Chapter 146
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 146<\/p>\n
Nothing unusual happened on Bonnie\u2019s way to work. She walked out of the subway, crossed the plaza, took the elevator up, and landed at her desk right at 8:15.<\/p>\n
The office was nearly empty, just a cleaning lady mopping near the entrance. The water dispenser in the break room droned loudly, making the silence in the rest of the office feel even deeper.<\/p>\n
Bonnie let out a long breath and booted up her computer. She started opening all the drawings she\u2019d need for the day. Then, out of habit, she typed in a familiar web address.<\/p>\n
Freelance work had been her thing since sophomore year. She\u2019d started taking side gigs online to make extra cash, and now she had a regular stream of clients. She handled everything from design proposals and renderings to helping students with their final projects and portfolios. She even coached people for those grueling graduate design exams.<\/p>\n
In the beginning, she\u2019d been nervous. She\u2019d never taken a grad school exam herself and hadn\u2019t really studied the rapid-fire design questions. But needing the money, she\u2019d pushed herself to say yes to every job.<\/p>\n
Over time, as clients came back with good news or thank-you messages, her confidence grew. Each little win made her feel more capable.<\/p>\n
Her savings piled up.<\/p>\n
She had scholarships, extra cash from helping professors on projects, income from tutoring, plus what she\u2019d earned at her internship during school breaks. Now she had a decent amount stashed away.<\/p>\n
Pulling out her phone, Bonnie checked her bank balance and hesitated. Should she quit work and go full-time for grad school, or try for a part-time program? She still hadn\u2019t made up her mind. Whatever she decided, at least the money would cover it.<\/p>\n
All she needed was to pick a direction, and choose where she actually wanted to study.<\/p>\n
She\u2019d thought about heading south. But during the fall job hunt, she and Helen had sent out r\u00e9sum\u00e9s together. When both of them landed final-round interviews at the City Institute, Bonnie started second-guessing. Staying in Cabinda with her friends\u2014and her parents\u2014sounded kind of nice.<\/p>\n
Bonnie always saw herself as introverted, maybe a little standoffish, but she still craved connection. If she could stay close to her family and her friends, life would feel warmer.<\/p>\n
In the end, she chose work over grad school.<\/p>\n
He came running, waving a breakfast crepe and calling out, \u201cCome on, Bonnie! Something happened. Hurry up, follow me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Her heart jumped and she gripped her mouse tighter. Right then, her CAD program froze and crashed.<\/p>\n
She felt a moment of panic but still got up automatically to follow Jim to his office. He didn\u2019t see how rattled she was, chatting around a mouthful of his breakfast as he leaned over to start up his computer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe red line for the Meadows School project changed,\u201d he complained. \u201cSeriously, they already have the construction drawings, now they want to mess with the site boundaries. This is just making things difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bonnie felt all the tension in her body drain away, like she\u2019d dodged a bullet. With her hands braced on the edge of the desk, she asked, \u201cThat\u2019s it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim nodded. \u201cYeah, they shrunk the site a bit. I\u2019ll send you the updated boundary line. Check what area got cut, and run the new numbers for the floor area ratio and the green space ratio. I took a quick look on my phone this morning, and it should be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-814","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}