When Family Betrays: A Scholarship Stolen

sacrificing her own youth, her own ch

hing, her back screaming, fueled by coff

in their dying town, working a dead-end job l

nd Karen seemed to think

ce alight with joy after Rich' s offe

at these foundations. He' ll ma

orced a

. good of

sure you double-check everything

ing and ear

ourse

was a fragile thing, and Sarah fe

s pa

oria faded into

e letter

Offi

mbled as she watc

face c

idn' t ge

e was a

ofa, the rejection lett

he competition

hattered. This c

ate," the D

on, said, "Maybe Uncle Rich was right. Maybe I

e lie, the manipu

gan to burn th

ich' s fingerpri

e local newspaper

the community pa

g, stood beside Karen'

nt Chad Thompson Wins Prestigio

e schol

goddamn s

breath

ally mediocre, la

ay he' d won i

gaze and gasped. "

a physical blow

ling shock, Sarah k

ressed. We' re goin

display case, the Distinguished Ser

larship anymore. It was about

ing her mother' s grim

you doing wit

passed between them as

was a

ich and Karen'

mmunity was manned b

visit?" the guard a

here to see Richard

rd made

pecting you. Mr. Miller i

s jaw t

s urgent. It'