'Sealed Envelopes' by Allison Renner

Kara never thought she’d make it this far. Not with her dad so focused on his new family. Not
with her mom drinking so much she didn’t leave her room.

But she’d done it. She saved money from her job bagging groceries at Piggly Wiggly and paid
three college application fees. She’s filled out forms and submitted transcripts.

Now, seeing three envelopes in the mailbox, she reminded herself that, while an acceptance
would be nice, proving she was nothing like her parents was the most important part of this.