mostasaabean
Ever since Lisa could remember, she has always lived her life "safe". And she doesn't mean it by not doing ludicrous things, more like she has never made a spontaneous decision in her life. She's an over-thinker, over-analyzer and always plays it safe.
One day, she overheard a group of girls talking about how they had signed up for an app where they could become sugar babies. This meant that they were looking for a sugar daddy-someone who they could go out with and enjoy each others company while receiving compensation for their time.
Instantly, Lisa becomes appalled at how those girls could so easily talk about becoming sugar babies without a care for the world. What if someone judged them? What if they shunned and singled out?
Going out to meet a stranger; probably old and balding, who you probably didn't have anything in common seemed like an atrocious thing to do. Lisa would never even dream about letting herself think about getting a sugar daddy.
One day, after a long day of lectures, Lisa arrives home and suddenly receives a notification from her school. Her financial aid for the semester was not going to come through because her parents' tax statements were fraudulent. She had to pay $10,000 immediately or be kicked out of school.
Not even ten minutes later she receives a text from her little sister saying that their parents have been arrested by the FBI.
She could not believe what was going on! How could this be? Her parents were the most hard-working and honest people she knew!
After debating with her best friend Gabriela, Lisa then signs up for "Platonic Arrangements"-the app where you could get a sugar daddy.
What did she have to lose? She was already a broke college student, who was knee-deep in student loans, might as well enjoy free dates with creepy, old men.
But what she didn't know was there was a whole new world out there to explore and sign up for this app, was her first step towards learning so.