She had understood once he‘d explained about being poor and ignorant. He‘d even told her enough about his family so that she understood that she should never want to meet any of them. And they‘d gone on towards a future where in his fantasies they would make a power couple. He would be a pro-football player, she an attorney, they‘d live in mansions and drive expensive cars and travel all around the world.

It was the life that he‘d planned with Jasmine at his side. ...