Chapter 19

MELISSA

I always behaved very well because I knew that those moments could influence my future, and I was right. I liked to learn more and more, and knowledge never had any limits for me.

I remember spending hours reading storybooks in my room when I lived in Brazil. I became an intelligent girl with the ability to be someone important in life, but I didn't have the right opportunities for that to happen, and fortunately, now I have those chances more than ever.

Before I end the call with Jacob, he asks me to come to the university he mentioned tomorrow to talk to the principal; he'll also talk to the man and tell him about my condition. Everything seems better after talking to him, and I feel sleep taking over me more and more as I close my eyes and keep thinking about Jacob Simon and his kiss.

I shouldn't dream about this kind of thing, but my mind doesn't seem to obey my commands. I wake up to the sound of my cell phone alarm and sigh as I sit up in bed, r