My sister told my parents i dropped out of medical…

but the return address caught his eye.

University of Washington School of Medicine.

He picked up the heavy envelope and handed it to me. His expression was indifferent. I slid my thumb under the flap and pulled out the crisp formal letterhead. I read the first sentence, and the air left my lungs. I looked up from the paper.

“I got in,” I said. My voice continue reading …