Chapter Twelve

After Ariel got fired, she sought other work to do. It wasn't easy, as many people did not want to employ a young schoolgirl without experience.

The days flew by. Ariel's parents got a divorce. Her father packed his things and left the house while she and her mother picked up the pieces of their broken marriage, yet Ariel was happy.

"I'm sorry, Ariel. I neglected you all these years because of your father. I promise to be more responsible now. Give me another chance to make it up to you," her mother said after a few days of her husband's leaving.

"And how are you gonna make it up to me?"

"I'll get a job."

Ariel didn't forgive her mother that easily. She was too angry with her to forget the suffering she had caused her all these years.

Esther did get a job, though, and things got better. She could pay the house rent, Ariel's school fees, and the basic needs.

But there was still no hope of getting Ariel's college fund.

While things got a bit better, Ariel was still unhappy because while