Chapter 19

Before long. Mirabella descended the stairs, a letter in hand. Approaching Delilah, she extended the envelope. Delilah’s eyes fixed on the letter passed from her daughter’s hand. A flicker of confusion crossed her face before she accepted it. “What’s this…?”

“It’s an acceptance letter for a transfer to Parkside High School” Mirabella replied casually.

As her words settled in the air, Delilah, still in a state of disbelief, was struck dumb when she saw the Parkside High School emblem emblazoned on the front of the envelope. She stood frozen, the letter unopened in her hands.

Watching from the side, his expression hardening. Shawn snatched the acceptance letter from his wife and quickly scanned it. When he looked up at Mirabella again, his face was a mix of shock and bewilderment. It turned out that when Mirabella had insisted she had chosen her school, she hadn’t meant from the selection they had offered her. She had made her choice on her own. The date on the acceptance letter was from the previous month.

grades a mess? How could Parkside High School

letter thoroughly. Once convinced it was legitimate, she, like her husband, was filled with questions. She turned to Mirabella, about to

of the unknown number before she raised her head and said to Delilah and Shawn, “I’m gonna take this call” She then stepped out to the balcony, sliding the door

her daughter’s retreating figure and murmured, “Shawn, why would our girl have an acceptance letter from Parkside High School? The

pondering for a moment before shaking his head. “I

get her through the door? Didn’t Summer mention her previous middle school was the kind you had to pay to get in?” Knowing her daughter’s poor academic performance was precisely why Delilah

said, “Don’t overthink it. You gotta have faith in

sighed. “It’s not that I don’t trust her. I’m just afraid she’s been duped!”

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