Chapter 39

"Is your name Cheryl?" Nathan asked. "Yes," she answered. "Are we classmates?" "Yes." "Then what's wrong with me calling you Cheryl?" Cheryl was completely speechless. "Whatever... you've changed." "Alright, I've changed. Abracadabra…" Nathan waved her off, clearly annoyed. "We've graduated high school. In a couple of months, we'll be college students. We're now the future of our country. Isn't it normal for some things to change?" Cheryl pouted. "Nate, what do I have to do for us to go back to how things used to be?" Nathan was just about to suggest she get some sleep and dream about it when Nicholas suddenly let out a loud shout. "Oscar, what's my dad hollering about?" "He's saying Clearwater University and Northpeak University are fighting over you." "No way," Nathan said, shaking his head. He had a pretty good sense of his own capabilities. Only the top 30 students in the province received offers like that, and he realistically ranked around 200th. Even on his best day