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It’s calling me

Madeline Thornton Student Contributor, St. Bonaventure University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SBU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Boston, Massachusetts

It’s senior year and my classmates and I had to vote on a senior trip. I desperately wanted to go to New York City for the Broadway and the lights. Unfortunately, I was outnumbered and was forced onto a bus to Boston. I remember sitting there for hours on end wishing the bus would go to the city. We got to Boston and went to bed the first night. I woke up the next day wishing to be walking through Times Square, instead, I was walking to the town square but decided to make the most of the place I was in. I roamed around the city taking in the sights and spending time with friends. That night I went on a ghost tour and had a great laugh. On the other days of the trip, I went on a Duck tour, a boat that can go in water and on land, and I saw the city from another light, making me love the city even more. The amazing time I spent came to an end too fast, and I found myself falling in love slowly fixing the broken heart I had come there with.

There are days that I look back through the pictures and wish to be back with my people and share the place I love. Oftentimes, I make plans with my friends for trips and to move there post-grad and make plans to travel there myself. My future home. A place to call mine.

I believe in fate, soulmates, invisible strings. Boston and I are tied at the waist, with a magnetic force pulling to get me there. I’ve never had this strong pull, this overwhelming feeling that never leaves my mind. I’m trapped in June 2024, in Boston, never leaving.

I never dreamed about the place I’d end up, but I now picture myself living there. While it didn’t have flashing lights or actors on a stage, it was my place. A place to call home. When I was little, I only ever thought of what I would be never where I’d be. Boston became that place for me. I can see it now. The house I’d live in, the decorations that change with the seasons, and the loving family I created in that home.

I don’t ever see myself not living in Boston. That place is my end game, whether I saw it coming or not. I can’t wait for my post-grad life to start so that I can start it there.

Thank you, Boston

Love, Madeline

Madeline Thornton

SBU '28

Madeline Thornton is the Big and Little Coordinater for the St. Bonaventure Her Campus Chapter. She writes pieces that focus on girlhood, campus life, reading and a multitude of other interests. These pieces will range from fun and lighthearted, to some more thought provoking and heart tugging. She hopes to grow the sisterhood bonds with the Big and Little Program as well as her creativity within her writing.

Madeline is currently a sophomore Psychology major with a minor in Business Administration minor. Madeline not only spends a lot of time dedicated to Her Campus, but also around campus with being a Student Ambassador, working in St. Bonaventure’s Financial Aid office, a Resident Assistant, and being a part of multiple other clubs: Empower, Book Club, Psychology Club, Women in Business and ENACTUS.

Away from her academics, Madeline spends her time reading, working out, and hanging out with her friends and family. She has two cats, Clara and Caliope. She loves anything that could be put into a romance genre, from books, movies and more! Lastly, she loves to grab a sweet treat, her favorite ice cream is Grasshopper Pie, it tastes better than the name, she promises! She works at an ice cream shop over the summer, so she will never say no to a sweet treat!