Tina walked in to the house and heard her mom and brother talking in the kitchen. She kicked off her flip flops and walked through the swinging door. Tina walked in and smiled at them then proceeded to the refrigerator. While she was rummaging through the shelves looking for nothing in particular she noticed the room was silent. She slowly stood up and closed the door.

Tina: What?

Susan: Guess what?

Tina: What?

Susan: Something came in the mail for you today

Tina: Ok

Adam: Just let her open it he said handing Tina the envelope.

Tina took the mystery mail and looked at the label on the front.

Tina: Ah ***** she mumbled.

This is what she feared, she knew lying to her mom was gonna bite her in the *****, figures, she lived by the code of karma and here she was, getting her own big dose of it. Her mom hounded her all year about applying for college; she didnt want her daughter to waste her life away when she had so much potential. Tina had told her mom that she applied to numerous schools but in fact she had only applied to one, UCLA. The only reason she even applied there was because she didnt think she would get in, but there it was, the fate of her future enclosed in an envelope postmarked from California.

Susan: Seems like it got lost in the mail. She smiled And you had given up hope

Tina smiled nervously as she tore the flap open. She slowly pulled out the letter and read it silently to herself.

Tina: I got in she said with fake enthusiasm.

Tina let her mom and brother treat her like a hero for the rest of the day until she retreated in to her room. Tina was laying on her bed staring at the ceiling when she heard the door to her balcony open. She sat up thinking it would be Jen walking in and was startled when she saw that it was defiantly not her best friend, it was her ex and practical nemesis.

Heather: Hey she said stopping at the door