Twelve Years Ago
Twelve Years AgoGolden Grove High
Golden Grove HighThe day of the Nitrovex Scholarship Fair was clear, bright, and perfect. An omen if there ever was one.
Katie was doing a few last-minute checks on her project to make sure it sparkled. She didn"t want to take any chances on something being out of balance. The judging was starting in only thirty minutes, and everything needed to be perfect if she was going to win.
She stepped back, put her hands on her hips and smiled.
Perfect and unavoidably grand. Her entry was a large mobile made of intricate glass pieces, each turning on its own gleaming silver wire. The slightest breeze moved the pieces like multicolored snowflakes in slow motion. It was brave, it was bold, it was her masterpiece. If she said so herself.
Perfect
