, and she felt it. She was used to being the one in charge at work, not the one nervously fidgeting in her seat, just like the rest of the students around her. Myra, originally from Kent, England, had moved to Columbus, Ohio, five years ago for her current job. Her employer had recently told her that to get the promotion she wanted, she'd need a master's degree. So, here she was, in a lecture hall full of fresh-faced, energetic students. Panel 4 As she looked around the room, Myra felt a wave of self-doubt. "This is a whole new world," she muttered to herself, a phrase that had been her mantra for the last few months. The young woman next to her, no older than 21, looked over with a friendly smile. "First day of night class?" she asked. Myra nodded, returning a small smile. "Yeah, first day back after a few years," she said, carefully leaving out the decade-long gap. "It's a little overwhelming." Panel 5 Myra had to remind herself why she was here. This wasn't just See more