Forever & Always

24: University Letter

"The ring is so beautiful" I sighed.

"I know, he did a wonderful job" Sarah gushed.

"Welcome to the family beautiful girl" I leaned forward, pulling Sarah into a hug, and giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, we also stopped by the house and picked up mail. These were the ones addressed to you" Mike said, handing over the letters.

"Oh my god. It is from Greendale" I said nervously looking at the letter.

"Open it" Mike encouraged.

"Julie, Tori, Caleb. Come up here quickly" I yelled.

"What is it?" Caleb asked as Tori and Julie came in as well.

Showing them the envelope, "it is from Greendale, my dream university. I applied for early entry" I whispered, suddenly nervous to open it.

"Just do it" Tori laughed.

As I opened the letter, I could feel my heart beating against my chest. My palms were sweaty, and I felt like the nerves were going to make me sick.

I tore the envelope and pulled out the letter. Taking a deep breath, I unfolded the letter and started reading.

Dear Bianca Jones,

Congratulations! I am delighted to inform you that the Committee on Admissions has admitted you to Greendale as a member of the Class of 2023. You were selected from an extraordinary accomplished and academically talented group of applicants who applied under the Early Action Program. You are truly outstanding in your achievements, the breath of your talents, interests, and potential.

You have received an offer to Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Humanities and Arts Stream – full or part time at Greendale University, start date 25 Feb 2023.

I hope this early acceptance to Greendale will enable you to pursue the rest of your secondary school experiences without the additional demands of the university admissions process. It is our expectation that you will remain fully engaged in your studies and other pursuits for the remainder of your secondary school career.

Again, please accept my personal congratulations for your outstanding achievements. Please let me know if we can be of any help to you between now and next February. We look forward to welcoming you in the new year and collaborating with you during the exciting four years ahead.

Sincerely,

Margaret Curie, Dean of Admissions.

"I GOT IN!" I screamed, dropping the litter onto the bed.

My heart was racing and I could not believe that I had received early entry. I had worked so hard for this.

"Yes!" Mike yelled, picking me up and spinning me around.

"I am so proud of you" Caleb smiled brightly, giving me a quick kiss.

"Bianca that is great news, you deserve it" Julie cheered.

"I knew you could do it" Sarah gushed, reading over the letter.

"I am going to get this framed. My baby sister is going to university" Mike cheered.

"I cannot believe it. I did it!" I exclaimed.

"We need to celebrate"

I knew I should just cut my losses, but I thought mum needed to know the news.

To Mum: Just thought you should know that I got accepted into university.

The next hour I spent making phone calls to let Katie, Noah, Alex, Drew, and Matt the news. Everyone was so excited for me, so we decided to have a dinner with everyone to celebrate.

The rest of the day went by quickly. It mostly consisted of us talking, playing games, and cooking some food.

By six, everyone had arrived at our place and by six-thirty dinner was being served.

"To Bianca" Katie cheered.

"And to Mike and Sarah on their engagement" I smiled, nodding my head towards the happy couple.

"I am so proud of you" Caleb said kissing my shoulder.

I pulled his lips down to me so that I could give him a kiss. "I appreciate you" I smiled.

I knew that my mum was missing. It hurt knowing that she was not here to celebrate with us. I still had not received a message back.

Even though she was not here, I could not help but smile at the amount of love and support that was here.