Tina—I may not be that same person now, I may not do the things that I used to do before but I can’t just erase the fact that there were lives that I did destroy. (Tears were now flowing on her cheeks)

Lisa—You’re right. You can’t just erase them because you really cannot for its part of you past. But the fact that you acknowledge your fault, never blaming it to what your aunt did to you and never hiding in the shadow of being a rape victim puts you in a stronger position. Owning one’s fault means courage. You accept this part of yourself but more importantly, you have to learn how to forgive yourself and commit to sincerely avoiding this fault as best as you can in the future.

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Bette was sitting nervously in the lounge area waiting patiently for her turn to be interviewed. It was the fourth day of the screening process; the first three days were examinations and preliminary interview and today would be the final interview and happened to be the most crucial one.

About two hundred applicants came from different states vying for the prestigious Wentworth Foundation medical scholarship program. Out of those two hundred applicants, only two will be chosen for a full scholarship and after three difficult and exhausting days only seven applicants were left.

The brunette, let her eyes wander around the high-end lounge area and although it was predominantly in dark color it was nice, sophisticated atmosphere and not too pretentious. A moment later, she saw the sixth applicant stepping out of the conference room, the same room where the panel interview was being held.

“Elizabeth Porter”

The brunette saw the woman whom she knew was the secretary now standing beside the door of the conference room

“Yes?”

“It’s your turn, please come in”

“Thanks, I’ll be right there”

Bette took a deep breath; she stood up and walked towards the door that literally will lead her to her dreams of becoming a doctor. Upon entering the room, she saw four people, three men and a woman all sitting on the opposite side of the table and all looking at her.

Although she was feeling so nervous, she tried her might not to show it because she knew that this is probably the most important interview of her life and she knew she couldn’t afford to screw it, she smiled and said “Good afternoon!”