Enough tension has already been in these kid's hearts waiting for the acceptance letters, but now the children start feeling the harm of being famous. Will they stand up strong, or will they crumble under the pressure of the public and themselves?
Eden went hopped off of the bus and ran after her friend.
"Shelby, wait up! You're supposed to wait for your guest!"
"Says who? I want to see if I got in!" Shelby ran to the mailbox and saw that it was empty. She then ran inside and nearly knocked her mother over. "Mom, do you have the mail?" She asked with breaths in between.
"Yeah, why?" she questioned, holding out the stack of envelopes. Without a word, the young girl tossed half the mail behind her to get to the thing she really wanted. It was a letter with "To Miss Shelby Morris." She ripped the top off, and Eden looked over her shoulder expectantly. There was a paper inside that read,
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Shelby started to cry into her hands, and wadded up the paper before anyone, including her, could read the improvement list. Eden patted her back.
"I'm sorry." Eden whispered as she gave her friend a hug.
"Oh, sweetie." Shelby's mother hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. "I'm sorry, I really am, but this will make you stronger."
There was a while where everyone was silent, but then Eden said, "Maybe I should go."
"No, sweetie, there's no reason for you to leave. We invited you over, and you can stay over as long as you want, as planned." Mrs. Morris smiled kindly at their guest before rummaging through the pantry. She pulled out some chips and handed them to Shelby. "Maybe these will make you feel better."
"Yeah, I guess my favorite chips are better than messing up on TV in front of the world." Eden carried some pop upstairs to Shelby's room, where they locked the door and Shelby cried about how it was going to be for the whole world and it would've launched her career.
Once Eden got home, she saw an envelope on the table. It said, "To Miss Eden Wright." She hesitated, but then snatched it up and ripped it open. Or, tried, at least. She eventually just got a pair of scissors. She pulled out a letter that said,
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