Til The End Of The Line

12.

A few months later.

I ran to go get the mail. Which I've been doing a lot more recently.
There were a lot of letters. I walked inside and place the letters on the table before going the kitchen to grab a glass of orange juice. I went to grab the letters and made my way towards the stairs.
I flipped through every single one of them until I got to the last one. I stood right in front of the staircase.

Rebecca Barnes
Brooklyn, New York
Harvard University Medical School

I stood there looking at the envelope not wanting to open it. All I could imagine is James talking to me about the joy of his sister signing up for college.

I take a deep breath and and grab the letter opener slicing open the glue on the envelope that's keeping it sealed.
I take out the letter and look up towards the ceiling taking a deep breath gently opening the letter. I took another deep breath. I look down and stared at the piece of paper in front of me.

You have been accepted

I sat down on the stair step with tears slipping out of my eyes, I covered my mouth as I sobbed. If only James was here to see that his little sister made it to a Ivy league university.
I heard a door shut and footsteps coming my way but it's like I couldn't move I just kept sobbing.
"Becca?" His footsteps got closer." Are you okay what happened?" I couldn't say a word I just sat there. "Becca?" I looked up to meet his eyes.
"I got accepted." I said handing him the paper. His expression changed from worried to excitement.
"You got accepted." He cheered. Grabbing onto my waist lifting me up in the air and spinning me around. I let out a giggle but then started sobbing again. I knew that was the reaction I would have gotten from James if he were here. Steve read the expression on my face and his face fell.
"Bucky would have ran out that door and screamed at the top of his lungs so that all of Brooklyn.. what the heck all of New York could hear that his little sister got accepted into a Ivy league school." He says. I started sobbing even more. That did sound more like him. I smiled a bit while I was crying. Just envisioning him here. He would have been so proud.
"I know that he is so proud of you Becca." Steve pulls me into a hug.
"I have to go tell Howard." I said wiping my tears. He was the one who helped me apply for college after all with a good letter of recommendation.
I run up stairs and get ready to go to headquarters.
"We are going out to eat tonight to celebrate." Steve yells loud enough so I can hear.
"Okay." I yell.
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I walk though the doors and walk through all the desks.
"Agent Rebecca." His secretary says." Do you have a appointment with mr.Stark?"
"I've never needed a appointment." I hear a laugh from inside of his office.
"Well he's a bit busy right now." She trails off.
"Agent Barnes." I hear Peggy call out for me.
"Agent Carter hello." I smile.
"Isn't today your day off why are you here?" She asked pulling me into a hug,I hugged her back.
"Look look." I say excitedly waving the letter in front of her. She takes the paper and starts reading it.
"Come to my office." We walk to her office which is next to Howard's. She closes the door behind me.
"Rebecca oh my god!!" She squealed. I started laughing. "You got accepted to Harvard!!!" She yelled. I laugh really loud. She pulls me into a hug. "Congratulations." She smiles.
"Thank you." I smile back at her." I came to tell Howard.. but he seems a little busy."
"To hell with that." She marches out the door and starts banging on Howard's door.
"Howard put it back in your pants and open this door." She yells. We hear shuffling around in his office. The door swings open and a dark haired, blue eyed woman comes out of the room. Howard then appeared at the door. He was fixing his hair.
"What do you need agent Carte-" his eyes land on me.
"Becca what are you doing here? Isn't today your day off?" Before I could answer Peggy pushes past him into his office.
"She has huge news." Howard scrunches his eyebrows together in confusion. I couldn't really look at Howard in his eyes.
"I-i um" I look at peggy.
"She was accepted into Harvard Medical." Peggy squeals.My face blushes up.
"Rebecca this is amazing." He steps closer to me; I take a step back.
"Thank you ." I smile.
"This is huge."
"Yes I'm very excited." I smile nervously." I have to go I'm going out with Steve tonight.. to celebrate. I have to go get ready." I smile.
Before they say anything I slip out of the room and quickly made my way outside. The moment I step out of the building I take a huge breath.
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I put on one of my favorite dresses on.