"Wow!" she exclaimed excitedly, as she looked at the majestic buildings that couldn’t be found in her hometown, but only in big cities.
Being born and raised in a small town named Taco, Diamond had always dreamt of a brighter future. A future where she would move into a big city, have a nice job, earn lots of money, and provide her family with a good life.
If she couldn’t get a good job that would make her earn a lot of money, she was going to find alternatives.
She had seen how other women relied on men to get what they wanted and she didn’t find that very shameful.
After all, a girl needs to do what she has to do to survive in a cruel world.
Since others were doing it and succeeding, why would she fail when she was at least average in appearance?
Being eighteen years old, Diamond already had her future planned out for her. Although her family wasn’t aware of the whole picture.
How she was spoiled when growing up. Even her little sister, who was a genius, something that she wouldn’t be able to compare with even if she grew several heads, wasn’t as pampered as her.
She was born into a family of two. With her being the eldest and her little sister Ruby, the youngest. Diamond was never good with her studies; however, her parents did their part to make sure that she learned everything from tutors to extra lessons.
After working so hard, she was barely able to pass her high school final exams and managed to get a place at one of the universities in one of the major cities of Athary, called Srad.
On that day, she was entering the city for the first time for the interviews for the admissions were done online. Since school was about to start, she and her mother had come to the city together.
As it was her first time, her mother was worried so much about her getting lost that she just couldn’t leave her side.
Diamond was jubilant as she kept on admiring the tall buildings. She wished one day to enter inside one and see what was really going on there.
She had a curious mind and one that craved to know and learn more.
"Do you still remember everything that I told you earlier?" as Diamond enjoyed the view, her mother, who was seated with her in the taxi, asked her.
Diamond turned from the window to face her mother with a smile on her face and answered. "Yes, don’t worry, Mom. I might be ignorant of other things, but this one, I committed to memory," giggling as she recalled what her mother had warned her about. fr\eewebno vel .c(o)m
Belinda Diamond’s mother heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that. Her daughter was indeed different, but she was someone who didn’t lie when it came to something important.
As a mother who knew her daughter’s strengths and weaknesses very well, she was very proud that her daughter was enrolled at a university in a big city. But at the same time, she was worried that the baby she had spoiled so much wouldn’t be living with them anymore.
How was she going to survive now, that there wasn’t anyone to do chores for her? What if she was bullied?
Although they had spoiled Diamond, she was too innocent to fight any bullies and that got everyone worried.
However, when she thought of how Diamond needed to grow, and how she and her husband wouldn’t be able to protect her forever. She steeled her heart.
The two of them finally reached the school, Hillside University, where Diamond would be studying for the next four years.
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