Chapter 36
Track 26. Welcome to New York (3:04)
Lisa
ME: Can we talk? I want to make sure we're on good terms before my program starts.
Me: Jennie, please. I think we both said things we didn't mean.
Me: Can you at least text me back so I can know that you've read my messages?
I REFRESHED MY INBOX for the umpteenth time, hoping for an answer from Jennie, but there was nothing. Ever since she left me at Gayle's that night, she'd kept the door to her room shut, and ignored all my messages. The few times that we crossed paths in the kitchen, she barely looked at me, and when I tried to join her in the hot tub, she immediately stepped out and went to her room.
"Ms. Manoban?" The tour guide's voice made me look up from my phone.
"Yes?"
"We're approaching Times Square, so you may want to snap a few pictures." He smiled from the front seat of the executive car. "This is probably the only time you'll be able to appreciate it before you start the program. You'll be far too busy with work then. Trust me."
I sighed and held up my phone, snapping multiple pictures of the flashy, glittering billboards. I sent them all to Jennie, hoping this would get her attention, but it didn't.
"Our next stop on our private pre-campus tour is going to be Wall Street," the tour guide said. "We'll see plenty of amazing things along the way, but you'll get to see why people who come here never want to leave."
I wanted to leave as soon as I landed…