Chapter 50

Rose Greyson

One week later…

I had never been so exhausted and tired of everything as I was the past week. It felt like the weight of ten people had been placed upon my head. I didn’t expect the cake business to be so draining. On top of that, school had been relentless with tests and assignments. I couldn’t catch a break to myself, constantly juggling one thing after another. On top of all that, I had been given a trial job in a company. I would supply cupcakes for them for one week as a test. If they were satisfied with the outcome based on their customers’ feedback, they might hire me. Great opportunity, right? But it would be too much work for me, and I couldn’t afford to neglect school. Even though they would hire me based on my skill rather than my certificate.

Mom had been supportive. She didn’t want me to drop out of school, yet she encouraged me to seize the opportunity. She reminded me that opportunities like this only come once. The exhi