Preparation

Ashley hailed a cab and used the last of her money to go to the library. Having a library card was free, so she was able to access the internet.

She printed off documents after documents. Then she went online to submit an application for college. She was always the top of her class when she was in college. David had demanded that she drop out when they got married. She used to use this library when she was studying so she was familiar with it. Everything was under the name she had when she was at the orphanage. When her biological family found her, they demanded that her name be changed.

Once she submitted her applications, she took the documents they she printed. She went to the librarian and had her notarized many of them after signing them. She sent one to her biological family, cutting all ties with them. She sent one to the bank, authorizing Mother Edna as the sole owner of the black card. She didn’t want David or Anna to try to accuse Mother Edna of theft.

As a parting gift to the only person that cared for her, she signed the documents transferring the title of the villa that David gave her to her to his adopted father, Nicholas. Nicholas knew the true colors of Anna, but David would never listen to him. Greta, Nicholas’s wife, never wanted David to marry her, but to marry Anna. She was the one behind Anna when it came to most of the schemes. She also sent with property transfer papers, the DNA test stating the child that she lost was the child of David. She didn’t trust Anna to give David the papers, but she didn’t want the only person outside of the orphanage to show her love, to be disgusted by her.

Using her knowledge of the library, she snuck into an isolated corner. She knew that no one would look for her there, so she tucked herself down for the night. Her stomach growled, but she was used to it, so she drank water to silence it.

She took advantage of the hustle of the opening of the library to come out of her corner the next morning. She immediately logged in and went to her e-mail. There was the admittance letter to the college and the documents for a full scholarship. She sighed in relief. It had been over a year since she was in college, and she was afraid that they would have forgotten her. She was thankful that she had left such a good impression on them, that they not only recognized her, they offered her the same full scholarship they offered a year ago.

She printed the documents needed, and also got them authorized. Once all of the packets of papers were ready, she went to the post office and mailed them all.

She counted out the change she had left and used every bit of it for a bus ride to the airport. The scholarship included free airfare, so she just had to show the documentation. Fortunately the college had required all her personal information, so she was able to print the off and not have to go back to the family home to get them.

She boarded the plane and laid back, pretending to sleep so that no one would bother her.

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