Fears and Scars by Emily Krat

Author:Emily Krat [Krat, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Romance, New Adult & College
Amazon: B018UJ7RJE
Publisher: Emily Krat
Published: 2016-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

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Elizabeth

September 2015

“To us,” Polina says raising her tiny glass of vodka in the air, her pretty round face radiant.

Mika, Nadia, and I follow. “May the next semester be easy, and may we ace everything again.”

As the four of us clink our glasses together and cheer, Nadia adds, “And to Polina! May your engagement be short, your marriage long, happy, and full of great sex.”

Everyone adds their congratulations, and after another round of clinking, I bring the glass to my lips and tip it back.

The alcohol ignites a fiery trail down my throat and heats my stomach. The happiness simmering under my skin has nothing to do with drinks. My ridiculous grin is from being happy and feeling extremely proud of what I’ve achieved in few short months. Besides acing all of my evening classes here in Moscow, I passed all my online exams at the University of Washington. Plus, I was awarded a partial scholarship for the next semester at UW, which starts at the end of the month.

I can’t believe I’m celebrating the end of the summer semester with my college friends. It may be an ordinary thing to some people, but to me it’s huge. One of my biggest dreams—getting a degree—is starting to come true.

“Come on, girls, let’s dance,” Polina suggests after a second round of shots. Her enthusiasm is contagious, and I’m in a great mood tonight, but I don’t feel like dancing for some reason.

“I think there is this dancing thing going on between us.”

“Dancing thing?”

“Yes. Before I met you, I never really danced. At least I don’t remember a single time I enjoyed it. With you, I like it more every single time.”

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