TAYA's POV : - - - - - One Month Later - - - - - I was staring at my laptop screen in awe — a page full of words was displayed in front of me. Total word count: 500 words. Yes, I, Taya Leigh Williams, had finally completed my college essay. Not to sound narcissistic or anything, but I legit thought that it was a great essay. I got so proud of myself every time I read over it. UCLA's application deadline was last night, and I had sent in my application just in time. I could only hope that UCLA would agree with me on this because they were my first pick. I was sitting outside the guidance counselor's office with nothing much to do, so I started re-reading my essay. Re-reading my college essay got me thinking about how much I'd grown the past year. I started out as nothing