Right before finals, Emily nervously opened the email that would tell her whether or not she got the scholarship and whooped with glee when she saw the results. She immediately called her mother.
"Mom!! Guess what!!"
"What is it, sweetie?"
Chaos reigned in the background (probably her siblings fighting again) and her mother sounded tired. This news should perk her up.
"Remember how you were worried about me going into so much debt for school? I got a scholarship! It completely covers tuition for the rest of my time here! I still have to pay for books and living expenses but that's so much cheaper! I still have to pay off the loan from my first semester here but that's it!"
Emily bounced in her chair as she shared the news.
Her mother gasped. "Emily, that's amazing! I thought you weren't able to get financial aid because your dad makes too much?"
