Then...

So I was happy my spirits were back up. I had a job for the upcoming school year, I was more positive at school and was truly looking forward to moving to this school that was closer to my house. The rest of the year was flying by. I couldn't believe how fast things were going. My sister and her friend AJ came out to visit June 15ish and stayed for a week, it was fun having them here. Then I took my sister and Aj to the airport on Saturday and my mom flew out on that Tuesday.

That Tuesday I was excited that my mom was going to be here for a week to hang out. After school on Tuesday 4 hours before my mom arrived my name was called over the intercom to come to the main office at school. I wasn't sure what they needed me for, thinking maybe someone sent me flowers or a parent was here to talk about there child. The main office lady didn't call me, so I went to the principals secretary and she wasn't there so I peeked my head into the principals office, and he was on the phone when he said, Oh she just walked in. He said take a seat and then put the lady he was speaking to on speaker phone. She introduced herself she was from the HR office and I don't remember all she said except, "I'm sorry to inform you Ms. Tracy, but I wanted to tell you personally before getting the letter in the mail, You have been (and I don't know the exactly what she said) Rifted for the 09-10 school year, you will be put on two years of leave, and blah, blah, blah." I couldn't believe it, I had just gotten the job over at Durango, and now they are saying that I have too little seniority to keep the job. Tears streamed down my face, I was trying to stay strong in front of the principal, and my dean as she soon walked in after finding out the bad news. I didn't know what to say, I couldn't believe my mom was coming to visit this very day and I was going to have to tell her that I no longer had a job for the next year. I left his office mad and upset, and unsure what I was going to do. I went home and laid in bed wondering why all of this was happening to me. I felt very blessed to have graduated from college moved miles and miles away from my family to start a new job, a job at a brand new school. And now this was happening. I didn't know what to think.

As I drove to the airport to pick up my mom I thought to myself, I just wont tell her what happened today. I don't want this to put a damper on here being her or our plans. I sat in the parking lot, and called her phone and her cheery voice automatically said, "Hows your day been?" and even though I wanted to say Great mom! The words that came out of my voice were not very good. She said why? and I said its really not good, then I said I don't have a job for next year. She couldn't believe it, I had just found out that I had a job at Durango and now they told me I didn't, she was upset. I went inside and she put her arms around me and I knew with no doubt in my mind that everything was going to be okay.