"If you don't leave your past in the past, it will destroy your future. Live for what today has to offer, not what yesterday has taken away."
Chapter forty-eight: Phone call with Gracie.
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I locked eyes with Daniel, who looked surprised to see me.
I couldn't blame him. Daniel knew I was poor, and I didn't belong in this restaurant.
"So, Rae, what do you want to eat?" Ian asked.
I leaned to him closer. "Can you please call me Lynn?"
"Lynn?" He furrowed his eyebrows. "Why?"
"I'll tell you later," I said.
"Alright," Ian nodded.
Elias turned around, and he saw me. "Do you have a scholarship to here too?"
I rolled my eyes, and Ian turned around to look at Elias. "What?"
"Ian, ignore him," I tapped his hand. "What are you going to order?"
Ian faced me but gave me a questio
