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This pleasure is different though, it’s even oing anywhere, and this is it Our childhood pro true

We’re co to each other so I don’t knohere I end, and he begins which is exactly hoould like it to be for the rest of my life

Chapter 28 – Ted

Six Months Later…

“Everything okay, Ted?” my boss, Robert, asksat your phone a lot Is today the day when your grade co?”

“Sure is” I force a smile on to my face as I shove my phone away I don’t want him to see quite how nervous I really am “I just want to know as soon as I can You knoant reassurance that I’ht path”

“Oh, you are” He pats ly on the back “I can tell just by how hard you have been working Here and at the college course You have a deterle day and that’s half the battle”

I try to breathe through my nerves and trust his words It doesn’t matter how many people try to tell me that it doesn’t matter what the result is because I can make it up another ti all of the pressure on ht path

“I hope you’re right” I don’t even realize that I’es “Anyway, I’ame Focus on work”

Robert pats ratefully Luckily, the work doesn’t take up too much of my brain power, so I can do it even when I’m distracted, which is perfect for today because my brain is all over the place It’s even worse because Chloe’s lish husband, Aaron, are here and I want to show the but lovely to , which I don’t understand because she would be perfectly within her rights to want to kick my ass, but I still need to prove uy now

I just aboutat ing it to every five instead, which h By the time I see it, I click on it and my eyes are so blurry with nerves that it takes et my eyes on the words and I drink them in, I almost pass out from excitement

“I did it!” I yell out happily “I passed…”

It ht not be a lot to soo, but I did it For ht direction I couldn’t be happier about it My coworkers understand They rally around and cheer withme on the shoulder

We knew that you could do it Ted I don’t knohere these words are cole, but I’lad to have such supportive people in my life Even Robert e course will mean I eventually leave them, which he doesn’t want because I’m such a hard worker, but that he’s proud of me

Ring, ring… Ring, ring… Ring, ring…

As le to yank it back out of my pocket, and as I do I expect to see Chloe’s number on the screen She knows better than anyone how anxious I am about today, and she’s bound to want to know… but it isn’t, it’s my mother, ill also want to kno I did So, I excuse myself and find a quiet place to pick up

“Hi, Moht away to put her out of her misery “I passed my first semester”

“Ohout today”

“Well, I just got the e for your call…” It suddenly clicks in e results then what’s going on?”

She never calls , so this now hason the sa while I wait for her to speak