Novel Square
Chapter 16
Carlisle’s voice was soft and gentle.
It was as if he suddenly realized that his parents were probably more stress an him.
They had to withstand endless mockery from Gerard and his family. They also had to withstand the neighbors‘ judgemental gaze toward them.
All of this was because of his bad grades.
Furthering one’s education was a big thing in his generation. Most people would look down upon a family if their child failed to get into a university.
In the eyes of most people, only people who manage to get into university will be able to have a bright future.
And that was indeed the case in reality.
Only a great opportunity or knowledge could change one’s future.
Carlisle had been a salesman in his past life. He had a boss who only finished elementary school. But he
had also met a Master’s student who became a regular employee in the firm.
“I believe in you,” Hilda said through teary eyes as she smiled at Carlisle. Then, they brought the goods.
back home.
Gordon only returned home at around 9:00pm. He looked exhausted. There was also a twinge of sadness
in his eyes.
The three of them had dinner together. It was warm and fulfilling.
For the next five days, Carlisle had spent three days revising. But during the last two days, Sean had dragged him to an internet café for two days straight.
But Hilda and Gordon did not mind.
After all, Carlisle had been studying diligently for the past few days. His SAT exams were in two days. It
was time for him to relax before the exams.
On the 7th of June, it was drizzling when Carlisle woke up at six in the morning.
Hilda could hear some sounds coming from the living room and nudged Gordon.
“Gordon…”
“What is it?” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“Why is Carl up so early?”
“His exams are today. He probably woke up to prepare for them!”
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“Then, I’ll go and prepare some food for him,” Hilda sald as she turned on the light and changed out of her pajamas.
Gordon took out a hundred dollar bill from under his pillow and said, “Why don’t you give him this hundred dollar bill and let him go out to have some good food!”
“Alright!” Hilda changed quickly and went to the living room.
“Mom, did I wake you two up?” Carlisle smiled awkwardly.
“Why did you wake up so early? How will you maintain your energy if you don’t rest properly?” Hilda reprimanded.
“I agreed to go to the exam hall with one of my friends!”
“That still doesn’t explain why you had to wake up so early,” Hilda said inquisitively.
“My examination hall is located at the Beta Complex. It’ll take me around an hour to ride my bike there.”
“Who asked you to ride your bike there? You can call a cab there. Come home if you can after the first day of exams.
“Just find a hostel nearby if you can’t. Remember to eat well for the next two days,” Hilda said as she stuffed the 100–dollar bill in Carlisle’s hands.
“This is so much money
His father only earned around 800 dollars per month.
His mother had taken another job to ensure they’d have enough money to eat. But she only earned around 300 dollars a month.
In the following years, although the pay was low, the price of goods was also relatively low.
He could buy breakfast for less than a dollar from his high school’s cafeteria.
Lunch would only cost around two dollars.
Most students living in the dorms would only spend around 20 dollars a month.
Carlisle had a weekly allowance of 30 dollars. But he used to spend about 20 dollars of his allowance on Sarah.
Carlisle immediately felt uncomfortable as he recalled how his parents had been working hard to earn a living. However, he had been caught up in spending money on Sarah.
His mother would need to work for about ten days to earn the equivalent amount in his hand.
In his previous life, he had thought that money was a given. He had even believed that his parents weren’t giving him enough money.
But now that he had been reborn, he finally realized how much weight a simple 100–dollar bill could hold.
“Mom, thank you so much.” Carlisle’s eyes turned red as he hugged his mother.
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*Focus on your exams. Don’t disappoint your dad and me,” Hilda said as she patted Carlisle’s back.
Carlisle glanced at the clock. It was almost half past six in the morning. He had to rush over and stop
Christine from getting into that car.
In the past two days, he had managed to find Christine’s house. It would take him about an hour to ride from his complex.