Red Rain- The Complete Series by David Beers

Author:David Beers [Beers, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Imperium Media
Published: 2020-03-27T22:00:00+00:00

19

A Portrait of a Young Man

Years Earlier

Lori had chosen her words very carefully.

She spent time planning this conversation, because it might be one of the most important conversations of her entire life. She didn’t want their talk to sound overly planned, though. She needed it to sound fluid, as if Scott’s input helped shape the decision.

“What would you say to John finishing high school overseas?”

Scott laughed from the counter, holding it in because if he opened his mouth, he would spew coffee all over the kitchen.

“What?” he said, after swallowing, a smile across his face.

“I think it would be an amazing opportunity for him,” she said. “I’ve been thinking about it for a few weeks. I believe we could do it.”

“I mean, I know we could do it, Lori—but why? First, private schools are a lot of money. A lot of money. And the schools here are fine.”

“It’s not about whether they’re fine or not. I think that for him to go overseas for two years would be absolutely fabulous. When he applies to colleges, to put that on his application? That’s going to set him apart from everyone.”

Scott shrugged, conceding the argument. He took a sip of his coffee.

“Have you even talked to him about it?”

“Not yet. I wanted to see what you would say first.”

“Well, there’s a lot to discuss. When are applications due? It’s eight months until the next school year starts. What are the costs? What will he say?”

Lori nodded, a rush of happiness taking over as it appeared he was at least okay with discussing the possibility. “Yeah, I’ve been looking into it. It’s about twenty thousand a year. We have the college fund ready, so we’re not paying anything there. We could afford forty thousand.”

Scott’s lips tightened. “We could afford it, but it’s not something I want to do lightly. What’s he going to get being over there that he can’t get here?”

Lori smiled. She knew her husband well enough to know that if even a crack existed in the door to opportunity for his children, it would open no matter what.

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