5.From the moment I’d first met Frank in France, he’d tried to find out what my plans were for after the summer. He’d tried to convince me to continue studying in Paris. His intentions may have been commendable, but it wasn’t conceivable. Education in France and Russia isn’t taught to an equivalent level. I had to finish my fifth and final year to get an equivalent degree. After that, I could take a master’s course. So, I’d explained to him that I couldn’t start studying in France for another year if I didn’t want to miss out on getting my degree. The idea was tempting but was just wishful thinking. Did he really think that we’d still be together then? Besides, my bank account wouldn’t allow for such a thing.
While I did have money saved from my earnings over the summer when I went back t
