Chapter 105

Lola interrupted Hope as she began to explain again how she did not have romantic feelings for Jimmy. "No, I know. It's only… to hear his side of it. It makes me think… maybe you should give him a chance, Hope. If you're afraid you might end up an old maid if you don't leave here, maybe you don't have to. Jimmy's a nice enough feller. He's sort of handsome in a certain way. He'd take good care of you," Lola said.

"Lola, I don't want someone to take care of me," Hope replied. "I want to continue to teach. I want to help children. There's nothing particularly wrong with Jimmy. I just don't… have feelings for him."

"Sometimes feelings come later."