Summer break had just ended. Where did the time go? Well it back to the books I said to myself I wonder what’s in store for me this year. I could hardly believe it’s my final year in school. Like my teachers would say “getting ready for the real world.”
When I returned to school, I was so excited to see all of my friends, we hugged, we talked about summer vacations and then the bell rang from homeroom. I was in Mr. Henry’s homeroom, I was glad; he is cool one of the coolest teachers. Announcements came on and then it was off to Convocation. Mrs. Knowles addressed the entire school and then turned her attention to the seniors, she reminded us about the seriousness of this year and how at some point during the year we may have to make decisions that can affect our life forever! I am sitting thinking to myself “what kind of decision will have to make that will affect my life? I have a mother who makes those decisions for me.”
The following day classes were in full swing, and the work load was heavy, but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. I had settled down a whole lot and my last report card was a reflection of it, it was the best report that I had gotten in years. And oh boy wasn’t my mother proud! The school year was going by so quickly before I could blink my eye we were taking year book pictures, getting measured for cap and grown and the deadlines or course work was almost here.
I remember this particular morning, I arrived at school and just as I came out of the car. Kwame came to me with a smirk on his face and told me that Mrs. Knowles was looking for me. He asked me what I did because she had a very serious look on her face. My mind began to race, but I dismissed the thought because Kwame is always playing pranks on people. So I went about my morning routine, went to my locker got the books out that I would need until lunch and the headed toward homeroom. The bell rang just as I walked in, and then we were not even settled when Mrs. Knowles voice came made and announcement for me to report to the Principal’s Office immediately.

I had to stop my Accounts work and go to the office. When I arrived, she told me that a college called for me offering a full scholarship. She said “all you have to do is write an essay as to what made your decision such an easy or hard one.” I was already thinking from she gave me that information. She then added that I had only five days to complete that essay, send a copy to her and one to the college with my mother’s signature. Just as I reached home my mother and I discussed it. We looked at the college’s history again; just to be sure that it exceeded my major, had jobs on campus, clubs that related to my career choice and great athletics. After we did that, my mother said, “start this essay now!, you don’t need work piled up on you. You have school work as well.” I replied “I have a whole five days, I could do this later.” She knew that I was going to wait until the ninth hour to start it, but she didn’t say anything else. Two days passed, and I was already assigned 3 pieces of homework and two tests, all due on the same day as my essay was due. “I’m gonna knock this homework out quick, study for my tests and get started on my essay”, I thought to myself. Things didn’t go as planned, for I was assigned two more pieces of work that day. The next day, two of the five pieces of homework I had was done and none of my tests were studied for, I had 2 more days to do my essay. As fast as lightning day number three went by and day four arrived. Now, I was in a panic because I had only hours left to do my essay, I didn’t care for the homework anymore, for this was way more important. Every class I went in, I was doing a little piece her and a little there. The day flew pass real quick and we were back in homeroom, waiting on announcements. A storm was travelling to the Bahamas and was said to be in Nassau that evening, the Prime Minister of our great country stated that all schools, private and government were to be closed Friday of this week and Monday of the following week. When Ms. Knowles made that announcement, the whole school went wild, and started screaming. I was never so relieved in my life! But I knew I still had to turn my essay in by Friday 3:00 pm. Now, I had more time to do my essay, so there was no excuse as to why I had not completed it. Friday dusted right in and power lines and transformers went down. At this moment I did not know what to do! I sure had to get my essay in. These scouts flew in all the way from Maryland, Washington DC to watch my performances for two weeks; I could not let their time spent here be a wasted one. My essay was done! All I need was to send it, but my current was off. We went by my cousin to see if she had internet, sure as I suspected she had the internet. I was overjoyed! I immediately went to their site to get their email, and a notice was on their site that their office would be closed. I went on my email and I saw a letter from them saying that my essay was still due that day. At a blink of an eye, her current cut off as well, I started to sweat. My cousin started to make noise “you didn’t just get this essay, y’all always waiting ‘til last minute to do work.” Luckily, she worked to BEC, and she made a call to see what was going on, she asked them to cut her light back on. 3:15 pm, the time I saw on my watch, “Oh great! My essay is late”, is all I thought. My mother said “still send it even though it is late”, I did I as I was told but I was still scared. My cousin came in and said “don’t forget they are an hour behind us.” I was too happy! I was never so relieved. Now all was left for me to do was wait on my reply from the school. This decision I made to actually send an essay to the school, was the most important decision of my life.