Clark Magnet High School: A Short Story

Ariette lounged in front of the luminescent computer, mulling about the last three months of middle school. Warm lights seeped between the blinds of the open window, tangling with the shadows of the room. The air was still, the only perceivable movement within the room being her steady breathing.

Projecting from the blaring pixels was a soon to be familiar scenery: Clark Magnet High School. She sat languidly, grasping a letter of acceptance to the aforementioned school. It would be a lie if she said she wasn’t expecting such an outcome, but that didn’t stop the onslaught of anxiety. However, beyond the doubts of acceptance and rejection swayed an even more vexing thought: what could she accomplish? It was only a few weeks after applying for