Spontaneous (Aaron Starmer)

Sure, it’s a selfish thing to cry about, but we all cry about selfish things at funerals. We all cry about “if only.” • If only Katelyn had made it through to next year, then she would have gone to Brown. She was going to apply early decision and was guaranteed to get in. No question that’s partly why her SAT tutor, Mrs. Carbone, was sobbing. All those hours, all those vocab flash cards, and for what? Mrs. Carbone still couldn’t claim an Ivy Leaguer as a past student.