I don't own Icarly, yeah I know it's sad =(

It was what I was dreading, ever since the clock struck noon mama had a twinge in my stomach. The mailman usually comes to Bushwell Plaza between the hours of 12 and 1 and it was now closing in on 1 o'clock. Carly was getting anxious, she desperately wanted certain pieces of mail to arrive today, while I wished that they would never come. I wished this because I already knew what each of them would say, even though she doubted what they would say.

Each and every letter would say something along the lines of this:

Dear Miss Carly Shay,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been excepted into (insert college that would be taking my best friend away here.)

It's not that I didn't want Carly to go to school, well personally I think she's a tad nuts for wanting to keep going to the evil place but I couldn't convince her otherwise. I knew continuing school was what she wanted, I just didn't want her to do it out of state.

I remember the day she was filling out the applications she got a bunch for colleges in Washington, but there were also a few out of state schools. She applied to UCLA, Harvard, Yale, and Brown. Considering three out of four of those were on the other side of the country you could see why mama was upset.

"Come on I can't wait anymore!" before I could say anything Carly grabbed my wrist and was dragging me to the elevator to the lobby to the Shay mailbox.

As soon as we got there she pulled out her key and unlocked the box. Just as I thought it was stuffed with multiple large envelopes. She handed me the tiny envelopes, mostly addressed to Spencer while she carried the big ones upstairs. I could tell she was beyond excited to open them but she waited till we got back upstairs.

When we got back to the Shay apartment she practically jumped on the sofa and spread the letters on the coffee table. I faked a smile on my way to put the rest of the mail on the counter with the computer, on the way I said "Calm down kid, it's not like Neville is plotting a scheme to steal those from you."

She smiled and shook her head "I know, I know, I'm just so excited to open them" she started ripping the back of one of her many envelopes as I made my way to the fridge for some leftover ham or bacon. If mama was going to put on supportive face she needed some serious meat. Luckily there was a large plate of leftover ham still on the bone, I took the whole plate out and brought it over to the coffee table and placed it on the tiny space not containing envelopes.

I had just started munching on a delicious big piece when I heard an unexpected loud "I GOT IN!" The piece of ham in my hand flew in the air and hit Spencer right in the face as he was walking out from his bedroom.

He bent down and picked up the thing that hit him. He examined it then looked over to us "A piece of ham just hit me in the face."

"Not the first time that's happened" I said reaching for more ham. As I picked another piece I put on supportive face and said in the most excited voice I could "Which one Carls?"

"Harvard" she replied bouncing around the couch. I cringed when she wasn't looking, when she turned back I got up and went around to hug her "That's amazing, see I told you, you would get in only a chizzy school wouldn't accept you."

Spencer also hugged and congratulated her then announced to celebrate he was going to make spaghetti tacos. He made his way to the kitchen to start dinner. Carly continued to open her letters as I continued putting on my fake happy face. I knew I was partly lying to her and I hated it but what was I suppose to do not be happy for my best friend who was always there when I needed her? Nope mama was gunna suck it up and take it like a ham lovin lady!

As Carly was opening the last letter we both looked toward Spencer who had cheered rather loudly. We found him looking at one of the letters I had placed on the counter. He stuck a colorful paper out in front of us and said "I won the contest!"

"What contest?" I asked curiously

"Last month Socko told me about this contest where you had to guess how many pieces of pink peppers were in a pizza box down at Penny & Pete's Perfect Pizza, so I guessed 463 and I was right so I won thirty free coupons to get anything I want at the pizza place for free"

"Peppers don't normally come in the color pink" Carly said it as I was thinking it.

"They were pink for national pink pepper day" Spencer said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"In what country do they celebrate national pink pepper day?" Carly asked with a chuckle

Spencer shrugged "I don't know wherever Penny & Pete are from" and with that he went back to the taco making.

Just as I thought Carly got accepted into every college the ones far away and the ones near Seattle, I told myself there was hope that she would pick a college close by but I knew she wanted to go to the best school possible.

I was about to ask her which one she was thinking of picking when the apartment door opened and a nerd walked in with "Hey, Hi can I come in? Thanks" he also had a letters in his hand which made my stomach do another big flop. I had been so concentrated in Carly's letters and ham, that I forgot Freddie could be leaving to.

I stared at the letter in his hand trying to see what school it was from that I forgot I was suppose to be wearing my supportive disguise "What's wrong Sam?" my face must have had worry on it which of course the dork had to see.

"A Frednerd came over, what else could be wrong?" I said pretending to go back to the ham.

Freddie shook his head and saw the pile of letters on the coffee table "Woah someone's popular" Freddie said eyes a bit wide with the amount of letters that were sprawled out.

"It's just a few" Carly stated "What about you where did you get accepted?" she asked pointing to the letters.

Freddie told them he got accepted to The Washington University of Direction & Film making, and a few other schools that specified in dorky nerd teck producing.

I hated to admit this but my stomach was a mess of swinging butter socks. Having both Carly and Freddie go away to school was one of my worst fears, they were really they only two friends I had. Yes if you can believe it I consider the nub a friend….a close friend actually. Nope stop thinking that Sam it's only gunna make it worse when they leave. I shook myself out of my trance.

"You mean a school accepted you?" I asked looking shocked as I snatched the papers away from Freddie "Did you tell them you were a nub? Cause they should be given full advanced warning"

"Sam" Carly stated in her be nice voice.

I shrugged as Freddie snatched the papers back "What about you Puckett? Where are your letters?" Freddie asked.

"Haven't been home yet" Yes Carly made me apply places, well more like she got the forms and filled them out for me. I was busy too busy sleeping to fill out those things.

"We should go check them after the taco's" Carly said excited once again.

I agreed to even though I knew the majority of them would be declines. Spencer called to us that dinner was ready and the three of us made our way to the kitchen.

I must have still been looking a little grim, given the fact that Carly asked if I was alright. I nodded that I was fine but I was pretty sure my face had dropped a little as I noticed the letter Freddie placed next to his plate as the accepted letter said the school was located on the East Coast.