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made her disagreement clear. “Katie, you don’t even have a car.”
    “I know, but I’m going to buy one. I’ve been waiting.”
    “Waiting for what? Money for the down payment? I don’t mean to be so negative, but that’s the same thing Todd and I said over
     a year ago, and here we are, still sharing one car. It’s so expensive, especially with the insurance.”
    “I have the money.”
    Christy looked at Katie as if she didn’t believe her.
    “I have the money,” Katie repeated. “I’ve been meaning to tell you. There just never was a good time, and, to be honest, I’m
     not sure this is the right time. But here it is. My great-aunt passed away and left me some money. I have it set aside in
     a savings account.”
    With a tilt of her head, Christy’s nutmeg brown hair fell to the side. “Your great-aunt passed away? I don’t remember hearing
     you say anything about her. When did she pass away?”
    “Last year some time. Spring, I think. I don’t remember. The whole thing is strange, but then, welcome to my life. She wanted
     her money to go to anyone in her extended family who was attending college, and believe it or not, I’m the only one the lawyer
     could track down.”
    “Katie, that’s incredible! I’m sorry to hear about your great-aunt, though.”
    “I know. I never met her, so that’s what makes this even more odd.”
    “I can’t believe you didn’t tell me any of this.”
    “I meant to. I got the money last fall and intended to put some of it toward a car right away, but my schedule was busy, and
     ever since Baby Hummer coughed her last gasket, I’ve developed the habit of asking people for rides. It turned out to be a
     good way for me to have time set aside with them. I put the money away and kept borrowing cars or getting rides.”
    Christy leaned back. “You never stop surprising me. I have this feeling you and I will be ninety years old, sitting in rocking
     chairs, not a single tooth left in our mouths, and you’ll pop out with some significant little fact I’ve never known about
     you.”
    Katie took another bite of her Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza, wondering how much she should tell Christy about the inheritance.
     The details were more surprising than she was letting on. Katie’s resident director, Julia, was the only one who knew that
     Katie secretly used part of the money to start the fund-raiser for clean water for Africa.
    Katie also had used some of the money to bless one of the international students at the university. His name was Joseph, and
     he was a friend of Eli’s. Joseph’s wife and daughter were living in their village in Ghana, West Africa, while Joseph completed
     his studies in California. Katie changed all that by arranging for them to join Joseph at Rancho Corona and live with him
     in the married-student apartments.
    Christy leaned forward. “What about your tuition? I mean, I agree that transportation is essential, and since you’ve been
     given this money, a car would be a great thing to spend the inheritance on. But did you consider putting some of it toward
     your school bill so you don’t end up with a lot of debt when you graduate?”
    Katie chose her words carefully. She had already paid off her tuition and was going to graduate debt free. She also anonymously
     paid off Eli’s tuition. She knew she wanted to help out another student, and Eli seemed like a good candidate since he was
     working his way through college just like Katie. Student services took care of the details, and Eli never mentioned receiving
     the funds, nor did Katie hint at it. Giving in secret filled up a part of Katie she hadn’t even known was empty.
    To clarify her financial situation with Christy all she said was, “I have my school bill figured out. Buying a car is at the
     top of my list.”
    “Mine too,” Christy said wistfully.
    Katie put her straw up to her lips in an effort to keep her mouth busy so she wouldn’t blurt out anything.
    Katie’s