Chapter 20: Mr. Thompson's Request
Clara's POV
The hallway was loud the way it always was after the last bell—lockers slamming, sneakers squeaking on linoleum.
"Clara."
Megan was already leaning against the wall beside my locker, arms crossed, holding a small makeup bag against her chest.
"What?" I said.
"Avery's doing a thing t...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Fake Money
2. Chapter 2: The Reason I Went to Grandmother
3. Chapter 3: The Boy at the Repair Shop
4. Chapter 4: Grandma
5. Chapter 5: A Thousand Dollars
6. Chapter 6: The Money Mom Gave Grandma
7. Chapter 7: Megan Harris
8. Chapter 8: Adrian Cole
9. Chapter 9: Popular Students
10. Chapter 10: The Boy Behind the Silence
11. Chapter 11: A Dance Just for Me
12. Chapter 12: The Encounter Outside
13. Chapter 13: Egg Noodles
14. Chapter 14: Pulleys, Lockers, and a B-minus
15. Chapter 15: Adrian's Help
16. Chapter 16: The Broken Bicycle
17. Chapter 17: She Came Back
18. Chapter 18: Sharing Bread
19. Chapter 19: Even
20. Chapter 20: Mr. Thompson's Request
21. Chapter 21: Mistaken for a Confession
22. Chapter 22: The Refusal
23. Chapter 23: A Mother's Request
24. Chapter 24: Adrian Steps In
25. Chapter 25: The Flea Market
26. Chapter 26: The Market Scam
27. Chapter 27: Going Home Together
28. Chapter 28: Praise and Consequences
29. Chapter 29: Clara Wins an Award
30. Chapter 30: Adrian’s Inner Struggle
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