The letter arrived on my doorstep without any flair or glamour, like every letter and bill that has arrived in the past few weeks, but I knew. I knew it was different, the glossy black finish that’s like velvet to the touch, smooth and written in gold sprawling script “You’re invited.” The back was sealed with wax, blood red with a golden rose. My hands shook as I grabbed it from my mailbox, wanti...

I was shaking in my boots with nervousness, I glanced at the calendar marked with a big red circle. It was coming up in two days. So close I could almost taste it. My mom keeps asking me about, popping in every other moment see if there were any changes. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for my life to change, but I would be devastated if it was anything else. My alarm sounded though I had already been...