At 15, My Childhood Sweetheart Promised Me 60 Sunflowers on My 60th Birthday – He Passed Away That Year, but 45 Years Later, They Appeared on My Porch with a Box That Made Me Shake – Welcome

pay.

Mom looked between us.

I said, “Okay.”

Dad almost seemed offended that I accepted his answer so quickly.

I had $4,700 saved from summer jobs.

The university had already offered work-study.

I could request more aid and take a modest federal student loan if necessary.

It would be harder.

But it was possible.

That afternoon, Elliot texted.

***My dad and I continue reading …