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September 2, 2005
-- Journal --
Wine and celebration
By Samantha Perez
I was accepted!
I’m now a senior at the
I’m so nervous. It’s like college: the schedule, the dorms, the atmosphere. Seventy percent of the teachers have PhDs. I can’t believe it. I’m scared I won’t be good enough. Everyone’s so much smarter than I am. I know it. I was second in my class at home, but this is so much bigger – and better? I’m scared that I won’t be able to make up what I’ve missed, that it will be too hard. I hope not. I’m nervous!
I met so many nice people in the school’s office today. They were all helpful because they know we don’t have a home anymore. They pursed their lips like the world does, one nod, deep and over-exaggerated. They don’t understand. Not really. See, when their days are over, they head to their homes, where everything is the same for them: lovely brown carpet beneath their bare feet and pretty pink dresses hanging in their closets.
I already know that the other students are so much better than I am. I’m scared I won’t be okay. I miss my friends. I have the feeling that everyone is going to be smarter and richer than I am. I’m nervous and I miss my old school, but I’m excited about starting again. I just hope I fit in.
I’m nervous about the dorm, though. I know I can’t sleep around other people, as hard as I try. I’m so sorry about it, but I can’t help it. I hope I don’t have a roommate. I know I won’t be able to sleep.
But, hey, wine and celebration — I get to finish school!
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