It has been six weeks since the dinner with the Godsons and my encounter with Griffin. I'm doing my best to focus on my studies as graduation is approaching soon. I'm also spending as much time as I can with Kate, and we've made plans for college. She wants to pursue her dream of becoming a teacher, while I've made a plan to apply for a job to pay my way through college. Mr. Godson offered to pay my tuition, but I refused; I didn't want to be in further debt to them.

I applied for a server position at a local restaurant called The Chef, which had a warm...