Keep Me in Your Heart
“The news had come so far out of left field that Trisha felt off balance, as if she’d been shoved and couldn’t regain her footing.
“Yes, college. Remember all those forms we filled out last fall? Well, here’s the payoff for twelve hard years of schoolwork.” She shoved the envelope into Trisha’s hands. “Come on, open it. The suspense is killing me.”
Trisha’s fingers trembled, but not from excitement or expectation. She tore open the envelope and pulled out a sheaf of papers. Her mother stood besi...de her, peering over Trisha’s shoulder. The letter began, “Congratulations. You’ve been accepted for fall semester.…”
Her mother clapped and hugged her. “I knew it! I was right! Oh, honey, congratulations! I’m so proud of you.”
Trisha thrust the envelope at her mother, took a backward step. “Mom … I don’t know what to say.”
“Say ‘Thank you, the check’s in the mail.’ Wait until your dad sees this. He’s going to be so pleased.” Trisha’s mother glanced at Trisha and must have noticed that Trisha wasn’t jumping up and down the way she was.MoreLess
“Yes, college. Remember all those forms we filled out last fall? Well, here’s the payoff for twelve hard years of schoolwork.” She shoved the envelope into Trisha’s hands. “Come on, open it. The suspense is killing me.”
Trisha’s fingers trembled, but not from excitement or expectation. She tore open the envelope and pulled out a sheaf of papers. Her mother stood besi...de her, peering over Trisha’s shoulder. The letter began, “Congratulations. You’ve been accepted for fall semester.…”
Her mother clapped and hugged her. “I knew it! I was right! Oh, honey, congratulations! I’m so proud of you.”
Trisha thrust the envelope at her mother, took a backward step. “Mom … I don’t know what to say.”
“Say ‘Thank you, the check’s in the mail.’ Wait until your dad sees this. He’s going to be so pleased.” Trisha’s mother glanced at Trisha and must have noticed that Trisha wasn’t jumping up and down the way she was.MoreLess
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