He fumbled for his phone and asked me to add
myself.
After successfully getting Chad’s number, he
left, and I started unpacking. I finished ages
ago, and Ashley still hadn’t shown.
So I stood near the stairs with some snacks and
iced tea, and waited.
Half an hour later, she finally showed up.
She saw me and practically threw her bags on
the floor.
“Jen, how could you just take a free handout
like that? Don’t you understand that nothing
comes for free?”
“I have never seen anyone like you, if you did
that in my house you would get your leas
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that in my house, you would get your legs
broken!”
She was panting and sweating.
I raised an eyebrow and smirked.
“Chill out, Ashley.”
Chapter 2
Time flew by.
Before I knew it, a month passed.
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Thanks to my past life, I quickly hit it off with
my roommates.
One day, the homeroom teacher came into the
classroom with the only scholarship application
available.
He looked directly at Ashley and said, “Ashley,
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you’re struggling, right? I’ve already set you up for a scholarship opportunity.”
As he said that, I immediately thought of how
Ashley had reacted to the same offer in my past life when she replied, “I come from a poor family, but I have some self–respect. I don’t
want to receive a free handout.
“I don’t want the school’s money, I have the confidence to earn a scholarship with my own ability.
“After I graduate, I want to start my own business with my own two hands.”
As I expected, Ashley gave him the same
response, word–for–word.
I had been waiting to hear her say that.
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, I suddenly slammed my hands on the desk.
