Too Late For Their Love: The North Star Shines Bright

lled apartment, finalizing the scholarship paperwork. It

small outing for them, to a lo

one, which Ms. Peterson had helped

migraine. She's asking for yo

ce was

eply ingrained reflex, mad

han. I'll

on, her heart sinking. "I ha

oncerned but nodded.

he Harrison estate,

quiet. She found them

!" Ashley

the doorway, tipped. Icy, green slime poured over

, a gaggle of spoiled teenagers, we

ands, her face aligh

like a drowned rat! It's

es ruined. She tried to maintain her composure, her face a

stantly into one of theatrical d

e my fun surprise? I

He slapped Sarah hard across the face. The

dare you embarrass Ashle

es shown her small kindnesses in the past, rushed to

was just a joke! Apologize to As

ged from the kitchen, a champagne flute in

isappointment. So ungrateful. Ash

n her cheek was nothing compare

a simple, new dress. It was a gift from Ms. Peterson, bought for her after the

room without knocking, a

get the money for that? Did you finall

ignore

wn by Ashley' s raised voic

d, his eyes fixing on the dre

Are you... soliciting? Yo

arah said, her voi

ward. "Let me inspect it. Make sure it' s appro

a violation. Without thinking,

slapped

. Ethan stared at her, his cheek

hocked faces. A strange

her voice shaking slightly

and solitary, trace a

ctoria. "Why do you hate me so much? What did

, an accusation they coul