Chapter 13 - The Girl Everyone Laughed At Became the Youngest Person Ever Invited Into CrossTech's Research ProgramI didn't become a scientist overnight.
I still had homework.
I still hated vegetables.
I still slept with my stuffed bear.
But Ethan kept his promise.
CrossTech created a children's engineering program.
They called it the Bennett Initiative.
Kids could experiment.
Build.
Fail.
Try again.
I was the first student.
Marcus eventually became an advisor after serving his sentence.
He told me something one day.
“You taught me more than twenty years of engineering school.”
I laughed.
“What?”
“To listen.”
I remembered Dad.
“Machines tell you when they're hurt.”
Marcus smiled.
“People do too.”
The program grew.
Hundreds of children joined.
Then thousands.
And every year, we gave scholarships to kids who couldn't afford science programs.
Mom became director of the foundation.
Dad became an engineering consultant.
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Ethan became its largest donor.
And I kept learning.
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