Gracelessly I tear the letter open. Unwilling to wait for another second to discover what it has to say. My heart pounds so impossibly fast in my chest. The anticipation felt like a drug.
Dr. Laurens YIELD
4726 Ikanaide Ave.
Kirkland, Washington 98033
June 28th, 2017
Alexa Cathrine Bishop
1566 Hirsch St.
Vortex, Oregon 97525
Dear Ms. Bishop,
YIELD is pleased to inform you that your submission for our summer internship has been approved. We appreciate your passion and believe you will prove to be an excellent member of the team.
This internship will begin on the 11th and 12th of June and last until the 31st of August. If there are any conflictions, please contact us through our email. For further information, you can look on our website. We hope to see you at orientation.
Sincerely,
Dr. Laurens
At the bottom is a swirly signature. I squeal like a pig and squirm down the hallway and stairs. Panting as I enter the living room Arty barely shifts in his chair. "What's up?" I search for breath because it had somehow slipped away from me in one short sprint. "I-I got in." Then for the first time, Arty pauses his game to look at me. I know he remembers how important this was for me. My obnoxious endless yammering about this internship. "Cool." He answers and immediately returns to his game.
I can't even attempt to hide the smile spreading across my face wide as the horizon. Oh. My. God. I could actually become part of YIELD. I could help save thousands of lives! I jump around the room a few times before keeling over from my lack of athleticism. Then one of the only realizations in the world that could ever remove the enormous smile plastered on my face occurs to me.
The Promise. I can't leave Arty. I can't leave Dad-I can't leave.
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Ficção CientíficaAs a mysterious epidemic sweeps the nation, leaving hundreds hospitalized-one of whom is Alex and Arthur Bishop's father-Alex receives a letter from Y.I.E.L.D.( a scientific association that specializes in studying and providing cures to recent outb...
