Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Even Jessica, once hailed as a prodigy by many of her university professors, was no exception to the challenges she now faced.

Still, her current situation left her with no choice but to pick herself up and find the courage to start again.

With renewed confidence and a solid foundation, she only needed a brief half- hour conversation with Mr. Smith before he couldn't help but praise her.

"Ms. Greene, you're truly talented. It would be such a loss if you gave up animation. If you hadn't taken that seven-year break and kept working in the industry, I have no doubt your achievements would rival my own."

Even in such a short exchange, Mr. Smith could see she wasn't just technically skilled-she also had a knack for scriptwriting and directing.

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Smith," Jessica replied. "I'm not thinking that far ahead. I just want to do my current work well. As for things that haven't happened, I try not to dwell on them-no reason to add more anxiety. Everything happens for a reason, and it's never too late to start over."

In truth, those words were as much for herself as for him.

Living in the moment-that's what really matters.

The past can't be changed, and the future is impossible to predict.

Worrying about either only leads to endless turmoil.

trap before, letting her life spiral

on the present is the only

was going smoothly.

off to specialized studios, and a single character might be brought to life by one artist or several, all depending on the director's

had her own reasons

to join in person:

from Mr. Smith and live up to her professors' expectations, she wanted to put some distance between herself and Timothy and his father, and she hoped

visit, get familiar with the place,

clear direction, Jessica could finally get started. Her first priority was to finalize the

got up early and headed to the hospital

toe. The whole process took nearly the entire

she

sitting

Jessica had previously been

simply assumed she was here for