Confronted (Beauty And The Billionaire Geek Book 1) by Griffin E.E

Author:Griffin, E.E. [Griffin, E.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

The next morning, I took the bus to North Seattle Community College. It dropped me off at the terminal in front of the school. I strode up the big, wide stairwell leading to the library and wandering around until I finally found the admissions building.

Inside, there were only a handful of students wondering around, wide-eyed and confused like me. A group of Asian girls walked by, clutched together and giggling over a text on one of their phones. I slipped into a chair in front of a curly haired office clerk behind the admissions desk and smiled awkwardly. I explained my situation to her, and she handed me a wad of paperwork to fill out. I stood and walked over to sit in an uncomfortable office chair in the dimly lit hallway.

Once I’d finished the paperwork, I took it back to the woman behind the admissions counter. She hurriedly entered everything into the computer, her over long fingernails clicking on the keyboard as she typed.

She frowned at me while pulling the papers from the printer. “You’ll need take the math and English admissions exams. You’re grades don’t qualify you to skip them.”

“I know,” I whispered.

My high school grades had been a solid C- average. And I’d only been able to get them that high with a concerted effort my senior year. The year my mom killed herself, I almost dropped out. My grades seriously tanked to Ds and Fs. I’d been a decent student before. After mom’s death, I stopped caring.

I’d also had to work because my sister Claire had been pregnant, and my sister Regan had gone to a psychiatric hospital. Needless to say, my last two years of high school had not exactly been easy. My teachers understood. Being from a small town, they put the effort into helping me graduate.

“After you get your test results, see an advisor to register for classes. You should probably visit financial aid today to make sure your grants are in order.”

I made an appointment to take my admissions tests and got up to visit financial aid, and I stood in front of a window in the wall where the financial aid clerk sat. I gave her my social security number, and she checked my file. Everything was in order, but she confirmed that the aid would only cover my tuition. I wouldn’t even be able to afford books after my out of state fees. On top of that, I had to go full time if I wanted to get the full amount possible. If I went part time, the grants wouldn’t even cover my tuition costs.

Leaving the building with stacks of papers in my hands, I felt raw and discouraged. The only way I could make this work would be by getting a job right away. I’d been waitressing at the local diner in my hometown for two years. I’d sent résumés to every restaurant job in Seattle. My boss would have given glowing references about my work ethic, but not one single place even called me back.

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