The next morning, Eric was awoken by a knock on the door. It was a maid. "Sir.. your mom said I should wake you up. It's almost 8 o'clock." The maid said from the other side of the door. Eric stood up from his bed immediately when he heard the time. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hands. Another knock came. "Sir.. are you awake?" the maid said again. "Yes I am. You can go now." Eric called out, now standing up. He heard the maid's receding footsteps when he was stretching. He picked up his phone to send Claire a Good morning message which she replied to instantly. Eric's phone pinged. He had an email notification. He opened it and it was from the business university he applied to. His hands felt cold and his whole body felt nervous. What if he wasn't accepted into the uni

