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Sakura opened her eyes slowly. She frowned as she saw wood grain and sunlight. She picked up her head, pealing her face off of the polished surface. She looked around, she was in her room.

'How did I get here?' Sakura sat up and stretched her sore legs. She was still in her outfit from the party.

'You walked darling.' Sakura rolled her eyes at the voice in her head. 'What? You asked I answered.'

Sakura sighed as she made her way to the bathroom. She examined her hair and deemed it still good for the day. It wasn't messed up too much.

*buzz buzz*

Sakura walked back to the table and picked her phone up. She checked her texts. She had one from her mother and three from Alice.

She started with her mother's text. "Okay sweetie! We'll leave the door unlocked for you." Sakura checked what time she sent the text. It was an hour after she had called her mother.

'Weird. I don't text my mother. And she certainly doesn't text me.' She scrolled through Alice's texts. They were all drunken texts. "Why do I have such irresponsible friends?" Sakura threw her phone into her bed as she made her way out of her room.

She walked down the stairs to the kitchen. It was Sunday, so the staff had the day off.

A letter and bright pink note on the table caught her attention. She picked up the note and read her father's scrawling script. "Dear Sakura-chan, this came for you yesterday. Your mother and I couldn't help ourselves. There is a surprise for you inside. Love daddy-chan." Sakura laughed at her father's note.

She picked up the letter and looked at the return address. 'New York University' Sakura pulled the thick pile of papers out of the envelope. She read through the first paragraph out loud. "Dear Miss. Suzumi, we thank you for applying to our Engineering Program. We are soon to inform you that we do not have room for you in our program..." Sakura dropped the letter. She didn't need to read their flattering apology. She had been rejected.

A piece of pink paper in the thick stack caught her eyes. She pulled it out and found her father's writing. "Sorry you didn't make it my sweet darling daughter. I know you really wanted to go there. But maybe this is for the best. As I said in the note, we have a surprise for you. So go take a shower and get dressed really cute and girly. Then go to the Cherry Cafe at noon. There is a reservation under your name. Have fun."

Sakura looked at the clock on the stove, 9:27. Sakura weighed her options. Did she want to go for a run?she ran a hand through her hair as she thought. She stopped when her hand got tangled in her hair.

"Looks like I'm showering." Sakura sighed heavily as she made her way back to her room. "Why won't my parents let me cut this mess of hair? It's far to unmanageable!" Sakura sighed as she resigned herself to spending the next few hours on detangling her hair alone.

~2 hours later~

Sakura stood in her closet and looked at all of her clothes. She didn't have much time before she had to leave for the cafe. "What to pick?"

"This one looks nice." Sakura nearly screamed when she suddenly found a horse head beside her. "What? Don't feel like a dress today?"

"WHAY ARE YOU IN MY COSET! HOW DID YOU GET INTO MY HOUSE!" Sakura had a hanger in her hands and was pointing it at the horse. It was staring to freak her out.

"Your closet is quite dark. It has many shadows. And I came in with you." The horse looked at different outfits the girl had in her closet. "So do you want to wear a skirt or a dress? Your father said girly, so shorts are out."

Sakura shook her head. "Just get back in my head. Wow. Never thought I would say that."

"Alright, alright." The horse stepped back into the shadows and vanished. 'Happy?'

'Yes. Now stay there.' Sakura began going through her outfits again. 'What did you point out?'

'The blue dress. The one with the wave pattern.' Sakura pulled out the dress the horse had pointed out. 'With the black flats and a silver necklace, any boy will be lost at sea with you.'

'Thanks for the encouragement, I think.' Sakura pulled the dress on and slipped into the flats. 'Nice choice.'

'Why thank you. Now for the accessories.' Sakura Rolex her eyes at the horses enthusiasm.

'This one.' Sakura pulled out the small chain and charm she had since she was a baby. The only thing her real parents had left her. 'To think I never really knew where I got this from.'

'I'm sure they would be proud of you.' Sakura smiled as she clasped the chain around her neck. 'Perfect.'

"Now time to see what my parents are up to." Sakura grabbed her phone and purse as she walked out of her room. Knowing her parents, it was going to be interesting.

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