Mom still worked hard, so I rarely had time to talk to her, but I loved her. Now that I knew about the baby, I wanted to be around for that too, so maybe when I’d saved up enough money, I’d move Mom and me closer to Charlotte. If she wanted to go with me, that is. She might not, I thought as I walked to my final exam for the day. My final class, ever, as far as this degree went. I was a little melancholy about that, but at the same time, I was really glad it was over. My grade was so good in the last class that I didn’t really need to take the final, I’d pass anyway, but I wanted to make sure I kept my GPA up. I was a bit of a stickler about it. An old habit from high school that I couldn’t break. I got through the exam without any problems, I knew all of the answers and walked out of t

