Author's Note: I'm really really sorry that I haven't updated in months, I've been super busy with school but I promise I'm gonna be better with updates so yea read on and if you have any comments feel free to leave them in the reviews.
She held the letter tightly in her grasp, this one letter was going to determine the course of her entire life! This thin piece of paper filled with dozens of words would bring her to tears whether it be good news or bad. She couldn't wait for her mother to get home even though Ella had told her she would be in trouble if she opened it without their mother present. She didn't care she would gladly accept any punishment if the letter held what she hoped and wished that it did.
"Holy shit!" She screamed a large smile eating her face as she read the first line out loud "Congratulation's Emily Fitz you have been accepted into Dartmouth College! Yes!" She practically sang jumping out of her chair and onto her feet shuffling across the floor attempting to show off her best dance moves, which to be completely honest weren't to good.
"What does it say?" She asked nibbling nervously on the tips of her fingernails watching intently as her mother scanned the paper "Am I in? Of course not, I'm not smart enough they denied me right?" She asked sounding defeated dropping herself onto her bed covering her head with a pillow silently screaming to herself
"Miranda don't be such a drama queen!" Hanna begged waving the paper in front of her daughters face "Honey you got in"
"I got into Dartmouth?"
"Yes!" Hanna squealed pulling Miranda into her embrace spinning her by her arms the two participating in an impromptu celebratory dance party
"What do you think?" She asked quietly as she placed Jamie down in her crib kissing her gently on the forehead before disappearing into the hallway "Liam?" She said increasing her volume
"Yeah?" He responded after a moment of silence his attention obviously else where
"I asked what you thought about me getting into Dartmouth do you think I should go?"
"Of course you should why wouldn't you?"
"I don't want to be far from you, and you're going to Yale" She explained lowering herself into the empty chair near the dining room table kicking her feet onto the edge of the wooden table
"I'm not going" He admitted rapidly the revelation stunning Jess momentarily
"What do you mean? You were chosen for early admission I thought after your doctor cleared you, you would have jumped at the chance to go"
"That's the thing Jess" He began his voice cracking as he prepared himself feeling as his heart beat out of control "We need to talk"
"How the hell can you do this to me?"
"Are you insane! Jordan I'm doing this for me don't you realize that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, how many people can say that they got accepted a year early to Dartmouth? It's hard enough to get into this school, you should be proud of me"
"I just don't get why you have to go, you told me you wanted to go to Talmadge with me"
"I did but Jordan things change, I didn't think I would get accepted into Dartmouth and now that I have, I have to go!" She stressed the word have, doing her best to convey how desperately she wanted to attended her dream school
"Why? Why do you have to go?"
"My mom went there so I feel like I have to go to, you know to remember her"
"Seriously?" She whined crossing her arms over her chest "Pulling the dead mother card that's low even for you"
"Are you kidding me!" Tori screamed pushing Jordan forcefully in the chest knocking her against her shelf of soccer trophies "Stay away from me, were done!" She didn't bother wiping away the tears that fell from her eyes to furious with Jordan to think of how pathetic she looked. It wasn't like she planned to get into college early it's just the way the cookie crumbed she would be an idiot if she didn't take this chance. This chance to follow in her mother's footsteps the only parent she considered a parent Mike having abandoned her all over again once things got too much for him to handle.
"Noah pick up your phone" She begged holding her cell phone to her ear leaning her body against her car her eyes connecting with a stranger's who stood inside of the Brew "Noah!" Emma groaned tapping her foot impatiently wanting nothing more than to talk to him, his smooth voice always making her heart race and her body pulse in ways that couldn't be explained.
"Hello" He finally answered sounding completely annoyed the teen obviously not in the mood to talk to anyone
"Did you get it?" She asked excitedly not realizing that he wasn't in the best mood to be discussing his future
"Get what?" He screamed as he revved the bike sliding the helmet onto his spikey brown hair fidgeting nervously with his leather jacket
"The acceptance letter from Dartmouth, did you get it?"
"Yes I got a letter but can we talk about this later?" He asked massaging his pounding head with his fingertips "I have something I need to do" All he wanted to do was get on his motorcycle and drive as far away from this place as he could, he didn't know how to face Emma or his parents how would they react to finding out that not only did he not get into Dartmouth, but he didn't even get into Talmadge his grades apparently not good enough. Ever since Emma was attacked nothing had been the same he couldn't seem to focus on his school work or his future all he could think about was keeping Emma safe, this thought process causing him to lose sight of his life past high school, that is if he even passed his senior year.
"Of course no problem. We'll talk later" She grinned into the phone rocking back onto her feet clicking the lock of her car twice hearing the familiar chirp before entering the Brew "Love you"
"I love you to" Someone else responded taking a sip from his coffee flashing Emma a bright smile "Oh, were you not taking to me?" He joked pointing to himself
"You wish"
"I do wish, someone as gorgeous as you saying you loved me…damn that would be a dream come true" He said motioning her to take a seat beside him "What's your name"
"Emma" She answered descending into the empty chair crossing her legs over each other as he continued to speak
"Your full name" He probed resting his head on his hand
"Emily Fitz" She admitted the name sounding almost unfamiliar to her as it rolled off her tongue
"Emily" He almost laughed "So Emma's just a nickname?" He questioned chugging the warm liquid squinting his eyes as it streamed down his throat the burning sensation flooding his body
"Yeah my best friend couldn't pronounce my name when we were in pre-k so she ended up calling me Emma and it's kind of stuck ever since" She explained getting to her feet slowly making her way to the counter ordering a drink "What's your name?" She asked turning her head to face the blonde who remained in his chair
"JT" He grinned tossing the now empty coffee cup into the nearby trash can reaching out his hand to take Emma's offering a loose handshake "James Thomas" He finished his perfect green eyes shining in the florescent lights of the coffee house "It's nice to meet you"
"You too" Emma confessed peering around the practically empty coffee house "Are you meeting someone here?"
"As a matter of fact I am" He said glancing towards the door "Here she is now"
"Miranda!"
"Emma!"
Talk about an awkward moment, both girls glaring at each other wearing the same look of surprise. They had successfully avoided each other for majority of the year, the last month of Senior year approaching Miranda and Emma making no attempts to mend there broken friendship the two of them wanting nothing more than to move past the drama of high school.
"You know each other?" JT asked looking at the two shorter girls
"Yeah, this is Emma" Miranda said crossing her arms over her chest her eyes wandering everywhere but towards her former best friend
"Emma as in Emma?"
"Yes Emma!" She groaned stamping her feet "Why the hell are you talking to her?"
"News flash beauty queen it's a free country!" Emma screamed not even bothering to respond to the employee as her name was called to pick up her drink "He can talk to whoever he wants!"
"This is none of your business Emma, why don't you just go back home and hang out by yourself. I mean isn't that what you do!" Miranda taunted making fun of Emma's current situation knowing that Emma was all by herself, no friends or family to comfort her the only constant person in her life being her mother, Ezra and Ella having moved out over three months ago after Emma's confession at Miranda's trial.
"At least I don't cry myself to sleep at night over my failed relationship! By the way you should know Tori and Jordan have being fucking for the past four months!" She didn't care if she hurt Miranda, any and all previous feelings of protection for the girl completely gone. Miranda and Emma never acted like this before, they never purposely put each other down, they never intentionally tried to hurt each other that was until all the secrets of their past were revealed during Miranda's trial.
"Girls" JT tried to intervene watching as the two girls closed the distance between each other the tension practically palpable "Let's not do this okay? Let's just be happy, we should be celebrating your acceptance into Dartmouth!" He said happily
"How did you know I got in?" Emma asked turning to face the blonde the boy who smacked himself in the face as he heard her words obviously attempting to divert the conversation onto less problematic things, this new knowledge that both the girls were accepted obviously not helping.
"You got into Dartmouth!" Miranda asked a sense of disbelief washing over her voice
"Surprised?"
"You could say that" Someone interrupted joining the group her mere presence adding to the already increasing tension "I guess I'll be seeing you there"
"You got into Dartmouth?" Emma and Miranda said together as JT slowly backed away thinking the girl's would be better off without his lingering body
"Early admissions, what about you?" She asked directing her attention onto Miranda already overhearing that Emma was accepted into Dartmouth
"Dartmouth" She basically whispered her eyes dropping onto the ground scanning her shoes careful avoiding Tori's mesmerizing chocolate eyes
"What are the odds that the three of us all got into Dartmouth?" Emma asked finally reaching for her coffee the liquid inside now cold
"Not just us three, Jess got in to" Tori confessed remembering back to her conversation with the teen mom only a few hours ago "And here I thought I wouldn't know anyone"
"This is awesome" Miranda whined sarcastically running her fingers through her hair "I always wanted to bring my entire high school with me when I went to college"
"It could be worse" Emma offered "Amy could be going" She smirked watching as Miranda's face light up as well this marking the first time the two of them had participated in a civil conversation ever since the end of Seth's trial, which thankfully ended with him being found guilty.
Question (answer in reviews): Will Noah and Emma last if they're in different schools? Will Miranda and Tori get back together? What does Liam need to tell Jess?