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“You’ve visited all those places?” He didn’t look up, but kept flipping through the pages, spending a coupleup the work I’d put into them

I sat onit under the kitchen sink “No, I’ve never even been on a plane But the internet is handy for daydrea”

“You’ve never been on a plane? How’s that possible?”

“Everyone can’t hop on a flight and jet set across the country or the globe Flights All-inclusive resorts International travel Unpaid internships They all need one thing”

“Money” The hisper quiet like it threatened our very existence And it did They said ht a lot of pain

“Ding, ding, ding” I rolled my pencil between ly head My college roo for the perfect resort and the perfect bathing suit that costCould they smell the sale-brand shampoo and spot my discount-store backpack and notebooks from across the quad? Not everyone at my school had money, but almost everyone see a week off to go to the beach or hanging out at home—I didn’t have the luxury of either

“Everyone else went on spring break I stayed and worked I figured I’d have the chance when I got older”

His lips tightened for a flash before he dropped his gaze back to the folio

“I know nothing about interior design, but every roo out”

“Even the one with the four-poster bed?”

“Can’t I want to be swept off my feet too?”

I shifted inhim out from the side of the table “I’

d need a lot ym to pull that off”

He laughed “I have no doubt you could, if you set your mind to it Deterot up and opened the freezer “Stella gaveyour favorite”

“You’reyour head for a microchip”