Chapter 2: Graduate School
The next day was milder when I met Sarah, James, and Henri at their apartment in Oakland. Some of my other best friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, and Max Greenwald met us there. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "Sarah, Angel, I have a question for you guys," Alex stated. "What is that, Alex?" Sarah asked. "You guys have been talking about jobs quite a lot and how to quit them," Alex continued. "Should I wait and go to graduate school at Pitt for a year before I look for a job?" "Well, I didn't go to graduate school when I graduated from college," Sarah told all of us, "because college was boring in the first place and I couldn't wait to go out and get a job in the real world!" "College is not exactly the same as high school," James remembered. "How would I know that?" Henri asked. "Because you don't have special events, like school dances every month," James explained. "Colleges can still hold dances sometimes, James," Justin pointed out, "maybe just not as often." "That's true, Justin." James sighed. "College dances are definitely not the same as high school dances!" "I feel bad when James got asked out to the dance, and I didn't," Sarah remembered. "Luckily, we just watched a movie and ate pizza together at your house," I added. "I remember doing that stuff with Angel when we went to Hiram G. Andrews Center, too," Alex chimed in. "Alex and I had a very special friendship, just as we did when we were teenagers," I explained to Sarah. "All that was cool back at the time was Boy Scouts," Henri stated. "Boy Scouts?" Max asked. "I thought that was just for elementary school, not college or graduate school!" "We might not have gone to Carnegie Mellon University like you and your siblings did, James," Justin explained, "but going to Mercyhurst University certainly has been a good experience to a possible career we might want to have in the future!" "Same with Indiana University of Pennsylvania," Max chimed in. "It will be weird not going to the University of Pittsburgh anymore," Alex stated. "Same with Edinboro University for me," I agreed. "I felt the same way when I graduated Carnegie Mellon University in 2012," Sarah told all of us. "So, should I go to graduate school, or not?" Alex asked. "I feel like Pitt is my home and I don't want to leave. Go Panthers!" "Wow, I didn't know you had such team spirit, Alex," I told my friend. "But, right now, I am more concerned about my internship at the Carnegie Museum," Alex continued. "I am surprised that you guys never came to visit me there. Heck, I might even think about getting a permanent job there, which means that I will not need graduate school after all!" "I am glad that you have found a job that you enjoy, Alex," I happily told my friend. "Yeah, Alex," Sarah agreed. "I am sure that you will have a good future, whether you go to graduate school or not." "Thank you, Sarah," Alex replied. "I will have a good future, too, and I am not even going to graduate school," I chimed in with my female friends. I saw a bus outside the apartment. "It is time for me to go now," I told everyone. "Thanks for helping us learn about graduate school!" "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"