School starts tomorrow.
On this day, Rosemary didn’t go to the office but was dealing with so personal stuff in her bedroom. After a while, her phone lit up.
[Sweetie, this is the dorm I set up for you. Do you like it?]
Rosemary opened the picture and saw a luxurious dormitory with four bedrooms, two living rooms, and each bedroom with its own bathroom and balcony. She could even see the sea from the balcony. There was also a small kitchen in the dorm, which was fully equipped with a fridge, oven, and other appliances.
"This is way too luxurious," Rosemary replied. She was going to school, not on vacation.
[I know you like to keep a low profile. To avoid drawing attention, I had a new dormitory building built and announced that it was for the outstanding students!]
Rosemary found this amusing: "You really went all out."
[Of course, for my precious granddaughter, I even changed the chefs in the cafeteria. I can’t wait for you to start school.]
[Co by the principal’s office tomorrow. It’s been a while since I saw you last. I have your favorite coffee and snacks. Don’t forget to co!]
"Okay." Rosemary replied, then received a WhatsApp ssage from Kelly Piper.
[Rose, see you at the dical school tomorrow!]
Ever since Rosemary chose Westerly College, Kelly didn’t hesitate to apply for the sa one. Rumor had it that she even planned to share a room with her.
"See you tomorrow." Rosemary replied, telling her that the new dorm was really nice.
"Rose must take this in case she feels uncomfortable." Louisa picked up a dicine box and stuffed it into her suitcase.
"But Rose is a doctor herself."
Before Kenneth could finish, Louisa interrupted him, saying, "Even doctors can’t cure themselves. It’s always good to have dicine on hand in case it’s needed."
"I understand the dicine box, but you’re packing so much food for Rose, especially fruits, which go bad easily."
"I heard they have a fridge in the dorm."
Upon hearing this, Kenneth’s eyes lit up. "Then pack so more."
Who would have thought college dorms were so well equipped now, even with a fridge?
"I heard only the top students get to use it. I’m not sure if Rose can get used to the food in the school cafeteria; should we send our chef to cook for her?"
Kenneth disagreed: "If our chef goes, Rose will be instantly recognized. I heard there’s a comrcial area in the university town center. The owner of the land is planning to sell it. I can buy it and open a mall, so our daughter can have fun right outside our ho."
The key point was that she wouldn’t need to pay for anything!
"Great idea!" Louisa imdiately agreed.
Hearing this, Rosemary ca downstairs, ready to stop them.
Louisa suddenly thought, "I heard freshn have to participate in a lot of extracurricular activities. Should we call the school and ask them to cancel Rose’s activities?"
If she had to participate in extracurricular activities, their precious daughter would be exhausted! Rose always worked so hard, and now she had to participate in extracurricular activities. Can her body handle it?
"I’ll call the school now, and then we can continue discussing the land purchase." Kenneth was about to take out his phone.
"Dad, mom, no need." Rosemary ca downstairs and said, "Canceling extracurricular activities at the last minute doesn’t look good." Really?
Indeed, this school had extracurricular activities every year, regardless of the circumstances; they would never be canceled!
Pulling the plug right before school starts, that’s quite a curveball.
"Maybe we can just let Rose skip it, or we could get her a sick leave," Kenneth proposed. "We could get our family doctor to write her a sick note."
"Right."
That should work, right?
"Dad, Mom, I’m swamped with work most of the ti, so taking part in these extracurricular activities could be a pretty cool thing."
She’s been wanting to get in on these extracurriculars for a while.
But Kenneth and Louisa just can’t bear to see their baby girl suffer; it really broke their hearts.
"I’m against the idea of buying land to build a mall; you guys better toss that plan."
"Rose."
Louisa wanted to say more, but then David ca back, carrying a big and a small bag.
"Rose, these are the skincare products I find most useful. You take them; you’ll find them handy."
Rosemary watched as he emptied the bags; there were over a dozen sunscreens.
Who knew David was such a skincare guru?
"Also this, I heard girls need shower caps; oh, and this is a towel for drying hair, and this." David brought out a bunch of stuff, all for girls, like he was showing off his treasures.
Louisa couldn’t believe her son had thought things through more carefully than she had; she was incredibly touched!
David stuffed everything into Rosemary’s suitcase, gave her head a pat, and said affectionately, "I will visit you whenever I’m free!"
Hearing this, Rosemary imdiately retorted, "No need. Your face is too conspicuous."
"I can wear a mask and a hat; I promise no one will recognize !" David finished, gave her head another pat, and then made to leave.
Louisa was confused. "Where are you off to now? Your sister’s starting school tomorrow; can’t you spend more ti with her?"
"I ordered so stuff for her; it’s about to arrive; I’m going to get it."
Rosemary didn’t expect that just going to school would create such a hustle and bustle.
"Mom, I don’t need to bring so much stuff."
"I’ll have soone deliver all this stuff to your dorm; you don’t have to carry anything."
Kenneth chid in, "Take them, just in case! These fruits are all your favorites; I’ve even brought extra so you can share with roommates, and these snacks are all your favorites."
"This box is full of school supplies; these two are bedding; and this," Louisa was getting choked up towards the end. "Rose, co ho on the weekends to see us."
"I know; I will definitely co back often." Rosemary could see her reluctance and gave her a hug. "I’ll co back when I have free ti on weekends."
"Good, that’s great."
Watching secretly from upstairs, Serena was boiling with anger.
Her luggage was always packed by Martha; her parents never helped her pack for school. Even though they verbally asked her if she needed help packing, when she said no, they really just left her alone.
It was so infuriating!
"Serena, don’t get mad; once you get to college, you’ll have plenty of chances to get back at her, right?" Martha stood behind Serena, her eyes gleaming with a scheming light.
They couldn’t do anything to Rosemary at ho, but that didn’t an they couldn’t elsewhere.
Serena bit her lip hard, "Rosemary, enjoy your high and mighty act while it lasts!"
Her Sumrfield College wasn’t far from Rosemary’s Westerly College.
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