The sun rose over the horizon in San Fransokyo, the birds chirped melodically. Leiko Tomago grunted as she heard rapid knocking on her door. She rolled and fell off her chair, she landed face first onto the hardwood floor and grunted in pain as she held her now bleeding nose, shuffling to the door; Honey Lemon stood there beaming before seeing Leiko's nose.
"OMG! Are you alright?! Do you need some antihemorrhagic? What about some styptic?!" The young chemist dropped the bundles she was holding and started panicking.
Leiko rolled her eyes in her amusingly, "I'm fine," she replied nasally, "now what do you want?" She grabbed a tissue and applied pressure until the bleeding stopped. Aiko's bright green eyes sparkled as she picked up the packages and threw one at Leiko. It was a heavy brown bundle and she looked at Aiko confused. "What is this?" She asked.
Aiko squealed and hugged her, "We got accepted!"
Leiko remembered applying for multiple colleges a couple months ago and was shocked that some school actually chose her. She was bright for her age but her personality had never been what colleges looked for. As she flipped the package around, she saw in bright red and yellow colors "San Fransokyo Institute of Technology," Leiko gasped and gripped the table besides her.
"Y-You can't be serious…" she was breathless.
Aiko screamed in joy and threw a fist in the air, "I know, I know, I know! Our first choice college and we both got accepted in!" She ran and hugged her best friend while Leiko looked at the package, stunned.
"W-what are we waiting for? Lets look at what they sent us!" She squeaked. Leiko has been dreaming of SFIT ever since she learned about engineering. The prestigious school for the brightest minds of their time, and now, she and her best friend were able to attend it together.
They each opened their packet to find a SFIT shirt and a note. Leiko held hers tightly after ripping the envelope open and nervously read through it, it wasn't like her to get nervous but this could be the biggest achievement in her twenty-one years of living.
Dear Ms. Tomago,
We would like to inform you that on behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my pleasure to offer you admission to San Fransokyo Institute of Technology's Class of 3019! You stood out as one of the most talented and promising students in one of the most competitive applicant pools in the history of the Institute. Your commitment to personal excellence and principled fouls has convinced us that you will both contribute to our diverse community and thrive within our academic environment. We think that you and SFIT are a great match. You will be receiving a full ride scholarship.
You have until September to register for classes to let us know if you'll call SFIT home for the next four years. Our mission is to educate students in science and technology to best prepare them to solve the world's greatest challenges. I hope you'll agree with us that MIT is the perfect place to prepare for your future.
Many congratulations, best wishes for a wonderful holiday seadon, and welcome to SFIT!
Sincerely,
Robert Callaghan
Professor of Robotics
Leiko could have died right there, she was accepted, not only that but she got a full ride scholarship. Aiko smiled at her, "I'm so proud of you," and embraced her.
"Did you get a scholarship as well?"
"I got a partial one, my family is rich but since my older brothers are going there it's a bit much."
Leiko sighted and laid back against the couch. She was dreaming. She had to be dreaming. Nothing prepared her for this moment; she was bursting with happiness as she finally had a place to call home. She smiled at Aiko, "Let's go celebrate."
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Aiko eyed her suspiciously
"Lucky Cat Café?"
"Yes!" she squealed and pulled Leiko off the couch.
This was the start of something new.