Estrella is a good student, not straight A, but a strong B. Her best subjects are literature, history, and geography. She hates PE; it gets her sweaty and messes up her hair. She is never the last one chosen for a team. She is good enough at math and hates biology. She takes the business courses and goes on to business school after high school graduation. She now laughs about being the only girl who dated both the captain of the football team, the president of the Key club, and the president of the National Honor Society. She went steady with two of the three—for a little while at the same time.
She has her first hangover when she goes to sign up for her courses at the School of Business. The thought of typing is too painful so she opts for bookkeeping, for which she discovers, to her surprise, she has a real talent. Meanwhile, she longs for a place of her own. Estrella is 18, and she wants to be on her own.
Her dedication to school has never been so complete. She learns everything. This is the year that will open all the doors for her. She graduates first in her class with great recommendations from her teachers and three inviting offers of employment.
She takes the job with the radio station. She is pert, pretty, and very good at her job. She is the visual front for the invisible talent in the ‘back room’. She is the face to the public for the station. She talks with sponsors; they adore her. She discovers how much of herself responds to the “creatives” and their off-center ways. She loves getting up and going to work each day; it is always an adventure in lunacy. Still she longs for a place of her own, but her savings are not growing rapidly enough to suit the young and eager Estrella.
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