... and the crowd goes wild!

by Jacie Henefey

My Terry Letter Story 

It was the Monday after my interview right before my softball team was about to leave school for an out of town game. I was sitting on the bus and decided to peak at my email just to see if I had received an email from the foundation. I held my breath as the screen loaded.

​When I saw an email that said Terry Interview Results I quickly covered my phone screen. I opened it without looking at the screen after a few deep breaths I uncovered the first line of the email. After a few seconds of being awestruck at the word "Congratulations" I jumped off the bus and called my mom. She couldn't understand me at first because I was crying, but when she finally put the pieces together she started screaming and crying into the phone with me. Because I was crying in the parking lot my softball coaches and brother thought something was wrong, but once I told them what had happened they all hugged me and the softball team erupted in cheers. It was a moment of pure happiness.