“Kinda?” It’s January 15th!” Renee was laughing really hard.

“Okay. It’s a lot late.”

“What is it?”

“Well, my dad knows this guy. This guy just happened to be a publisher.” Then he handed her the book.

”’The Girl Who Loved Poetry A book filled with poems by a young woman named Renee Ryan.’ Oh my gosh! You did it! Ah! These are all by me!”

“Hahaha. Duh. The front cover told you that! So you like it?”

“No.I LOVE it! I can’t believe it!”

“I have more good news.”

“What?”

“You get to go home next week.”

“Yes!”

About a month and a half later, Renee was invited to come on Oprah’s show. Oprah was inspired by her deep writing and was surprised by how young Renee was.

“Now, if I read this book and didn’t have the part in the back with your life story, I would have guessed you were middle-aged.” Oprah began.

“I never would have guessed Oprah would read my poems. I mean, you’re famous! Exactly what I want to be.”

“Why do you want to be famous?” She laughed.

“Well, my days are numbered.”