Chapter 33: Mom Wants to See Clara

Adrian's POV

The apple core landed in the trash can by the bed with a soft, hollow sound.

I folded the paper towel and wiped the juice off her fingers, one by one, the way she used to do for me when I was small and too impatient to clean up after myself.

Then I stood, crossed to the pitcher in th...

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

31. Chapter 31: The Letter in the Locker

32. Chapter 32: Is She Good To You?

33. Chapter 33: Mom Wants to See Clara

34. Chapter 34: The Recorder with No Sender

35. Chapter 35: A Strange Price to Pay

36. Chapter 36: A Plea in the Storm

37. Chapter 37: Repairing the Roof

38. Chapter 38: The Towel

39. Chapter 39: Adrian Didn't Come to School

40. Chapter 40: Taking Care of Adrian

41. Chapter 41: Adrian Wakes Up

42. Chapter 42: Adrian on the Court

43. Chapter 43: Basketball and Physics

44. Chapter 44: Adrian's Favoritism

45. Chapter 45: The Closed Door on Thanksgiving

46. Chapter 46: Adrian Called Me Clari?

47. Chapter 47: You Actually Want Me There

48. Chapter 48: The Line He Drew

49. Chapter 49: Back on the Court

50. Chapter 50: A Trip to Pittsburgh

51. Chapter 51: The Attack

52. Chapter 52: Forced to Stay at a Hotel

53. Chapter 53: Would You Ever Lie To Me?

54. Chapter 54: Held Tight

55. Chapter 55: Going Home

56. Chapter 56: Making Money

57. Chapter 57: A Little Jealous

58. Chapter 58: Birthday, Family and Friend

59. Chapter 59: Adrian

60. Chapter 60: Wishing on a Star

61. Chapter 61: The Gift

62. Chapter 62: Adrian's Father Appears

63. Chapter 63: A Father’s Betrayal

64. Chapter 64: A Broken Christmas

65. Chapter 65: Merry Christmas

66. Chapter 66: Grandma

67. Chapter 67: Rewards and Tigers

68. Chapter 68: The Tiger in the Paper

69. Chapter 69: A Touch

70. Chapter 70: Rumors

71. Chapter 71: The Embrace

72. Chapter 72: Offer and Phone

73. Chapter 73: Inviting Susan to Dinner

74. Chapter 74: The Love Left Unspoken

75. Chapter 75: Tickets and a New Coat

76. Chapter 76: Grandma

77. Chapter 77: The District Championship

78. Chapter 78: Sending Clara Away

79. Chapter 79: Grandma Agreed

80. Chapter 80: Clara, Don't Cry

81. Chapter 81: Back to the House I Left Behind

82. Chapter 82: My Brother’s Eyes

83. Chapter 83: A Hand to Hold

84. Chapter 84: The Text Clara Owed Adrian

85. Chapter 85: Leaving Clara in Adrian's Care?

86. Chapter 86: SAT？

87. Chapter 87: Debt Collection

88. Chapter 88: Together, We'll Get Out

89. Chapter 89: Maine, and the Words He Won't Say Out Loud

90. Chapter 90: The Promise

91. Chapter 91: Liar

92. Chapter 92: The Letter He Left Behind

93. Chapter 93: Fever

94. Chapter 94: Our Early Action Results

95. Chapter 95: The Decision and the Scholarship

96. Chapter 96: Time and Farewell

97. Chapter 97: Blessings

98. Chapter 98: Adrian's message

99. Chapter 99: Landfall

100. Chapter 100: Music and the Heart

101. Chapter 101: Adrian, Megan, and Ryan

102. Chapter 102: Three Birthday Gifts

103. Chapter 103: The Hug He Needed

104. Chapter 104: No Stars, No Winter Night

105. Chapter 105: One Day, I'll Stand Before Him

106. Chapter 106: Rejecting a Confession and Becoming Vice President

107. Chapter 107: Adrian's whereabouts

108. Chapter 108: Across the Distance

109. Chapter 109: Snow Search

110. Chapter 110: Reuniting. Understanding.

111. Chapter 111: I'm Not Going Anywhere

112. Chapter 112: You're Not Leaving.

113. Chapter 113: Boldness and Indulgence

114. Chapter 114: A Room Between Us

115. Chapter 115: The Hand That Stayed

116. Chapter 116: "Sister"

117. Chapter 117: Adrian's office

118. Chapter 118: Must Leave

119. Chapter 119: Silence

120. Chapter 120: The Single Bed

121. Chapter 121: Don't Go

122. Chapter 122: The Ticket Home

123. Chapter 123: Kiss, Kiss

124. Chapter 124: My girlfriend

125. Chapter 125: The Room He Booked, The Cold He Hid

126. Chapter 126: The Transfer

127. Chapter 127: Another Birthday

128. Chapter 128: Blue roses

129. Chapter 129: Violin

130. Chapter 130: Into Her World

131. Chapter 131: Marked by My Cat

132. Chapter 132: What Did I Just Touch?

133. Chapter 133: The String That Held

134. Chapter 134: Out of Your Mind

135. Chapter 135: Birthday Night

136. Chapter 136: Tomorrow

137. Chapter 137: Five hundred thousand dollars

138. Chapter 138: A Late Goodbye

139. Chapter 139: The Blessing of a Grandma

140. Chapter 140: The Sins of a Father

141. Chapter 141: Be Stuck Here

142. Chapter 142: The Call to Eddie

143. Chapter 143: Twenty Thousand Dollars

144. Chapter 144: Plan

145. Chapter 145: Walking Into Danger

146. Chapter 146: Red Queen

147. Chapter 147: Meeting the Creditor?

148. Chapter 148: Preparation and Courage

149. Chapter 149: Adrian's Suspicion

150. Chapter 150: Facing Derek

151. Chapter 151: The Breaking Point

152. Chapter 152: Blood and Light

153. Chapter 153: Red and Blue Lights

154. Chapter 154: Always Losing to Her

155. Chapter 155: A Medal

156. Chapter 156: Find your Way Back

157. Chapter 157: Old Dreams and a Kiss

158. Chapter 158: After the Stitches

159. Chapter 159: Leaving and Coming Home

160. Chapter 161: Fireside and Striving

161. Chapter 161: Fireside and Striving

162. Chapter 162: Holding On to a Late Spring

163. Chapter 163: Cats Bite

164. Chapter 164: The Night

165. Chapter 165: Fill the Gap

166. Chapter 166: Mr. Ford and One Hour

167. Chapter 167: Vacation

168. Chapter 168: Goodbye

169. Chapter 169: The Ring

170. Chapter 170: The Dinner

171. Chapter 171: New Beginnings

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