"I don't really care about the scholarship," he said quietly.
I blinked, completely thrown off. "You don't?"
He shook his head, calmly, like this wasn't a life-changing decision sitting between us.
"Yeah, I want to go to Glewood," he said. "Of course I do. But I'm not going on a scholarship."
There was a quiet pause where everything tried to rearrange itself in my head… and then, it clicked. "Oh!"
My hand flew up, smacking lightly against my forehead. "Oh my God!"
A breathless laugh slipped out of me. "I literally forgot," I muttered, shaking my head. "You're like…rich rich."
Ren let out a soft laughter.
I groaned, dragging my hand down my face. "That is so embarrassing."
I could feel the heat crawling up my neck, but before I could say anything else…
Principal Han cleared his throat. "So," he said, folding his hands on the desk as his gaze moved between us, "what have you decided?"
My heart started beating again. Before I could even gather my thoughts..
