Confused now, he clutched the straps of his bag tighter. But the other shoe didn't drop. Instead, he was given Cooper's personal phone number. Something he'd always dreamed of having but never like this. It had always been some wild fantasy that the man would take him out on a date and would hand it to him for that reason.
Looking up from the paper, Eli stared at his teacher. "I'm not... I don't have a choice, you know. Nothing else pays enough for me to get by. I used to have a scholarship from the academy but that ended the day I turned eighteen. With the tips I get..."
Why was he explaining himself? His gaze dropped. "...thanks."
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Confused now, he clutched the straps of his bag tighter. But the other shoe didn't drop. Instead, he was given Cooper's personal phone number. Something he'd always dreamed of having but never like this. It had always been some wild fantasy that the man would take him out on a date and would hand it to him for that reason.
Looking up from the paper, Eli stared at his teacher. "I'm not... I don't have a choice, you know. Nothing else pays enough for me to get by. I used to have a scholarship from the academy but that ended the day I turned eighteen. With the tips I get..."
Why was he explaining himself? His gaze dropped. "...thanks."