Joshua

"I have secured a chance," Amelia excitedly said as she walked into Daniella's office. "I spoke with Matteo and my grandfather about this, and they've agreed to sponsor the kids' college education if they're able to meet a certain set of standards."

It had been longer than Amelia had planned before she next stepped into the orphanage. Originally, she had planned on working for the Hope for Scholars Foundation right after she had returned. However, Matteo had insisted she stay home and rest before jumping in to do work.

Since then, she had been rotting at home all day. A week was more than enough for most of her already-fading bruises to disappear, and by the time that week ended, Amelia wasn't willing to stay home and do nothing any longer.

"College education?" Daniella repeated as she looked up from her laptop screen. Then, her eyes lit up. "That's wonderful!"

"Isn't it?" Amelia grinned.