The day of the scholarship results finally arrived.
The acceptance letter was still clutched tightly in my hands.
Even after reading it nearly twenty times I still couldn’t believe it.
“I got in…”
A smile slowly spread across my face.
No… Not just got in. I had ranked eighth among thousands of applicants who took the scholarship examination.
Eighth!
I hugged the letter against my chest before spinning around my tiny bedroom.
“Mom…” Tears gathered in my eyes. “I did it.”
If only she were here…
She would’ve been happier than I was.
…
Nearly three weeks had passed since the incident at the company.
Since that day… Azrael and I barely spoke. I mean we didn’t really speak that much to begin with, but this time it was zero words to each other.
Sometimes I would catch a glimpse of h
