Forbidden Love | 18+

3 |You owe me|

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"Who wants to say grace?"

I looked up from my notebook to see everyone looking at me, "Lina?" My mom asked as she gave me a face that just tells me she wants me to say it. "She doesn't have to if she doesn't want to," My dad added.

"Good because I don't want to," I said as I looked back down at my notes for biology, Aaron kicked me from under the table making me exhale as I clenched my fist. I closed my notebook and placed it on the table I joined hands with Aaron and Antonio as I closed my eyes.

"Lord, we are so grateful for the food that you have set before us. We know not everyone has what we do and we thank you for everything, you have given to us. Bless the hands that prepared it and allow this food to nourish our bodies" I said.

Aaron let go of my hand thinking I was done which made me kick him then grab his hand again, "We also" I said, he groaned in the middle of my sentence making me smile.

"We also want to take this time to pray for the poor and hungry who lack resources, please be with them and sustain them. In the name of Jesus we pray, amen." I said.

I let go of their hands and opened my eyes "That was beautiful" My dad said as he smiled at me making me give him a tight-lipped smile. I filled my plate up with lasagna my dad made and the salad I made.

The first three weeks of school have gotten by very quickly, all my marks are in the nineties. I like all my teachers so far which is great. I am having Sunday dinner with my family as of right now. My mom decided to do this in an attempt to make our family normal.

"So I want to do something at me and Antonio's school" I said as I played with my salad, I looked at my dad who was looking at me. "Like what?" He asked, "A tutoring program. For kids who are struggling or just need extra help. It would not cost them anything." I said making him smile.

"This would look amazing on your university applications!" He said making me nod as I looked back down at my food. Both of my parents went to Ivy League universities, my mother went to Princeton and my father went to Yale after high school.

After doing that my dad went to Harvard Law and my mother went to Johns Hopkins for two years then Harvard Medical School.

They were very disappointed when Aaron chose not to even apply to any Ivy League universities. So all that academic pressure is now on me, I am not doing this for applications.

I am doing this for Antonio who is struggling in school right now. "That sounds like a great idea, you should do it." He said making me nod. "So school is going okay?" My mom asked Aaron. "It's fine Diane" He said as he went for a second slice of lasagna, "Can I be excused?" I asked my dad who nodded.

"You didn't eat" My mom said making me take my first bite of my lasagna. I stood up making my way out of the dining room, I took the left stairs back up to my room.

I grabbed one of my notebooks and threw myself onto my bed as I grabbed a pen off my nightstand, I just have to run my plan by Mr.Miller then Antonio's principal.

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I sprayed hair spray over my hair which is now slicked back in a low bun, I put the spray bottle down as I sneezed then exhaled.