When His Past Met Present

Jake and I, we were

company, and it was taking off.

of our youth

talking about an inter

e' d said. "But she's got it tough. Re

, working to pay her tuition,

to her. I knew w

oung, maybe early twenties, shy

ficult family, her dreams

paid for some of her tuit

ing forward the kindness other

ays thanking us, saying

hs ago, she reap

ng student, but as

her standing there

wide with a fear I didn' t unders

r in, co

ur expensive sofa, twist

ears streaming down her face. "I

, Emily? Wh

a mixture of guilt and something els

he said, her voic

he bom

s Ja

ted. The air

With Jak

d. The girl who r

was a bi

nger, not then. It was a

intense I had to grip th