At Six in the morning I stood by the school bus ready to load my luggage to head to Branson. After loading, I hopped onto the bus and sat next to my best friend’s sister. She asked, “Erin, when will you find out if you got accepted into College of the Ozarks?” After she asked, I felt an anxious knot in my stomach form as I thought about the words, “accepted into College of the Ozarks.” I replied, “Well, I thought it was supposed to be soon; however, I haven’t received anything in the mail yet.” As soon as those words came out of my mouth, I knew there was something in the mailbox for me. I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and dialed my mother on the phone. My mother answered the call with an anxious voice as she said, “Hello.” I responded
