This is inspired by @ForEvermore_AG and @Fox & Doll Productions. Here is the grown-up story of Luciana!

Year: 2026.

Age of Luciana: 20. (Yes, she's actually a grown-up instead of 18).

Age of Isadora: 9.

Luciana summoned all of her nerves before she put the letter containing her application to New York's School of Astronomy and Astronaut Training into the mailbox at the post office. She had spent a whole year trying to make an application with the perfect resume so she could get into this prestigious school.

It said she had been to Space Camp, won a Fail Smart Award, been to the Underwater Habitat Training Camp, and also been to the Mars habitat in the Atacama desert.

After she put it in the mailbox, she went home. Isadora greeted her as soon as she walked in. "Luci, Luci! Mama and I made you a surprise! Because since you were mailing your application to the space college in New York, Mama thought we should celebrate! The surprise is...."

"Isa, the point of a surprise is I'm not supposed to know what it is. Can I come into the kitchen?" Luciana said, smiling at her adopted sister. Isadora was as smiley and happy as she had been 8 years ago. Since then, Isadora had learned Spanish and English, and started calling Luciana "Luci" instead of "Lulu". They had also grown quite close, despite their age difference.

"Isa, is that Luci I hear?" their mother called from the kitchen.

"Si, Mami!" Isadora called.

"Tell her she can come into the kitchen," Mom called.

Luciana and Isadora walked into the kitchen, where several people yelled, "Surprise!" Luciana gasped at the party. There were decorations with stars, rockets, and planets, then there was a group of Luciana's best friends, including Raelyn, and the friends she didn't get to see often, Ella, Clair, and all of her bunk friends from Space Camp. Her dive team from the underwater habitat was also there. And her whole family from Chile had come! When had they all gotten here? While she was at the post office? She couldn't believe it. All of her best friends, and a party. All because she had mailed an application!

"Wow," she said. "When did you all get here?"

"Sweetie, I made you run errands all day so we could set up this party and could get everyone settled. They've been in hotels for days. You applied for college. That's a big deal," Mama said. "We're all so proud of you, Luciana!" Everyone said at once.

After the party was over, all her friends and family went to hotels. Then a phone call came. "Luciana! Your friend Clair was going to a hotel with Ella, when your cousins accidentally got into an accident with them!" a frantic vioce said.

That's all for now. Let me know what you think should happen. I'll do another post next Saturday. Thanks for Reading, Bye! 😀