Chapter Twenty: The Elephant In The Room

Marianna's POV

I have been cooked up in my room all day. I like my room. It's quite comfortable. There's nothing personal about it but it's comfortable. Unlike the other couple of days when I got to roam free in the penthouse, Nate is around. I'm avoiding a conversation with him for now. So instead I have read an entire romance novel, I have made this ridiculous plan to go to college. Courtney talked me into it. She's in MIT studying mechanical engineering. It's her second year. I'm not that clever; not like Court. I want to ask Helena to give me some guidance. She's after all financially successful  but after the confrontation she's not even looking at me. So there's that. I think I'll ask Castle. He is the friendliest person in this house after Nicko.

Maybe I can be a nurse. Maybe a teacher. Maybe a secretary. I want something simple that gives me time with Nicko. I don't want to lose myself in a career and not pay att