41- Acceptance

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Ok so you know when there is something you're dreading. Something you know thats coming, something inevitable. 

You know it's going to change everything but you push it to the back of your mind thinking to yourself, 'it won't happen for a while' 

Until it finally does happen, it happens and you are stuck not knowing what to do. 

You wish it could've either never happened or that time would just slow down so you don't have to deal with it. 

I wish it worked like that. 

After our weekend together Noah and I had to return to reality. Aka home where Brady was still mad at us. 

He was in the living room when we arrived home. The moment he saw us he turned off the tv and went up to his room. 

Dad is also gone for a haul, he said he would be back the day before we leave for Florida. 

I am still patiently waiting to see whether or not I got accepted to Stanford. Noah also applied there but I know he is still leaning to his other school. 

Which scares me. 

I also applied there in case, but I just you know. I won't worry about it until the time comes. 

Classes seem to be flying by, I mean it's already March. 

Oh have I mentioned I might be valedictorian?

"Miss. Johnson are you paying attention?" Mr. Lowe asks and I snap my head up to look at him. I nod, "Of course Mr. Lowe."

He gives me a look that says he doesn't believe me, "Then you would have no problem answering the question I asked." 

Shit. 

"I-uh can you repeat the question?" He pinches the bridge of his nose, "So you admit you weren't paying attention?"

I shake my head, "I was but I forgot the question, my bad." Mr. Lowe repeats the question and I answer it. 

"Next time please pay attention Miss. Johnson." I nod and he turns back to the board. 

Ok so maybe I was going over all of this in my head in the middle of class. Oops. 

Class ends and I make my way to lunch. Ever since Brady found out Noah and I have been sitting at another table. Sure Brady hasn't been sitting at his normal table either but incase he chooses to one day we don't want to be sitting there. 

I sit down at the table and pull out my lunch. A few seconds later the cafeteria doors open and Noah walks in. He comes and sits across from me pulling out his own lunch. 

"You look so hot in my clothes Bails." He says and I smile blushing. 

Today I am wearing my favorite jeans with one of his black t shirts knotted in the front. It smells just like him, and I love it. 

"I love wearing your clothes." I say bumping his knee with my own. He bumps back. 

"Miss. Johnson can I see you in my office." Our principle says standing next to me a hand on her hip. I slowly nod looking over at Noah. He wears a confused expression, I am sure my own face reflects that. 

Standing I follow Mrs. Cundiff out of then cafeteria. I turn back slightly shrug my shoulders as I look at Noah. He holds his phone up signaling for me to tell him when I find out. 

I sit down in the chair across from her desk and she sits in her chair behind the desk. 

"I am sure you are curious why I asked for you to come down to my office." I nod. 

She smiles, "As you know you are in the running for valediction." I nod and she pulls out a packet, "I also received news of your status regarding Stanford."

I feel all the air leave my lungs. 

"What?" I ask 

"I know whether you have been accepted or declined. I can share the news with you now or you can wait till you get home."

I take a moment to weigh my options. I had planned on having Noah there when I got the letter. Knowing what our future possibly looked like. 

"Can you tell me now?"

She nods, "Bailey you have been one of my favorite students to walk these halls. I have watched you over the last four years blossom and flourish into this amazing woman. I am so proud. With that I also want to say....

"Congratulations, because dear you got in."

It's like I am a deer caught in headlights.

I got in. 

I got in. 

Noah plans to go to school somewhere else. 

Somewhere I am not. 

"T-thank you Mrs. Cundiff." I say standing from the seat. She smiles, "Have a Wonderful day Bailey."

I nod, "You too."

I think about going back to the cafeteria, to tell Noah what I just learned. 

I got accepted. 

Standing in front of the cafeteria doors I go to open them before changing my mind. I take a left instead heading towards the girls bathroom. My phone buzzes and I take it out. 

Little Bitch: What did she want?

I don't answer it, instead I step into the girls bathroom and into a stall. Sitting down on the toilet seat I stare at my phone. I log into my Stanford application portal. 

Sure enough I see a big accepted announcement on it. Something shifts inside me. It's real.

I got accepted, in a few months I will be moving to California. So far away from my family, from Noah. 

Noah.

What if he doesn't want to go to Stanford?

What if he doesn't want to do long distance?

What if I don't want to do long distance?

I hear someone sniffle in the stall next to me halting my thoughts. 

Bending slightly I see the green high tops. 

"Delilah?" I ask and she stops crying. 

I tap on the wall between the stalls, "Hey are you ok?"

No response.

"It's me Bailey." I see her pick up her bag and the stall door unlock. I do the same opening the door the same moment she does. 

Delilah stands there, her eyes red rimmed from crying. 

The look on her face breaks my heart. 

"D-" I start and she wraps her arms around me. 

I stand there stunned for a moment before wrapping my arms around her. 

She cries into my shoulder. 

"Tell me what's wrong. Please will you tell me?"

She nods and we step apart. 

"Tell me everything."


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