Victoria (or V, as most of her friends call her) is your typical "girl next door". She's 17 years old and is currently on her last year of high school. Being as insecure as she is, she isn't able to acknowledge how smart she really is and tends to m...
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Today I woke up early, before the alarm rang. I feel calm and full of energy. Since I have the time, I go down to the kitchen and prepare a proper breakfast. Cookies won't be enough for a day as long as today.
As the bread is in the toaster, I prepare some scrumbled eggs. I also heat up some water to make some tea. If you're wondering, no, I don't drink coffee. I don't understand why everyone is so obsessed with it. Let alone why everyone puts sugar in it. Lots and lots of sugar. If you're drinking coffee, isn't it supposed to taste like coffee? It's just that with the absurd amount people pour into their coffees, it goes from being coffee with a hint of sugar and it turns to sugar with a hint of coffee.
Coffee just doesn't have any effect on me. It doesn't wake me up or give lots of energy. I could totally take a good nap after I drink one. That's why I usually go for a cup of tea, some yogurte or just a glass of water.
I know I woke up way earlier than usual when I'm having my breakfast calmly in the kitchen and not in a rush on m way to school.
On the way back to my room, I notice a letter under my doorstep. It says it's for my godparents and it's from my school. Well, it can only be about me. But what is it about? My grades can't be awful because school barely started and it certainly is not about my bad behaviour. So what else?
I open the letter and read carefully.
"We would like to remind you that you're debt from last year is still unpaid and is accumulating with this years. We ask that you are as quick as possible to pay so that it is possible for Victoria to stay in the school. She is a great student and it's a pleasure for us to have her here, but if the payment isn't made soon we will be forced to terminate her stay here."
What?
I'm sure I read this wrong. I read it again, unable to believe the words right in front of my eyes.
I suddenly turn pale. I don't know what to think. Maybe they just forgot to pay? But then I remember that it's not only this year that is mentioned, it's also last year. There's no way they could have just forgotten it.
It never crossed my mind that my godparents might be going through a rough patch. I mean they were the ones who wanted me to go to this school when my parents left so they already knew what it would cost. Maybe my parents were the ones who made the request and sent money to help. Perhaps they stopped sending it now.
What am I going to do?
Right now, I have to focus on puting the letter back where it was and pretend I didn't read it. As if that's easy. They could throw me out of school any day now if they don't pay.
