Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

"Can you believe it? We're officially high school seniors,"

Carrie exclaimed as we walked down the long hallway and rows of lockers.

"l suddenly feel so old,"

Mark said as he put his arm around Carrie.

"I think I'm having senioritis already,"Tiff added, rolling her eyes.

 "Look alive, Tiff.College applications are coming up,"Carrie said.

"I’m not gonna go to college.I'm taking a gap year to backpack across Europe,"Tiff announced proudly.

"Are you really?" I narrowed my eyes at her.

"My parents think it's a good idea.This way I can figure out what I really want in life.I also have an aunt that lives in Barcelona.She’s gonna let me stay with her,"

"Wow, your parents are the best,"I admitted.

Tiff really had the coolest parents out of all of us.

They were these vegan, hippie, and earth loving type of folks.

They were always happy, positive, and Zen.

They encouraged their kids to explore and live life boundlessly.

I would say they did a great job because Tiff turned out to be an amazing girl.

"God, I wish I could do that.My parents would never let me,"Carrie sighed.

"Me too.They‘re dead set on sending me to college ever since I was two.When I told them UC Berkeley is my first choice, they actually laughed at me.They said UC Berkeley's a safety school.They don’t want anything less than Ivy Leagues or MIT and Stanford,"

Mark rambled about his home life.As student body president, his whole life was dedicated to college.This was his moment.

"My parents met in Berkeley,"Tiff cut in, 

"What, your parents don't think UC Berkeley is good enough for you?"

"Clearly, you've never met my parents,"he replied.

"Yeah, and trust me, it’s better that way,"Carrie scoffed ,

 "They actually think that I was the one that poisoned Mark into wanting to go to UC Berkeley,"

"But it’s kinda true though? Mark’s only applying to Berkeley because you wanna go to Berkeley," I pointed out the obvious and Carrie glared at me.

"Yeah, but that’s not the point now is it?"

Carrie slapped my arm playfully and I laughed.

"How about you, little miss perfect attendance? You thought about where you're applying to?"

"A bunch of schools in the east coast.And like, one school in the state,"

I sighed when I remembered I had to apply to one, "Safety net,"

"The east coast? Like what?"Mark asked.

"Some schools in New York like the CUNYs, Fordham, Barnard, and Columbia.Also Princeton and University of Pennsylvania, but I wouldn't count on those,"

"Why not? You're definitely Ivy League material,"Carrie stated.

"Yeah.You scored a 1500 on your SATs, your grades are amazing, and you did a bunch of extracurricular activities,"Tiff added.

"And teachers love you.I bet they'll write you a kickass recommendation letter,"

Mark chimed in.

bet,"Carrie

nudged me to the direction of a teacher that was walking

to us. Mark still had no clue and I intended to keep it that

and Carrie said

Tiffany,"he greeted everyone, pausing for a second before giving

how short my skirt was.He narrowed his eyes at me,

"Hi,"I said.

it to everyone, but

Carrie were having a hard time

too," I

shoving Tiff and Carrie to keep

friends were making this situation awkward as hell, but lan was unfazed by

out a small chuckle and

your art portfolio, by the way,"he

as I

of five,"

smell

a naughty smirk as he knew

goodbye to my friends one last time

him as he walked away, all cool

year was gonna be

Art class so

wouldn't be awkward with us

gonna let me off

boy, do

after lunch, so I decided to meet Mrs.Ash,

was a small red- haired woman in

retiring, but she never did.Her office was this small square

Guarantee Failure is to Never Try" or "Discipline: When a

had ample time to read through the motivational posters and letters from her previous students

these students really loved and thanked her for helping

was known to be

tell you straight up if you weren't

something good in you, she would make sure you know about it and not let it go to

about the interruption.My husband forgot where he put his keys,

okay.I hope he

pocket.Always is,"she rolled her eyes and grabbed a brown file

on it and she started flipping

to several schools out of state.And one school in

back-up plan.My parents think we might not have enough

been working all summer.I'm working on the weekends too.I've been saving up.I think I can

financial aid and scholarships available.I can help

be

aside, let's take a look at your grades,"Her eyes

a few times, so

nice

you saying that I have a good chance at Princeton, Columbia, or U Penn?" I

didn't answer right

the right college essay, Ms.Sinclair, I think you can go far," I

these schools in particular?"she paused

also a good school.But you don’t seem to care as much for

University of Georgia is a great school, but..." But that’s

be in the east coast next

an Ivy

on the Ivy League, then I must tell you, they're not easy," she said in

prepare yourself for an interview, either with a staff from the school or a_ selected

everything looked so daunting.That tone of voice

can handle all

hard at her question and my mind started

was thinking hard about the future—about how