Lila’s POV
Ouch.
It hurt to know that this scholarship was never real. The fact that I spent so much time going over all the pros and cons of moving to Monstro to pursue this scholarship ached me.
Truth be told, I was going to deny the scholarship anyways. If Leroy had opened the folder, he would have seen that it was unfilled anyway. But the fact that he was giving me this huge opportunity only to find out that it was a lie.
I was so embarrassed.
I sat in the rental car as Enzo started driving away from the building and we stayed quiet for a long while.
I wasn’t really sure what to say to him.
“I know that wasn’t easy,” Enzo finally said after a long pause. “
“It is what it is…” I said slowly, staring down at my hands. “I guess I feel a little lost.”
“I know,” he said in r
