Tina—What if I’m not that strong enough to put everything behind me?

Lisa—Its normal for you to doubt yourself, I went through that myself remember? But it’s totally up to you if you will let these doubts and fear conquer you. Can you do me a favor?

Tina—What is it?

Lisa—Look at that family picture on my table again and tell me what you see?

The blonde carefully look at the bright smiles radiating from their faces and the love that was obviously between them

Tina—I see love, respect and happiness

Lisa—Do you want those things in your life?

She thought about Angie, Bette, and the life she dreamed and hoped to have with all three of them together as a family.

Tina—Yes

Lisa—Then you have to believe that you can and that you will

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Bette’s interview went very smoothly. All three executives with the exception of Sean Wentworth, who remained quiet the entire time, were all impressed by the young and beautiful brunette. Not only Bette was able to answer all their questions flawlessly, one of the executives, Kathy Valerio told the caramel skinned beauty that Bette reminded her a lot of herself when she was her age, eager, smart and full of ambitions.

“Ms. Porter your record is really impressive but there are other foundation that are also offering medical scholarship programs why Wentworth Foundation?” Harvey Gump questioned

“Mr. Gump what you’ve said is so true but what sets Wentworth Foundation apart from the others is its strong belief that all lives have equal value. I also share it’s belief that excellent medical care shouldn’t be catered only to those who have capability to pay but most importantly to those who are less fortunate, regardless of sex, race, religion and color”

All three executives were just nodding at what they heard and all agreed that the young woman sitting in front of them not only possessed beauty and brains but also passion in her chosen profession.

“Seems to me that you are a perfect candidate to get the scholarship but tell me Ms. Porter, aside from being in the top five of your class what makes you different from the other seven applicants?”

Bette shifted her gaze from the three executives to the man who had been silently sitting on the corner while carefully observing and listening the entire interview. Despite the nerves, she gathered all of her confidence, looked straight at Sean Wentworth in the eyes and answered