He said he wanted to go to the same college as me, so he insisted on helping me with my homework.
Under his guidance, my grades had improved by leaps and bounds.
He was like a humble little dog, wagging his tail and trying to please me.
Many people were betting to see how long he could last.
But I didn’t expect that his persistence saved me.
On the eve of the SAT, I was almost beaten to death by my father’s creditor.
Colin took me away regardless and paid off all the debts my father owed from gambling.
I was the one who got hurt, but he was the one crying.
I wiped away his tears with my bandaged fingers, but he grabbed my hand.
“No wonder you fight so fiercely. It turns out you have suffered so much. Why didn’t you tell me?”
At that time, he was full of self-blame and regret for me in his words.
Maybe it was the warm sunshine that touched me.
I told him a secret that no one else knew.
My dad took the money my mom used to buy medicine and went gambling, which caused my mom to have a seizure and die in the house.
I was very young at that time, and I didn’t know anything except crying while holding her.
There was no food at home, so I went outside to pick up garbage to eat.