PART 1 — A DEAL THAT WAS NEVER ABOUT LOVE
When College Came with Conditions
When Lacey’s father offered to pay for college, it sounded like a gift.
But it came with rules so strict they felt more like a contract than support.
She agreed anyway—believing that if she followed every condition, she might finally earn a little freedom.
What she didn’t realize was that the rules were never meant to help her succeed.
They were meant to control her.
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