Ebullience (noun): the quality of being bubbly, enthusiastic, and exuberant

“Oh my go– Congrats!!”

Joy pierced the air as the family members screamed and danced about the open laptop, a glowing acceptance letter shining on its screen.

Their youngest daughter had just got into UCLA.

“I knew you could do it! I’ve always known!” The mother was smothering her daughter in an embrace and ruffling the hair of her brilliant little girl.

Her father, with his hands braced proudly on his hips, merely grinned. “I am so, so proud of you.”

The young girl herself was filled with relief and pride, her eyes lined with so many rivulets of emotion that she couldn’t speak.

Her older sister also brimmed with tears, although something was different about her expression. She stayed closer to the corner of the table, congratulating her sister in a small voice but unable to bring herself closer to the shining laptop.

UCLA had been her dream school a long time ago.