[LINA]
"Getting to know each other?" he echoed, raising a brow.
I nodded. "Yes. I'll go first. I'm a business major, set to graduate soon. I heard from your mother that you're still in high school?"
He shifted slightly, clearly uneasy with the implied age difference. "I'm finishing up. I'll be starting college soon."
"And what are you planning to study in college?" I asked, genuinely curious.
"Law."
"Law?" I repeated, impressed. "That's great. Do you have a specific focus in mind?"
"Family law," Daniel answered after a brief pause.
My interest piqued. "Family law? That's an interesting choice. Why family law?"
His gaze dropped momentarily, and I saw the faintest flicker of vulnerability in his eyes. "I want to help children," he said, his voice quieter now. "To make sure they have rights and support, even if their families abandon them."
