Because We Are
“To help reduce the tension, Emma spent most of her time alone in the library, studying or reading. She ignored Brenda and her crowd and gave them lots of space.
Finally, the waiting was almost over and that Friday afternoon Emma rushed out of class to the curb where her mother waited. All that week she had gone home expecting the doorbell to ring. Hours were spent on the telephone with Dee or Cheryl, talking, planning, or dreaming. Now they would spend the night talking, planning, and dreaming....
Emma sat looking out of the car window, too excited to talk. What if the announcement came while she was at Dee’s? What if she were not accepted and the others were? What would she do at that party with them all knowing? Oh, if Ms. Simmons had never existed. But she was not going to think about that. She was going to that party and have a good time.
At home she went to her room and checked her overnight bag and her makeup kit; everything was in place. She had folded her nightie and a change of clothes in tissue, her hair rollers, nail polish, a new kind of makeup, all were there.MoreLess
Finally, the waiting was almost over and that Friday afternoon Emma rushed out of class to the curb where her mother waited. All that week she had gone home expecting the doorbell to ring. Hours were spent on the telephone with Dee or Cheryl, talking, planning, or dreaming. Now they would spend the night talking, planning, and dreaming....
Emma sat looking out of the car window, too excited to talk. What if the announcement came while she was at Dee’s? What if she were not accepted and the others were? What would she do at that party with them all knowing? Oh, if Ms. Simmons had never existed. But she was not going to think about that. She was going to that party and have a good time.
At home she went to her room and checked her overnight bag and her makeup kit; everything was in place. She had folded her nightie and a change of clothes in tissue, her hair rollers, nail polish, a new kind of makeup, all were there.MoreLess
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