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Chapter 126 – She Visits Her Old College — Inspirational Speech

Autor: Billie Patsy
last update Última atualização: 2025-11-04 14:20:29

LENA

I hadn’t stepped onto the campus of Greenview University in almost six years.

The sight of the ivy-covered buildings, the familiar curve of the pathways, and the laughter of students echoing across the courtyard—it all hit me at once, like a flood of nostalgia I wasn’t quite prepared for.

The university had invited me back to give a talk. Me. The girl who once dropped out mid-semester, terrified and ashamed, now being asked to inspire others. Life really had a wicked sense of humor.

As I walked past the fountain where I used to eat lunch with Ava, I caught sight of my reflection in the water. The woman staring back at me was unrecognizable from the girl who had once sat here, trying to hide her shaking hands while calling her mom to say she was quitting school.

Now, I was a mother myself. A wife. A founder. Someone who had been broken, rebuilt, and still found her way back.

“Mrs. Wolfe!”

I turned to see a young woman jogging up to me, clutching a clipboard. “Hi! I’m Mia, from the
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