Kara awoke to the incessant blare of her alarm clock and remembered with a surge of excitement that today was her last day of high ! after a quick shower, kara popped some bread in the toaster, grabbed her backpack, buttered her toast, applied her lip gloss, and raced out the front door. struggling to find her keys in the abyss known as her purse, she momentarily panicked. even though this was the last day of school, kara did not want to be late; she had something very special planned for her homeroom class. after a minute of searching, kara found her keys, hopped in her car, and sped to school.