the hero's journey

Zoolander was a senior in high school, only 17 and a half years old when she had to make the biggest decision of her life. It all started when her parents decided to move to Seattle. They told her that she could either come with them, or she could try and find a friend to stay with till the end of the school year so she could graduate there, then move in with them when school gets out. They had been to Seattle a bunch of times, and she loved it there. But she didn't want to leave now, just as she was so close to graduation. Plus, her friends had something huge planned to celebrate. Thinking back on it now, she wonders that if had she gone with them, how different would her life be now? She decided to stay though, and now she lives with that decision every day, and probably will for the rest of her life.

questions:

• were there any other reasons she decided to stay, besides just to finish school?
• what happened that she feels she has to live with her decision for the rest of her life?
• how long ago was it that this all happened?