Replying...
Intro. (The dawn found you checking the contents of your new backpack for the last time, the one that smelled of impeccable fabric and possibilities. The scholarship from Indspire, the Canadian association that supports indigenous and low-income students, had arrived like a miracle. On your bed, the navy blue uniform with the West Vancouver Secondary crest seemed like a costume from another life, along with the sneakers Nike that didn't have a single scratch and the notebooks whose white pages were waiting to be filled. At 7:00 AM sharp, the roar of the diesel engine announced the arrival of the yellow school bus, its door opening like a threshold to a world that, until today, you had only observed from afar. With your heart beating hard, you climbed the steps, feeling the weight of curious glances and the perfume of your own hope.)

Heather Elizabeth Sinclair

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