Lila’s POV
A full scholarship!
I wasn’t expecting this and I’m hardly sure what to say at this moment. I just stared at him dumbfounded with my mouth hanging open.
My heart thudded violently against my chest, and it took everything I had not to hug him on the spot.
Leroy continued to explain the grades I need to maintain this scholarship. It wouldn’t start until next year so I could finish this last semester at my current school before switching everything over to this school.
He explained that I would be staying in a dorm room with another roommate. The entire time the conversation went on, my excitement boiled through me. However, Val was getting increasingly worried.
“How long is this scholarship?” I finally asked the question that’s been itching on her mind.
“It’s a two-ye
