scholarship | p1harmony

chapter four

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"i'm home—!" you open the door to the house you've been living in ever since you could remember.

shoes of all colours and sizes are scattered all over the floor of the entrance and a family portrait smiles down at you as you add your own shoes to the messy pile and put on a pair of sliders.

"y/n! we have a guest!" you hear your mum's excited squeal from the living room. after sliding on your house slippers you follow your mum's squeal and watch from the living room door as a man in a clean black suit reaches for a cup of tea. he takes a small sip then places it back onto the coffee table he's sitting in front of.

"miss l/n, good evening." he says in a gentle yet stern voice. "i have just spoken to your parents about—"

"why didn't you tell us that you got a scholarship!" your mum squeals again, her knees twitching excitedly as she sits on the opposite sofa from the man. "i've already agreed. you'll be going to acadia this coming monday."

"what?" you shout. "tomorrow's friday though—!"

your dad claps his hands, his cheeks glowing red. "the earlier the better!"

the man in the suit nods his head. "your uniform will most likely arrive tomorrow and i dare say that the principle might send some extra little bits."

"oh my god! y/n!" your mum jumps up from the sofa and pulls you into a suffocating hug. "i knew that temper would be a blessing one day!"

what a load of bull! just yesterday she was telling you off for getting mad at your little brother for hiding your shoes around the house.

your dad also throws his arms around you both and you struggle to escape.

"i don't want to go though! did any of you ask what i wanted?"

your parents immediately pull back.

"what do you mean you don't want to go? obviously you want to go! don't you want to be a director? isn't this the best way to achieve your dream? do you want to mess around in public school forever?"

your mum starts going off on a rant and you feel your cheeks go hot.

"but— mum—"

"you need connections to work as a director! you think you can walk in with qualifications from a school that no one knows then expect a job? at this rate you'll just end up as a cleaner! is that what you want?"

"i'd rather end up as a cleaner than go to—!"

"this is my house, and since you live in it, you will do what i say. conversation over."

you angrily stomp out of the room, ignoring your dad's pleads to calm down. why does your mum never listen to you? why does she always think shes right? you coldly curse your birth-giver under your breath as you pass your little brother's room to enter yours.

"are you gonna be a snobby posh girl now?" the annoying voice of your sibling rings out from his room. you turn, and see his punchable face peeking out from behind his door. "maybe you'll get a british accent or something now. won't that be funny!"

you roll your eyes and stick your tongue out at him before turning to go into your room, shutting the door behind you. man, he is too childish for a thirteen-year-old. you're sure you weren't this kiddish at his age...

throwing your school stuff onto the floor, you kick off your sliders and jump onto your bed. pulling out your phone, you turn off do-not-disturb and are surprised to hear the amount of notifications popping up on your screen.

naturally, you answer your eccentric best friend first.

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aliiiiiii :P

[5:12pm]
omg i was just sent this and she looks sm like u

click to play video

WAIT
IS IT ACTUALLY YOU???
ANSWER ME RN OMG!!!!
waitttt no it can't be........
HOLD UP ITS LITERALLY YOU
WHAT THE HELL Y/N ANSWER ME!!!!

[7:58pm]
its not me

DONT EVEN LIE TO ME RN Y/N L/N!

okay... lets just say it is me...
and i was given a scholarship to acadia...

what.
WHAT!!!!!
WHAT THE HELL
THIS IS CRAZY!!!!

i know right :(
i dont wanna goooooooo

are YOU crazy????
why do you not wanna go????
people ik would literally sacrifice their legs to go

well they can go ahead n do that and take my place

y/n, you SRSLY dont know how blessed u r rn
you can be the director you want to be so badly!!!
there's literally NOTHING to lose
its a scholarship too like!!! u dont even have to pay!!!
lets talk tmrw bc my phone's abt to die

i don't feel blessed i feel CURSED
[delivered — 8:07pm]

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author's note
bruh i am SOOOO SORRYYYY that it took so long for me to update </3
ty for all the love and i'll make sure to try to be more consistent with updates!!!!!!!