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Actually, West did ether after he moved home He only said, "It’ll be simple For now Until I know you’re ready for more"

For now Ready foris allowed West and I work better together as siht of his

With her fingers still lances atyou’d like to talk about?"

"No" Not at all

She finishes "You seeh I have one ex-student who clai the office" She winks and grins like we’re friends

Guess I’ve been as twitchy as a rat in a meth lab

"I pulled you out of class because one of your teachers told worth scholarship?"

I nod Is it a crime to ask for teacher recommendations?

"It only pays for books," she says

"I know"

Mrs Collins opens a file, slips out a piece of paper and hands it to me "This is the Evans scholarship It’ll pay for four years of tuition for a person hter and handle the paper as if it’s gold "A full ride?"

"Yes" She brightens and I wait for rainbows to appear behind her and blue birds to land on her shoulder Mrs Collins definitely is too happy of a person or otten what happiness is

She loses a bit of the rainbow as she folds her hands on her desk and settles into her serious face "But it’s an extremely competitive scholarship and this isn’t a simple essay and transcript situation Students fro why they would be the best candidate"