No longer the same person
In her last life, Dove had rejected all the offers from other colleges because she was hellbent on going to this one. She would not call herself stupid as she had made up her mind. But what did she do now? Wasn't life after rebirth supposed to be easy? Why did it suddenly turn so difficult?
She seemed to have bad luck in everything. Why couldn't her life sail smoothly for once?
"I will just take a distance education course, " Dove said as if it was not a big deal. It was better than going to that horrid place and meeting even horrid people.
"Tell me the truth, do you have a boyfriend?" Andrew asked his daughter. "Are you worried that by going to a university so far you will be away from him? Darling, you should tell me if something like this is the matter."
Andrew was startled when his daughter suddenly announced that she was not going to the college that she always wanted to go to. When she entered high school, she had told him that college was her endgame. For three years, she never had enough sleep because she was working hard to get into that institute whose acceptance rate was the lowest in the entire world and here she was rejecting the same college.
As a responsible father, it was his duty to make his eighteen years old daughter aware of the decision that she was taking. However, at the same time, he couldn't impose the decision on her.
But he had seen her pouring sweat and blood in achieving her aim. How could he see her ruining that hard work?
A boy was not worth leaving such a great opportunity. If that boy was really so good, he would not hold her back from having a quality education.
"Dad, I don't have a boyfriend, " Dove sighed. "You know it."
"You don't tell me stuff these days, Birdie, " Andrew answered.
"If I had a boyfriend, I promise that I would tell you first, " Dove answered. "Dad, I will never leave any chance to go to college for a boy. I learnt this from you."
"You better remember what you said today, " Andrew said. "No boy is worth sacrificing your own happiness."
Tears clouded in her eyes as she recalled that her father had said the same thing in her last life but she didn't think it was wrong of her to give all of herself to a man who didn't deserve it. She ignored his golden advice in her last life but she wouldn't do it again.
Seeing that she was on the verge of tears, he panicked.
"How about this? If you get into any other top university, I will let you not go to the institution of Economics and Business Management, " Andrew said to make her stop crying and a big smile bloomed on her face. She pounced on her father for a hug and said thank you.
He sighed as she hugged him and wondered about the future. Only Andrew knew that top universities never take back the students who rejected their offers before. But how could he remind her of this?
As long as he agreed in any way, it was enough for her.
"Thank you, Dad, " Dove hugged him back.
"Do you have a plan?" Andrew asked him.
"Not yet, " Dove smiled. "But I will think of something."
Andrew didn't say anything else after seeing the shine in her eyes. As long as she was happy, he was satisfied.
"Come for breakfast, I made bacon for you, " Andrew said.
"Dad!" Dove said. "I told you that I'm no longer consuming any animal products. Veganism is a sustainable way of living. We have to think about our planet too."
"What new things are you learning?" Andrew sighed. His eye fell on her desk and he took a step ahead to hold the book and said, "Are my eyes playing a trick on me? Why is my daughter reading Karl Marx instead of Adam Smith?"
"I told you I'm no longer the same person, " Dove said with determination.
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A/N: Lol, Dove is firm in her hate against Capitalists! Haha! If you guys don't have any idea about Karl Marx and Adam Smith, then let me tell you a little fact– Karl Marx criticized everything Adam Smith stood for. Adam Smith was the forefather of capitalist thinking and Karl Marx despised capitalism and capitalists.
Haha, Maybe Dove is seeing Adam Smith in Hunter Knightson.