Narrator's POV
They woke up the next morning and realized that Payton's parents were not at home. She got up and looked on the table and saw a note from them with a credit card and some cash. It read: Payton dear, your father and I have gone to visit your Aunt Beatrice. She had a panic attack at work and had to be admitted to the hospital. We are going to stay there for about a day maybe more to make sure she is ok and to give her some support. There is some money and a credit card for your school supplies, food, and other emergencies or necessities. Call us if you need anything. Love, Mom and Dad.
She told her friends. They were ecstatic. Katrina made them breakfast and when they were done Payton yelled, "Oh shizzz guys. We have to get our supplies. Let me see that supply list."
She read and her eyes got wide. Tessa noticed this and said, "What's wrong with you Payton?"
Then Payton caught her breath and said, "You guys, this is a private school. Do you know what this means?" They both looked at her confused.
Then she sighed and said, "You guys. This means we have to wear uniforms. In a boarding school! Come on guys we have to go pick up our clothes. I'll drive us there seeing as though I'm, I don't know, THE ONLY ONE WHO PASSED THE TEST!"
Then Katrina said, "We tried, but we're just not able to make quick decisions and remain calm the whole time like you do. It's not as easy for us. Unlike you, we weren't able to drive at the age of 14. Only God knows how you learned to drive on your own."
"Never mind that now. Let's just go get our stuff from this Ideal Store or whatever it's called," said Payton.
She grabbed the keys to her mom's SUV and the credit card and they took off. They pulled up to some 3 floor department store on the other side of town. They got out the car and went inside. A man came up to them and said, "Can I help you with something?"
"Umm… yes. We are going to be attending the Juilliard School of the Arts. We are here to purchase the uniform for the school. Could you please show us where it is?"
"Certainly." He took them over to a rack and said, "Here you go."
They stared at it in horror and disbelief. Then Tessa said, "They don't really expect us to where that, do they?" Katrina stood there open-mouthed.
Payton looked at the clothes stunned and said, "We'll take three double sets just in case. Thank you." She gave him the credit card. They bought the clothes. Payton dropped Katrina and Tessa off at the mall so that they could buy all of the supplies.
When they realized Payton wasn't getting out of the car with them Tessa said, "Aren't you coming?"
"No. Are you seriously going to wear these rags? I'm going to get my mom's sewing kit and pimp out these uniforms. Watch me work. Wait never mind just get the stuff. Call me when you need me to pick you up," Payton said.
She got home and went to work. She finished her work and packed away the uniforms each in different garment bags with their names on each. When Payton picked them up they had dinner and went to bed. The days went on. Payton's dad came in and woke her up.
"Come on Payton. You're starting your new school today. You don't want to be late on the first day of school."
She woke up and got out of bed to find out that this was reality. IT WAS NOT A DREAM. SHE WAS GOING TO BOARDING SCHOOL TODAY. IT'S GONNA BE SO COOL.
Or so she thought. . . . .