"Fine, you've got three days. Don't play any tricks on me when the time comes!"

The man was about to hang up.

Quincy felt a sting of injustice. Why were so many guys willing to bend over backwards for Dorothy?

This was ten million dollars, not just a thousand! And to hand that over without any guarantee, he must really be smitten with Dorothy. "Wait a sec! Can you at least tell me your name?"

"Why do you wanna know?"

"No big reason, just curious. We've made a deal after all, knowing your name isn't too much to ask, right?"

The man was silent for a few seconds, and just when Quincy thought he wouldn't divulge his name, he suddenly spoke up.

"Lane."

"What?"

"I said, my name's Lane."

...

night fell,

gotten in touch, it meant he was probably out playing some charade with Quincy. Dorothy wasn't upset, more contemplative than

realizing they'd loved the wrong person, before understanding Everett was unattainable. He would

now chattering about their day at school, their lively banter bringing the house to

was the

they could provide later in life

like these, making life

Complete.

yet?" Langston came over, clutching his laptop as if he couldn't bear to be apart from

while taking

him, "He

Langston, you can't be on

the time, don't you

about your eyesight?"

to fix a bug in the system, but every time the progress bar hits 50%, it freezes and then tells

him then. No more screen time until

pouted, "It's

it! Now, he's busier than dad and doesn't even have time to talk

"Your mentor?"

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