"Seulgi, you're gonna be late honey!". I roll around my bed, sleep still lingering in my body. I sit up and rub my eyes, stretching as I go. "Be right down, Mom!". Something purrs under the covers. I lift it up and see Lulu, my black European shorthair. I got her when I was in 8th grade. She rubs her head against me, and starts pawing at my clothes. 

"Hello, yes, good morning to you too." I say playfully. She nudges my elbow. "Yes I'm hungry too, but I gotta shower. You go downstairs first." And as if she understood me, she stretches and hops down the bed. I shake my head and prepare the things I need for the day. 

Then I rush to the dining table, where Mom already cooked some bacon and pancakes. I start inhaling them immediately. Mom hands me a glass of orange juice. "Honey, slow down. You'll choke if you eat like that." I grin sheepishly. "Sorry Mom, I'm just nervous, I can't help it. Today's the day scholarship scouts are coming."  

She smiles her warm, motherly smile. "Just be yourself. You'll do just fine."  I look at her, still not sure of myself. "You think so?" She chuckles. "I know so. I glanced at the clock, which read 7:15. Crap. "Oh man, I gotta go, like right now." I kissed Mom goodbye and was out the door in a flash.

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I ran through the halls of our school and arrived at the auditorium just in time. I looked around frantically and spotted Wendy waving her hand. I sighed in relief and power-walked my way to her. "Wow, that was really cutting it close, Seul." I put my bag down and catch my breath. "What's important is that I'm here and I'm not late." I replied.

She rolls her eyes. "Anyways, which scholarship did you apply for?" I shrugged. "I applied for all of the available ones." Wendy sighed. "Yes, why did I even bother asking when I already knew the answer." Then our homeroom teacher, Mr. Deckard, entered with the other teachers and some important-looking people. Those must be the scouts. He introduced all of them, and what organization they represented, yada-yada-yada. 

Honestly, I wasn't really listening because: one, I was nervous as hell, and two, a black rabbit was on the stage. I looked around, but people didn't seem to mind, so I didn't give it much thought. Must be someone else's pet. And just like that, the introductions were over, and we went back to our classrooms. It