His heart lurched at the words. He remembered a time long ago, back when he'd first been thinking about signing up for tutoring classes, and Sylvia had said something similar.
Did she want him to get into Southhaven University?
Would she be waiting for him there?
Adrian brought the fire-scarred diary home with him.
He threw himself into studying harder than ever. In just six months, he'd clawed his way up from the bottom of his grade to the top hundred, and on the final mock exam he'd even broken into the top fifty. The speed of his improvement left teachers and classmates stunned.
Even Bianca's attitude toward him shifted. Gone was the cold indifference she'd always shown him. She even took the initiative to stop him after the exam.
"Adrian, you've worked really hard this semester.
