Chapter 4

"Congrats on the scholarship," I said directly.

She paused briefly to stash her backpack, then kept going.

"Professor Hayes really wanted me to apply," she said.

She turned, looking embarrassed. "I didn't want anyone to find out."

"You get 1000 dollars a month and still claim financial hardship?" I shot back.

Sofia's eyes narrowed. "Did you check my phone?"

I replied coldly, "Your dad raised your allowance, and now you claim to be low-income?"

She bit her lip, looking hurt.

"Lynn, you don't get it. My family is complicated. My dad's life is his, mine is mine," she protested, her…