Chapter 3

I woke up on the day I was supposed to change my college application.

Seeing my parents alive and well, I vowed to cut all ties with Caleb Vaughn.

After the SATs, there were endless parties. At one of them, I spotted Caleb laughing with a group of friends nearby.

“Did you hear Caleb Vaughn’s dropping out of school to go to L.A. and become a singer?”

“Wow, he’s gonna be one of those L.A. Dreamers! We should get his autograph now before he’s famous.”

“Leona, you and Caleb grew up together. Did you know he was planning this?”

I felt a push from a friend, and my eyes locked with Caleb’s across the crowd.

In that instant, I knew—Caleb had been reborn too.

“I don’t know anything about it. I’ve got to go.”

Without hesitation, I turned and walked away. If he wanted to go to L.A., fine. His life was no longer my concern.