As the week went on, both Beck and Jade struggled to complete Sikowitz's assignment. They had started the letter plenty of times at home, but they still failed to talk things over with each other. They didn't want to have to talk about the future of their relationship. What if they did have to go to schools that were far away from each other? Could they actually stay together throughout college even if they were separated?
It was Thursday night, and the letter was due first thing in the morning, so Jade went over to Beck's to work on the assignment they both had procrastinated on.
"I applied to NYU" Stated Jade. "My audition is next week at the Staples Center"
"Really?" Beck was surprised that Jade was already further into her future plans than he was.
"Yeah, I know that's where I want to go, so I wrote it in my letter, but I still don't know what I want to do." Jade explained.
"Do you ever wonder what will happen to us?" Beck brought up with caution not to anger Jade. It was so simple to do, but he knew it was something they had to talk about.
"What do you mean?" Jade wasn't angry. She was confused.
"Like, if you move to New York for school, but I don't, what will happen to us?" Questioned Beck.
"First of all, what do you mean if I move to New York? Are you saying I'm not talented enough to get into my dream school?!" Jade was annoyed.
Beck saw this coming. He knew she would get upset if he brought up the subject of their future relationship if he didn't go to New York with the love of his life, but he continued the conversation as calmly as he could so Jade wouldn't accuse him of starting an argument on purpose.
"I'm not saying you're not talented. I'm saying, what if I'm not? I can't audition for NYU. That's one of the toughest colleges to get into!" He replied
Suddenly, Jade shouted "JUILLIARD!"
"What?" Beck was both startled and confused.
"Juilliard is coming to the Staples Center with NYU for auditions. You should apply and audition, that way, if we both get in, we'll be close to each other!" Jade couldn't believe she hadn't thought of that before. She had been so worried about the letter and her future, that she didn't think about having Beck audition too. Even though she knew Juilliard was almost equally as difficult to get into, she knew her boyfriend was talented enough to get in.
After a long night, Beck applied for Juilliard and they both finished their letters for Sikowitz's class. It was almost 3 a.m when everything was finished, so Jade just slept over Beck's. They cuddled up in the tiny bed in his RV and were ready for school the next day.
She hated to admit it to herself, but Jade was pretty nervous about the audition the following week. What would she sing? Or did she want to perform a skit to show off her acting? She stayed awake thinking about it all night. Beck already knew he was going to act, but could he really get into Juilliard?
The next morning they got up and got ready for school where they would finally find out what the point of the letter was. When the bell rang and they entered Sikowitz's classroom their friends greeted them and asked about their letters to which an exhausted and overwhelmed Jade answered "We're going to New York!"
She hadn't even thought about what she said before she said it. What if they didn't end up going to New York? She would be humiliated. Whatever, she couldn't take it back now. Luckily for her, Sikowitz interrupted before any of her friends could. As she and beck took their usual seats, he whispered to her "Why did you tell them? We don't know for sure if we're going or not. You'll most likely get in, but what about me?" She wanted to give him some kind of sassy remark, but she worried too, so she just rolled her eyes knowing he wouldn't ask about it again once she did so.
Class went on and on and Sikowitz said nothing about the letter, so finally Tori said "So, Sikowitz….what are we going to do with our letters?"
To which he responded "Your wha—OH! Yes, the letters. I just knew you seniors were probably procrastinating and wanted to make you think about your futures a little"
"So we did this for nothing?!" Jade interrupted.
"No, Jade. You did it, and it made you think about what's going to happen after graduation, so now you'll learn to take action, because now you have to live up to your own expectations—assuming you told no one since that is why I had you seal the envelope your letter sits in—teaching you self-discipline.
Beck and Jade were even more stressed now. Jade had blurted out their plans that weren't set in stone, and now they had to prepare even harder for their auditions. They had to blow the judges away.