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25. TIME FOR OWNING RESPONSIBILITIES
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2024-10-29 19:42:56ZACK’S POV
Getting a new job had boosted my confidence and I was proud of myself to have taken half of my family’s responsibility. What more could have I done to make my dad feel proud of his son??“Congratulation buddy. So tomorrow onwards, lets rock after high school” Mike high fived me for my very first job ever and I hugged him, feeling too damn lucky.“Does Caroline know about this?” Mike suddenly asked me and I sighed. I could simply imagine how she would wreak havoc stating how embarrassing it was to have me working in a super market. But who knows what the new version of Caroline would think??“Nope. Don’t know what her brains would think like" I looked down hopelessly and he patted on my shoulders.“Maybe she has changed for good" he raised his shoulder in belief and that’s what I too wanted to think.“Mike, does anyone else know about her???” I skeptically asked him as he was the first person to know the rumors in the high-school.“Not yet I guess. But
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