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But the lack of control was terrifying and numbing all at once.
“You okay?”
“Yeah,” I said, swallowing around the lump in my throat. “That one wasn’t so bad.”
“You know, I think this year could help with the anxiety attacks. Maybe knowing we’d benefit from a better education and have access to more resources and connections in general would help ease your stress.”
“Better hope I’m accepted then.”
She crossed her fingers. “You can’t see them, but I’m crossing my toes as well.”
I shoved her playfully at that.
“It’s important to remember that there are no negative outcomes from this. Either that letter contains an acceptance or it doesn’t, but either way you’re brilliant, super kind, sometimes annoying—”
“Hey!”
“Funny, brave, beautiful. You’re the whole package, babe.” She said with a snap of her fingers. “Now, read the damn email. Out loud, please.”
I swiped up on my phone and clicked on the email notifications.
“Dear Bellamy, thank you for your continued interest in RCA. We’re pleased to inform you that you’ve been selected as the inaugural recipient-”
Before I could finish reading the email, Thayer tackled me to the ground with an ear piercing shriek.
“Bellamy,” She said, grabbing me by my shoulders and shaking me slightly, “Do you realize what this means? Your whole life is going to change!” She leaned back in to hug me, wrapping me in her strong embrace.
Elation rushed through my bloodstream like liquid fire, pushing out the remnants of anxiety. But as thrilled as I was about the opportunity, I wasn’t leaving my best friend behind.
“I’m not going if you’re not.”
“No, I won’t hear th-”
“No, you listen to me this time.” I said, interrupting her. “If the sports scholarship goes to somebody else, there’s no way I’m leaving you here. And before you get any ideas, even if you tie me up and ship me there, I’ll walk and swim back to Chicago, you hear me?”
“Yes, Boss B. I love it when you lay down the law.”
Just then, a phone dinged behind us and we both dove towards it.
Thayer’s phone with a notification.
She grabbed it, bringing it face down against her chest.
“Okay, breathe.” She said, speaking to herself. Clicking on the screen, she read out. “Dear Thayer, yadi yadi yada, unfortunately, I regret to inform you…”
“What?” I asked in disbelief, “That can’t be right. There’s no way they’ve found someone more qualified than you. You led our team to nationals last year for chrissakes! There’s got to be a way we can find out who got the scholarship.”
“B, it’s okay.”
“Maybe we can write back under the guise of wanting to understand what we could have done differently to have a successful application. And then ask them who received it? Let me draft something quickly.” I said as I started typing on my phone.
“Bellamy-”
“No! Why aren’t you more upset? I need to know who this fucking unicorn of a human they gave the scholarship to is, I refuse to believe they’re superior to you in any way.”
‘I’m not upset because I was joking.” She said. My gaze snapped to hers as she spoke. “I got it. I got the scholarship, B!”
“What is wrong with you? Are you trying to put me in an early grave?”
