Beautiful Imperfections

Chapter 2: Expectations

After 3 hours my playlist eventually became annoying so I grabbed my laptop and decided to google some scholarships. I found a scholarship where I have to draw a picture that best represents myself, that seemed fairly easy considering I already had like 241 completed drawings to pick from.

Three weeks past, since I sent in my entry. The day has finally come I held the envelope in my hand that will tell my whether or not I won the 10,000 dollar scholarship.

I opened the envelope pulled out the letter and read it's contents. My heart dropped, I should have just accepted this to be everyone's common opinion.

The letter read

" After careful revision of all the entries we regret to inform you that your entry has not been selected."

This is just wonderful I thought trying to refrain myself from breaking out into tears.

"What are you reading, give me that paper." commanded my dad.

I silently handed him the letter that declared my failure.

"Why did you even apply for this scholarship? Your a horrible artist there's no point in setting yourself up for more failure, you couldn't have possibly thought you were going to win." he said with amusement at my attempt to win.

I ran up to my room and just burst into tears. I grabbed my sketch book out of my bag and ripped all of the pages out of it and threw the book against the wall. I sat in the middle of my room surrounded by pages and pages of drawings, crying my eyes out.

The next morning, I got dressed in my gray oversized sweater and black leggings after throwing my hair up in a messy bun , I grabbed my bag and started heading to school.

First period was geometry, my teacher graded our tests right after we turned them in. Within five minutes of turning in my test she called me up so I could see my grade. It said 66% on the top right corner of the test and right below that it said GOOD JOB! I couldn't believe what I was looking at. Even my teacher was mocking my misfortune. The bell rang and I walked to my locker to grab my stuff for gym. I look up to see Abigail strolling toward my locker.

" I heard something really interesting the other day, someone told me that you can save a million lives Madison by putting a bag over your head so people won't be petrified by your ugly face." Abigail said with her normal bitchy tone.

" Go to hell." I said as I walked away.

About twenty minutes later I got called to the principles office for swearing.

" What gives you the right to use, these disrespectful words towards your peers. I will not tolerate swearing in my school." The principle lectured.

" I wasn't swearing at her I was just giving her an idea for a vacation destination." I replied like a smart ass.

" Well your destination ideas just earned you 4 day suspension, effective immediately you may return to school Thursday." The Principle stated.

" Ya whatever" I said under my breath as I walked out the door.

I went home and sat in my room thinking of all the reasons my life sucked. Time past pretty quickly soon enough it was 7pm and my dad came home and I could hear him coming up the steps.

" WHAT THE FUCK The principle called me at work today to tell me that you got suspended because you decided to swear at a girl from school! This is why you have no friends, you go to school and act like a little delinquent nobody wants to be associated with your bad attitude." he barked
" To top that off your failing Geometry this is 11th grade math not Rocket Science get your act together, the day you turn 18 you better have some money cause your out! Start thinking about your future."
Usually his rant would be calmed down by my mom but she was on a business meeting in Florida this week.

" Why can't you just be more like Joey! He doesn't get in trouble he treats people with respect and doesn't get FUCKING suspended!" he screamed walking out of my room.