[As the camera faced the sky,] It was night time now, and the city was dark as the lights of both buildings and lamp posts helped to keep the city awake. Chloe on her bicycle was peddling down dark, but lit street, not fearing anything the night had to offer. She faced forward as she approached her house. The faded rose coloring was not apparent during the night, but her address was still seeable from a distance. She got off her bike as she approached her lawn and threw her helmet on the ground, knowing her neighborhood was safe and the stuff wouldn't get stolen. She knocked on the wooden, chocolate bar-looking door to check and see if her parents were still up waiting for her. Her father was shouting something in Korean as her mom responded towards him in the same language, but upon opening the door, her voice returned back to American, greeting Chloe.

"Oh, hello Chloe" she said in her soft, melodic voice. "How was staying at the cave with the Bears?"

Chloe responded shyly "Oh, you know. It was…fun. Heh, heh, heh".

"Is something wrong , Chloe?"

"Well, actually…I need to talk to you and dad about something. It's kind-of important".

"Oh, ok then. Well, come on in". Her mom waved her hand out in front of Chloe as she walked through the door. She went into the kitchen where her dad was, cursing himself in Korean about all the bills that had to be paid. Chloe was hoping none of them were college related. She took a seat on one of the oak chairs around the square coffee table, waiting for her father to be finished with his rants. He didn't stop, not even when Chloe took a seat. It was only after her mom walked in and tapped him on the shoulder, informing her that Chloe was here now in their native tongue that he calmed himself and put the papers down on the table to look at her, doing his best to keep a smile on him while his eyes showed his restless bags from work.

"Oh, hello sweetie." He spoke to her in a stern, but calm voice, just as any father would. "How is my little daughter doing? I'm sure you got all your homework finished, aye"?

"Yeah, it's all done." replied Chloe, looking away from her dad and twirling her fingers around themselves to try and seem busy, but appearing nervous.

Her father looked at her, looking almost angry, but really concerned about her. It was his glasses and older age that made it seem like he was mad, and Chloe had seen it too many times before. "Chloe, what is wrong? Are you feeling ok"?

"I'm fine, dad. It's just that…I have to…tell you guys something." She rubbed the back of her head as she spoke.

"What is it then?" said her mother, who sat down in another chair at the table, leaving the last one empty and alone. If only one of the Bears were sitting in that chair Chloe thought as she looked over at it. She remained quiet for a little while longer, trying to anticipate how her parents would react. She took a deep breath and calmed herself before speaking, preparing for the worst.

"Mom…Dad… the Bears and I were talking back in the cave earlier and they made a good point towards me that…well…"

"Chloe, whatever you have to tell us, we are here for you. We want to make sure you are ok and happy." Her father replied, who opened his eyes a little more sincerely as he faced her. It calmed Chloe down and made her smile some, happy to hear her dad say that. It made her believe that maybe the others were right; maybe her parents wouldn't overreact to her objections.

"Mom. Dad. I…I don't want to be in college anymore. The truth is that I miss my old school". She finally said, trying to make her voice sound lighter and more appealing.

[The camera cuts away to face her parents, but heads in the picture and close up]The eyes of Chloe's parents went up in pure shock over what they heard. They were speechless. Her mother raised her hand over her mouth as she gasped, and her father stared down upon her in silence. Chloe opened her mouth slightly as her teeth were pushed together, grinning in fear of what they might say. Her mother was first to speak.

"Chloe, I… I don't understand. Why would you want to do that?" she exclaimed as she lowered her hand away.

Her father immediately followed. "Chloe! What on earth has gotten you to think something like this? Have you been doing something behind our back?" he cried out at her. Chloe was now definitely frightened after her father had just spoken to her. She closed her eyes and turned away from her father as he shouted at her, but knew she had to persevere. She turned back in the direction of her parents to explain the 'why' of the situation.

"Dad," she said, directing most of her attention towards him now. "I told the Bears back at their home about when I was back in school and all those advanced tests I took and about you guys. I told them about how you guys were so happy about my intelligence and how, well…" she paused for a minute to catch her breath, and continued on. "I never wanted to advance to middle school or college. I only did it because... I figured that was what you guys expected from me." Right after Chloe had finished, her parents looked at each other, amazed to hear what she had just said. Her father continued to speak, softening his voice for her.

"Chloe. You…you thought WE wanted you to do this?" Chloe looked away from him, unable to see the disappointment in his face, nor his wife's.

"You guys were just so happy and proud of me, that I feared telling you 'no' would just…make you upset." She closed her eyes as tears started to form once again. Her voice was horribly sad, even greater than back at the cave, like she had just experienced the lost of a friend…or her parents. "I didn't *sniffle* want you guys to be… dis-sat-s-fi-hide towards meee." She grabbed hold of her eyes, palms covering them away from her parents. She was crying now, the first time her parents have ever seen her in a long time.

Her mother came to her side to hold her shoulders, frowning towards her with despairing eyes. "Chloe, why would you ever think we would be disappointed in you? You're our daughter and you mean everything to your father and I. We were just proud of how brilliant you were, but we never knew you felt this way." She leaned in to hug the devastated Chloe as her father rose from his seat, came to her from the other side, and faced her in the direction of her mother.

"Chloe, If you never wanted all this, you should have told us." he piled on in a more sincere, fatherly tone. He was more than likely regretting the raising of his voice from just earlier. "Your mother and I are very proud of you, but we would never make you do something you didn't want to. We love you no matter what." Chloe looked up at her father, still tearing very heavily, but trying to hold back as he spoke to her.

"Whether you are smart or not, in college or Elementary School, a doctor or a plumber, we will support you no matter what, but we would never ask anything more than for you to be happy. If you feel like not being in college, then we won't make you". He wiped away the tears on Chloe's face he brushed her ebony hair back, trying to calm his daughter.

Chloe looked away to face her mom and asked them, turning her head in every which way between them "So…you guys *sniffle* wouldn't be mad if…I just *sniffle* wanted to back to my old grade?" Her parents looked at each other to confirm their facial expressions at each other. They were both grinning at each other, with beady eyes locked in contact together.

They turned back towards Chloe and her father, putting his index finger under her chin so that she would look up towards him through all the glairiness in her eyes "Of course. If that is what you want, your mother and I are more than ok with that."

Her mother intervened and told Chloe, who faced her as she started speaking, "We are so sorry for ever putting so much pressure on you, Dear. We only want what is best for you." Chloe could not help but smile, still tearful through her eyes as she faced her mother. She felt lighter than she has ever felt before, like an anchor has been lifted off of her chest.

She stood up on the chair to ring her parent's necks around her arms and cried out "Thank you, Mom and Dad."

They pulled themselves out from under her arms to grab hold of her and hug her as her father said "We love you too Chloe. We hope you can forgive us for ever making you feel this way".

Her mother followed by stating "and we're sorry for all the years you missed. We will do whatever it takes to make this right for you." Chloe's head rested between her mom and dad's shoulders, slightly tilted diagonally for comfort. As the last of her tears came falling from her eyes, she smiled, feeling so loved by her parents and so thankful towards the Bears for ever giving her the courage to tell her parents how she felt.

The joy was overwhelming to her, but the Moment quickly ended when Chloe's father, who pulled her away from her mother, still holding her up in the air, and injected "If it is ok with you, Chloe, do you think you can make it through the rest of the year? So that way, in eight years if you feel ready, you still have the classes complete and won't have to redo them?"

Chloe looked at her father, frowning a little, but quickly saw the logic in his question, and smiled, closing her eyes as her cheeks scrunched them. "Of course, Dad! No problem."

"Ah, there's our happy little girl now." her father cried out as he put her down. "We can finish this conversation and head down to the university first thing tomorrow morning to tell them the news. But right now, it's bedtime, and we don't want our little angel all cranky now, would we?" he said as he smiled at her.

"Daaad, please!" Chloe squealed in embarrassment, but happy to feel anything but sad after the day she had.

"Your father is right Chloe" said her mother from behind. "It's time for you to get some sleep, but we hope you will be ok now, alright?"

"I'll be ok mom. Thank you for hearing me out." Chloe cried out as she walked out of the kitchen to head up stairs and get ready to brush her teeth and head to bed. She waved at her parent while still facing them in the kitchen "Goodnight Mom. Goodnight Dad."

They both cried out at the same time "Goodnight Chloe".

She walked up the stairs, pulling out her cell phone as she continued going up. She opened the text menu to text Panda. I just told my parents the news. U guys were right. They totally understood. Thank you so much u guys. Panda responded a text back saying Ur welcome! Grizz wants 2 know though: Does this mean we won't see u anymore? Chloe was not too sure in her response, but she assumed she would just be going to a school in the city, not somewhere else. She texted back, still a little unsure in her mind Of course u will! I'll still b here in town, & the cave's not going anywhere soon now, is it?:)Don't worry u guys, it's all fine.

The last text she got just as she reached the top of the stairs was: That's a relief. We would have been devastated if so. Me and the guys r crashing though. TTY in the morning! Glad to know ur ok. She responded back: Sleep tight u guys. Lve u! There was no response, but Chloe turned her phone off, awaiting to go to sleep, but even after doing her routines and getting into bed, she couldn't help but wonder What if I never do see the guys again? What if we have to move for me to go back? She had no idea, and only morning would hold the answers from her parents. She slowly closed her eyes, unsure about what to expect her parent's response to be tomorrow morning. Only time would tell.