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To say Kim was "mad" would be a huge understatement, she was fuming. Wouldn't you be if your date left you sitting alone in a restaurant? She looked around and saw lots of other couples having the time of their lives, but her? She was still waiting for her boyfriend to show up. "That's it. I'm giving him ten minutes before I storm right out of here," she mumbled to herself. Kim has spent a good hour sitting alone in a uncomfortable chair. Not only did he forget to pick her up, he told her to "Just ride the bus." Do you know how many weird looks you get riding in a dirty bus in a two-hundred dollar red gown? Then he had the nerve to be late! Did our year together mean nothing to him?
"Excuse me?" Kim turned her head to see a waitress looking at her with a sorry expression. "I'm going to have to ask you to give up your table. We have customers waiting." Kim didn't bother arguing. Her date was already ruined, no reason to mess up someone else's. She stood up grabbed her purse and headed out the door. Unfortunately, just as she was heading out, Brett finally decided to show up. "Kim! Sorry I'm a little late-"
"Little?" She scoffed at him. "Brett, I've been waiting there for a good hour!" He seemed a little taken back by her response, he was usually always late but this is the first time she has really complained about it. I guess she just reached her limits. "Kim, it's not that serious. We can still eat-"
"No, we cant. They took our table," Kim angrily huffed out. Brett slowly made his way over to a bench and sat down, "Well this date was a disaster." Kim followed his lead and sat down next to him, "No. It wasn't a total disaster. I learned something today." Brett looked at her strangely, "What?" Kim stood up and looked him in the eye, "That I have wasted one year of my life with you." Brett offended by her statement stood up as well.
"Excuse me? You think dating you is all fun and games? You won't even let me-" He stopped himself, that would be taking it too far. "Kim if you were a boy you would understand." Unfortunately, he took it too far a long time ago. "If I was a boy? How sexist could you be! You know what? I'm done. We're over." Before he had a chance to change her mind she ran off into the other direction and to the bus stop.
The ride back was no different then the ride there. People still felt as if they needed to stare at her the entire time. She could only wonder what they were thinking about. Besides all of that, Kim felt great. Breaking up with Brett felt as if she had lifted a weight off of her shoulders. It was probably the smartest thing she has ever done. When she finally got off the bus it was about ten, but her mom was expecting her back around eleven so she was fine.
When she walked in she saw her mother jumping around in circles like a sugar-high two year old. In her hand was what looked like a letter and when she saw Kim she stopped and quickly ran towards her. "Kim! Look! It's your letter from the boarding school you applied to!" Still slightly shocked Kim grabbed the letter from her mother and was about to rip it open when she stopped. What if she wasn't accepted?
"I can't do it, you open it!"
Her shaking fingers now delicately caressed the letter in her hand. She wanted to look at it's contents so badly but she just couldn't seem to find it in her. Thousands of scenarios flashed in her mind about what would happen if she was to open it and honestly she was scared of what she would find. What if she was rejected? What if they had no interest in her what-so-ever and they were laughing at her application right now thinking of how she might react! Stop thinking like that, she told herself. I have to think positive.
"Here," she said as she handed the envelope to her mother to open.
Ms. Crawford looked at the letter strangely and raised a eyebrow at her daughter, "Are you sure? I think you may want to open this yourself." In Kim's hand is a letter that may or may not change her future. Back in her eighth-grade year she sent in a application for a high school or more specifically, a boarding school. Westwood Prep is one of the most prestigious boarding school in America. When Kim applied she just did it because there was no harm in doing so.
Now, she was regretting it. She had already been rejected by the four other high schools she applied to and this was her last chance. "No! I can't do it!" Sighing, her mother took the envelope and brought her fingers towards the top flap to open but as soon as he mother pulled it up even a inch her daughter snatched it back. "No, I'll do it!" Ms. Crawford shook her head in amusement as she watched her daughter tear open the letter.
Kim's eyes scanned over the letter until they widened in happiness. "I-I got in!" Her mother let out the breath she unaware she was holding. If Kim didn't get in, she didn't know what she would do. "Well, what are you waiting for! Read it for me!" Taking a deep breath to calm her breathing, she began. "After examining your application and your amazing interview we are happy to say that you have a home here at Westwood Prep. Mr. Crawford we hope to see you soon-wait, MR. CRAWFORD!"
Her mother snatched the letter away for herself and read it over, "They marked you as a boy." Kim who has now developed a headache found a chair and sat down, "Well this is great! That was out last school and they think I'm a boy! How did this even happen!" After thinking for a while Ms. Crawford made her way over to her computer and after a couple of minutes she sighed, "I'm sorry Kim. It looks like I accidentally put you as a boy on the application."
Kim didn't have the energy in her to be angry at her mother. "If I was a boy this wouldn't be a problem." If I was a boy, that's it! "I got it!"
"You got what?" Her mother asked her skeptically, she looked up from the computer and saw that her daughter had the biggest smile on her face. "A plan! I'll just go and pretend to be a boy!" Kim said it like it was the best plan that was ever introduced to man-kind. Kim stood up out of excitement and started to walk around the room. "Kim, are you sure you're thinking this through-"
"Mom, just hear me out. I didn't get into all of the other school's and this was the only one that let me in! I need to take this, I have to! And I have to book it this year! They won't accept me as a tenth-grader! Mom, I know what I'm doing. Trust me." Her mother closed her eyes and thought about what Kim said before replying, "Kim, you do realize this is more than just walking in and saying your a boy. You gotta dress like it, you have to talk like it and since they think you're a boy, they're going to stick you in a boys dorm room."
Her mom informed her while standing up from her chair. "I'll-" Just as Kim was about to try to reason more what her mother said registered in her brain. "Ohhh..." Kim said in realization. "That is going to be difficult. Dress and talk like a guy, I can do but how the heck am I going to hide the fact that I'm a girl if I room with a guy!" Kim said while pacing around the living room.
Her mom just shrugged, "You could always tell the school your a girl. Maybe they have a room?" Her mom eagerly sat back down at her computer but after a minute she looked up to face her daughter with a sad expression. "Well, there goes the plan." Kim looked at her mother strangely, "What?" Her mother took a deep breath before answering, "The girl spots are filled." Her mom paused and looked at her daughter, "What are you going to do now Kim?"
Kim sighed in defeat and crossed her arms.
"Kim, honey, are you sure you want to do this?" Her mom asked one more time as they pulled up in front of the school. Kim took a deep breath and looked at the huge brick building in front of her, "Yes." Feeling as if her daughter was not going to change her mind the two of them got out of the car. "Wait," her mother said. She ran over to Kim and fixed the blonde wig on her head. "Perfect."
There was no way in heck Kim was going to cut her hair for this so instead she we bought a wig. Kim was wearing a pair of jeans as well as some black high-tops. Her arms were pretty scrawny compared to most teenage boys so she hid that under a jacket and a leather jacket over that. She was kinda pulling off the bad boy look. Kinda.
She and her mom made her way to the sign-in table. The people eyed her carefully. She didn't know if it was because they were expecting something different or they knew the truth. "So your, Kim Crawford?" One of the people on the table asked. Kim was about to answer but her mom interrupted her, "No, it's actually Kaleb. I must of put it in wrong on the application."
One of the staff looked on her clipboard and rewrote her name she then looked at them with a smile on her face. "That makes more sense." She looked under the table and handed Kim a large envelope. "Inside that is your schedule as well as a map, cafeteria menu, nurse number, and key card to get into your dorm. Your going to be rooming with Mr. Brewer and Mr. Krupnick. Don't worry they're very bright kids," The lady said smiling.
"Thank you," Kim replied trying to make her voice a little deeper. "Could you tell me where my dorm is?" She looked on the paper for a brief second before turning to look back up at me. "The second set of boys dorms, on the third floor. I hope you like it here at Westwood Prep." Kim felt a small smile creep onto her face, "Me too." Her mother thanked the two women and walked out of the main office. Despite going through the plan over and over again she was still unsure.
If your daughter was pretending to be a boy at a boarding school wouldn't you? "Are you sure you'll be okay, Kim?" Her mom asked for the ninth time today. "Of course I will mom," Kim said while making sure they were alone. Her mother took a deep sigh, "Alright, then. I can't believe we're actually doing this. So, do you need help with your bags?" Kim rolled her eyes at her mother, "How would it look to others if I was letting you help me carry this?"
Ms. Crawford felt a small smile creep onto her face. "Fine, I get it. Just be careful, okay? I'll be video chatting and calling you regularly," her mom said. "Alright, mom." Kim smiled, but now her mom was kinda bugging her. "I know that look. Don't worry I'm leaving now." With that her mom walked out of the building and to the car but not without waving a single goodbye before she left.
Kim took a deep breath and picked up her bags, it turns out they were pretty heavy. Maybe she could of used her mom's help after all. Even though she was struggling with her bags she managed to make it to the second collection of boys dorm rooms. She unsteadily made her way up the stairs and onto the third floor. Why couldn't I be on the first floor, Kim thought as she finally got to the third floor.
As she walked through the halls she had to admit it felt weird seeing all the boys just goof around. Kim had always secretly wondered what kind of stuff they do. I guess no she'll be able to find out first hand. She walked down to the end of the corridor and stopped at her door. Kim pulled out her key and in one swift movement unlocked the door revealing two boys.
One was on the bed reading a magazine while the other was burying his head in a text book. At the sound of the door opening they both turned to look at her. Kim felt a slight blush come onto my cheeks at the sudden attention. They both studied her a bit and she was scared that they knew she wasn't a boy. Her worries vanished though when one of them came over to her. "Hey. I'm Jack," he said offering his hand. "Ki-Kaleb," Kim replied while shaking his hand. She wanted to slap herself for almost letting her name slip.
"The person over there is Milton." Jack pointed to the guy at the desk. I gave him a shy wave and turned my attention back to him. "So, is this your first year here?" Jack asked. "Uh, yeah. You guys."
"Second," they both simultaneously. "So, where do I sleep?" Milton, who still had his head buried deep inside a book pointed to the bed next to Jack. "Over there," he said. Kim made her way over to the bed and decided on putting her bags as well for now. "So are you coming to the party?" Kim turned her head to look at Jack. "What party?"
"The Welcoming Party! Milton's not going because he has to study, maybe you and I can go?"
"Sounds great." Kim had to force herself not to smile at him. She has to act like a guy, not a girl who thinks that this "Jack" guy might be slightly attractive. "So Kaleb, where are you from?" Jack asked her as she turned away from him and started to unpack her clothes which basically consisted of throwing them into her drawers. She made sure to keep her...lady items out of view.
"Right here in Seaford," Kim responded with her back still towards them. "You guys?" Milton who Kim was starting to assume wasn't alive stopped reading his book and finally looked up. "I'm from Seaford too!" Kim's eyes widened, "Really-" Kim accidentally said in her normal voice. She coughed in a attempt to cover it up and changed her voice, "Really?" Kim hoped neither of them noticed. "Yeah, but Jack here is from Colorado." Finally, I turned to face Jack, "Colorado?"
"Yup. I moved to Seaford two years ago when I got accepted to this school. Word of advice, don't eat the lunch in the cafeteria. Never." She laughed when she saw Jack and Milton cringe. "Oh, well I'll remember that bro." Truthfully, Kim didn't have a single idea of what she was saying but the boys seem to be buying it for the most part. Jack did notice that he throws around slang loosely, but shrugged it off.
"I thought you said this was a little welcoming party!" Kim yelled to Jack over the music. "I never said that!" Jack said smiling. Kim looked around, what she thought would be a little dorm party was something a lot more. They were in a ballroom. There was a section cornered off for dancing and another for eating and just hanging out. There were streamers hanging from the wall and a large banner in the middle that said, "Welcome!"
"You're insane, bro!" Kim yelled at him. He only rolled his eyes, "Yeah. I've heard that before." Kim looked at him strangely, "Really?" "No," he said trying to hold down his laughter. After that Jack disappeared into the crowd leaving Kim at the entrance. "Might as well do something," she mumbled to herself. She walked further into the room until someone tapped her shoulder. "Hello?"
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