Page 128 of Lovestruck at Sundown
“I don’t feel that way,” he said. “I promise. And I’m proud of you, too.”
“Okay, so what if you don’t get this bug?” I giggled. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you get sick, so it wouldn’t surprise me if you have an ironclad immune system.”
William moved on top of me and hooked a finger around the hem of my pajama bottom. “Then you’ll have to make sure I get really exposed to this virus.”
May 18, 2011
Lily and Iwere going through wedding stuff at her place when a text from Alice came in.
Alice:Special delivery. Are you home?
Me:I’m at Lily and Joel’s. What are you up to?
Alice:You’ll have to see it for yourself. See you up there.
Alice knocked a few minutes later, and I rushed to get the door.
“Alice!” She was carrying a beautiful, jumbo-sized flower bouquet in a vibrant palette of various shades of pink. It came wrapped in kraft paper and a ribbon to match the blooms. There were easily over fifty stems in the bouquet.
“For you, milady.” She handed over the bouquet, and the heaviness of it almost made my knees buckle.
“Do you want to come in?” I offered, making sure I held a tight grasp on the flowers.
“Thanks, but I still have a few errands to run,” she said. “But William insisted on me delivering this one personally.” She winked at me. “Look fortwo envelopes.”
“Oh.” I tried searching for them, but the bouquet was too big to handle.
“Bye, Billie!” Alice walked away toward the elevator. “Congrats!”
Congrats?
I pushed the door shut with my foot and returned to the living room.
Lily’s jaw dropped when she saw me. “I’ll have to call you back,” she told someone she was on the phone with. “William sent them?”
“Who else?” I laughed. “They’re beautiful, aren’t they?” I set them on the coffee table and quickly spotted an envelope. It said Parsons on the outside. “Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!” I was freaking out.
She jumped to her feet. “What is it?”
“This must be about the scholarship.” I tore the envelope open and pulled out the letter, reading it as fast as I could. I stopped reading when I got to the part that said:95% scholarship granted. I pressed the letter against my chest and yelled, “I got it!” I jumped up and down with joy. “I got it! I got it! I got it!”
Lily held my hands and jumped up and down with me, screaming, “Ah! You got it!”
Paying for 5% of the tuition cost for the semester was well within my means.
“I’ll be graduating in December, Lily!”
She threw her arms around me and swayed me from side to side. “I’m so fucking proud of you.” She started crying.
“Lily!” She was going to make me cry, too.
“I’m sorry.” She broke off the embrace with a laugh and wiped the tears away from her face. “Ugh. I’m just exhausted and emotional with the wedding, that’s all.” She plucked the secondenvelope from the bouquet and handed it over to me. “From William.”
Guille,
I knew you would get the scholarship. We’ll celebrate on Friday when I get back. Congratulations, älskling!
Jag älskar dig.
