Receptionist: Holly Cerise?
Laurel: Honey, you’re up.
Holly: Coming, Mom.
Holly (thinking): Every time I tried to impress them, it backfired . . .
Ivy: Byyyeeeee!
Cedar: Good luck!
Holly (thinking): Well, geez, of course it would. Ivy the walking force of nature, Cedar the star of stage and screen — my life sounds so boring compared to either of theirs.
Cedar: She seemed cool!
Ivy: She’s one of my BFFs!
Cedar: Really? Neat!
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Oh, this is bad. She’s gonna stumble on the test with an attitude like that .
my bet’s on Holly doubling down on “Do. NOT. Eff. Up.” and the proctor commenting along the lines of “are you okay? You’re not making any technical errors, and you’re well within the time limit, but your a bit slow today. if you’re feeling under the weather we can reschedule.”
Why? The test will be easy for her, she will take it as opportunity to relax and take a break from the hard work of impressing others.
The test SHOULD be easy for her, but she might get nervous and try for PERFECT instead of ‘good enough’ and start over thinking on what should be automatic.
You can always notice the good in others, but less so in yourself. Poor Holly.
I have absolutely been there. Hugs all round.
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