Chapter 3

The admission results were out.

I got the scholarship.

Full tuition covered, two thousand dollars a month for living expenses, and free accommodation.

I won't need a dollar from my family for the four years of college.

The day the acceptance letter showed up, I was in the kitchen washing dishes.

Mom tore open my package without asking.

She said, "What school is this? Why's it so far away?"

I wiped my hands dry and walked out.

The letter was clutched in her hand.

"How much is the tuition?" she demanded.

She flipped through the papers, searching for numbers.

I…