Say goodbye to the past Chapter 2

The next day, I slept in until noon. I called my parents and told them my score. My dad wired me ten grand and told me to "go celebrate, buy yourself something nice." My mom, after a brief silence when I told her I was choosing NYU, finally spoke.

"I thought you were going to choose Columbia. With Reina there, I wouldn't have to worry about you." She sighed. "But, if you have your own reasons, I support you completely."

"Yeah, Mom. I can take care of myself," I said, ending the call quickly.

After my parents divorced and remarried, having new kids with their new spouses, I became the baggage neither of them wanted. I thought I was used to it after all these years. But hearing her say that… it still stung.

Because now, even Reina wasn't going to be by my side anymore.