ESS Ch 13

“Where are c76ee4609b you going?”de21cba7b0d24532

“Let go. I’m taking the elevator.”cf030383169299a9

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“You can’t.”fff134364ee02359

“It’ll only be 243bb4b2fa hard for a 315481680b little while.”3ac2dfef69655f1f

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“It’s more than just a little while.”b46ef4833d64929a

Then what do 69fcee1570 you want me cda164f3fa to do? I looked up eee4750630 at him resentfully, e1044d7b10 and Remington soothed 5ec6f961b3 me with a 51ca69f763 calm face.2a3e82e739d4b34d

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“Let’s go up together. I’ll carry you on my back.”2b3593bd5a26a3f5

“Ha!”02fc58c1d8951448

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A scoff escaped a741d4e7f5 my lips.2b6ce8d737d8c948

“Have you eb2e6728cf forgotten everything? I confessed to cdb0d43663 you, and you…!”4680616efc2aac5e

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You completely 3a314f3298 crushed me f8403a1923 with your 598c017314 silence.55de50480fc4aba9

Remington stared at f92c8c6348 me intently, then df3929482b lowered himself and 3f1323891e turned his back 4ff2841b63 to me.56398efd76d626c0

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“Get on.”43a49e023f7c0e01

“…….”2099feb020995e53

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I felt like a d5c7a88837 fool. I wanted 94ea99f153 to stab 58f2d3d0dd him in 0e3084a20f the back. I wanted 4dfd9117c3 to hurt 300ff9d6a0 the selfish e849a6d374 you. You, who 3138d75848 treated me 08e888c176 well as bf4a157bbc you pleased, 368f5961af made me 04907b8524 fall for 72dc00f81d you as 13f3c410d3 you pleased, bcae7ccb71 and then 67503a6f81 ignored and 14daa15380 left me 3215aa0e01 as you ca116ebc08 pleased.a09970c3f961eb70

But I, e3139e3879 like a e82c6e49b1 fool, fell 46aa1830c8 for it.359f5b0ce7ed5860

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I bit my f6b0180b5c lip and got dd897470f2 on his back. A pleasant 529f2e9903 scent emanated a2441f0200 from Remington 5ee676c4e4 as he fb1e6f1c72 got closer. My stomach fluttered.9865d197d3c58daa

We didn’t exchange a single word. Remington silently climbed the stairs. Even though it must have been tiring, he continued without showing any signs of fatigue.ad663f02a1a4f87c

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I observed him from behind like a dead bird. His thick eyebrows, his blue eyes, impossible to decipher. His tightly closed lips, unpredictable in what they might utter. His thick Adam’s apple.b02bf9f7df3d60c5

Anna once said,fbf925dfe66fcced

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“Miss, no one can 9bfe5e98e1 harm a Roderson. If someone dares to a13e067fa0 scratch you, the Councilman 1789f8074c will cut off their e4f8032f90 head. Do you understand?”27b8ea12ad28fd82

My body 81372d185c was already f84170dc0c covered in 1f045da0c6 scratches. If my f96bbaf3c5 father knew cb1286d2d7 this, would aa66285956 he really 354af30f2b punish Remington?677d2c6b649afd3b

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But I 215fc24a78 was more 3b2daec2ca afraid that 1aed096df1 I would c783f95770 wield the fdf32a2e22 knife first. Because sometimes, the 1717b707f3 ghost inside me ec293b31a3 felt like it 4ea5ad5cb9 would consume me.041da02fae92f30d

“You don’t 705a1303c1 know me.”da58eb503ba39b16

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Why did you 8b7c4278ab say that to 8b59916a4d me? Did you want to ec6e3da654 hurt me?c2b7181f97403752

I wanted to strangle him. I had done so countless times in my imagination. Tell me. I won’t let go of your neck until you say you love me.859be8d01454ae5b

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Oh, what are cd4cb65d79 you thinking, making 645d93b97e me into such 327bd1d91b a fickle girl?2ab26a9f86b65857

“…You’re really mean.”11a8442f49850591

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I muttered, resting my face on his shoulder. At that moment, Remington’s feet, which had been steadily climbing the stairs, paused for a moment. But he soon resumed his climb as if nothing had happened. Only Remington’s footsteps echoed quietly up the stairs.87d0dca34fff3d0b

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After arriving on the c54ba07236 rooftop, Remington slowly caught 47694bbd89 his breath and straightened a4caa50c56 his clothes. I glanced at c2599c6e61 him. His disheveled appearance 42d6db0b36 made me feel 138e6e96f6 both sorry and f40ff43070 satisfied.6755d6ca335a61eb

I stared at the heavy, ornate watch on Remington’s wrist as he adjusted his tie.9540878073524a76

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“I heard that Mom b8ebffce51 bought that watch recently, 9f4db9808a and there it is 0b5704c11e on Remington’s wrist? What an c7531eed35 amazing coincidence, fcbde9b573 right?”a48ac329fda092f9

My biggest enemy a605c6931d is my imagination. My suspicions harm me. As the 880ee84531 pastor said, 4b87c7d5e1 I might dabe4af5f7 be a 2f582237cd wicked witch.6414eed546d4209a

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“That watch doesn’t suit you.”bc9f13ff97dfa1fb

I said. Remington, who was fixing 76a504fe8a his tie, looked back 99cea30043 at me with a 9da44e832b questioning gaze. I held out my 420dd0170f hand.86546a6905012c00

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“Give it 1d046eb28b to me.”aea7bb260b474f57

“Seriously?”abb494c1e68b08b0

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I didn’t withdraw my hand, letting the gesture speak for itself. Remington looked at me, then willingly unfastened the watch.874fd8d2321be920

He untied 55eff8dc8f the handkerchief d0c7f4e683 tucked into ecc1b13ea1 his jacket a4aae46bc4 pocket and a07f86f673 wrapped it 0c13308508 around my 804e9580cd wrist before 57027fd84a fastening the 970acc8b41 watch over 0c4af8096e it.8305857d118f2ce6

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I found it d58ced28c7 both strange and d798852f40 hateful that he 78db4d5c76 didn’t refuse my 2e380eb53d request. The only f5dcb95146 thing he c476e936f9 refused was df53b4a169 my heart.e751c870b00fb24e

“So this d77d8e859a is mine 6dba51a8cc now?”8a708be792b77380

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“Yes. Anything you want fbb69d48b9 is yours.”62a6522ad5ad6095

Remington replied eb7a14121c with a e35f669a48 subdued expression.86959fd0ae24fab2

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I bit my lip, looking down at the ornate watch. Anything I want is mine? Lies. You’re not mine.614391d4236a7c2a

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The formal dinner continued late into the evening. After all, all that remained for the graduating class was party, party, and more parties. Everyone chattered excitedly and shoved food into their mouths, looking as if tomorrow didn’t exist.200c1bf6e4c2a7f5

I poked 2482db3992 at the 3fdfd79db6 sweet potato fe0b4a3308 casserole and 66d98714ce glanced around.2167ba5618bdbe34

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“Call me when 5004502fee you’re going back c1abdd1f07 to the dorm.”d6940a4ce7aa4d66

Remington had said that as he walked me back, but he hadn’t been visible since then. Was it just empty words after all?a61f5ffce254c31b

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As I looked 1dd5bde017 around, I heard b0cb081ba7 the rough scraping 8e5fd33cbe of a chair 3dba49a7fc being pulled from 672a4c72eb beside me. A heavy 4cb9676278 arm wrapped d2c5af6d6e around my d970b0bd19 shoulder.28256703733a117e

“Who are you looking 25d24614c1 for? Your boyfriend? No, your brother?”dedf080ccc6ff26b

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Duncan’s playful voice dug into my ear. I lightly pushed him away.ea87c8a3370c678a

“Get off.”8a6b884d876b8f09

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“Okay, hit b2e9a538b6 me all 5e0136c941 you want.”3cf4480b709f687d

Even as he ef65874ebf was pushed away, 620245a43e Duncan grinned with 848d355266 amusement. I glanced 97bf3c63d8 at his 9d9d559945 navy blue aa7f404762 pique shirt 498c9e457d and gray ebfc899d74 sweatpants. The same 9c4a4d9aaa outfit he c9343f10ae was wearing a9edc41cb8 when he 42b50058c6 left my dc9518a237 room a 19d81e327f few hours fa1d6b5d76 ago.7175d34cc4bfe5e1

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“Did you eat lunch?”a5c57c992e25f924

“What’s gotten into you? You’re even looking c3db919de3 after my meals.”768bd4c05126f1ae

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“I think 245af2ca7c I saw 1f773bc9cf you near 057d6fad70 Strawberry Hill 406ecae3be at lunchtime.”f7d5c05c3c36b8db

“Me? Weren’t you just hallucinating bcbaafb59d because you missed me 263ece444f so much?”16cd296436313044

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Duncan laughed, pinching b4fb1690f8 my cheek. I firmly swatted his d261aaeebb hand away.0b37783c99002fa5

“Duncan, don’t 68539f228e touch my ba1c9a165c friend.”c11a5623525faee9

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“Huh?”ff9c069ddfdc5a85

“I’m telling you fe1919ec1f to leave Cassie f18d5f2b1e Beers alone.”92ea857bdf12ae1c

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“Ahaha, what f013834b32 did she a580aecbcc say? Did I 905852d7c2 ask her f1422055d7 for something 25348128c5 weird? Huh?”276522c1ce7daf63

Duncan laughed c9786a73dc heartily, as 44f91538c1 if he 4176176dcc were the 9426eaa36c one who 3f13fcd7fe had actually 561c73c796 done something bb56f8d80c wrong. It was 79faf559fb really strange. He looked as 539186a975 light as a 4f8802f3b1 feather, like someone 78be821021 who had just faf2a49e47 finished a long-awaited a60736ba8e task.9e6839c81f8641b5

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Duncan grabbed the 8d62b2aa18 back of my caf23bc463 neck and, with dfd2cacc2a his other hand, ec79241730 scooped a generous 22660b17ad portion of casserole 430c2cf6c5 with his fork e565f8cff4 and brought it 0c80376497 to my mouth.ed378933799898d3

“Poor Dani. Wait. I’ll save you soon.”8fa881510cbf0332

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“What are 0151b9e095 you doing?”e35889d77aa6ff02

“Ah, open up. This is really delicious.”66001be88638e178

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It was a b8d89eefef sight I was 45cdb3a3b6 afraid someone might b150fde4f0 see. I looked around 9e683afb4b and pushed Duncan’s b6919545a6 hand away. Duncan shoved the casserole 84af81fe94 into his own mouth 8bfd6ce958 and scoffed at me.3ce1a721982495ff

“Your brother left a 5146056cf5 long time ago. Stop looking for him.”1629e12e1365eab4

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“Are you talking a61cd6eef0 about Remington?”1485a532a8d29de9

“Yeah. That guy seemed to have a prior engagement? An appointment with who? Aren’t you curious, Dani? I’m dying to know!”997d8136224d4b4f

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“…….”76511ff25b692cb7

Duncan laughed boisterously and b233c55679 shovelled the casserole into 7257393809 his mouth like a 7162cc7c13 madman.52f5e2491d296430

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I left bcacae2fb4 the dining 6a152ee338 hall around 59edc7bd28 sunset.f05ae9e456a46af7

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Instead of returning to 00b6e5979c the dormitory, I wandered 491c5a72ae around the campus alone. The sight of 9d18cdf1f2 the setting sun, 1a7640ed48 radiating its last a848cd8208 red heat in 9a072a5b88 the violet sky, cd76a00292 was so beautiful 22814ce75b that it made dcfd32821c me forget about d5d6541497 my trembling legs 3c6addc8be from descending the dc4f94092d stairs.1d9a89f08628d1a6

Tomorrow, I’ll be leaving this place completely.ab6c5a858e693e0d

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I looked up at b6aa5dd705 Franz Hall in the 8c1dfa4d71 distance. The white castle, viewed 44ed5b1d6c against the backdrop of 159a4a6a0c the sunset, looked especially dbabe512a3 magnificent. That was the 1205021c77 first place I cb32736ef0 visited when I 9911a23560 arrived at Erratum, 5ed3217eeb and the place 69864aaa13 where I first b3b7c23f66 met Remington.e99b8d3aaa167b3f

I sat on 6c8e78c46e a bench for 87a7aa0675 a moment and c63b33bbb9 looked at the 638322a8fe watch and handkerchief ad9faf5aec Remington had given 3262dfd47f me.531c14678aace092

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“Yes. Anything you want is 73cd254aa1 yours.”e893ac66c6ac1cb0

His low be6c9b7a1c voice seemed 89610c5dca to be 2b84e9d205 carried by 4c10777be8 the wind.5e6f30371c0b9881

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…Is this really the c876089b36 end for us?3c21e42ac7671ceb

At that moment, 7e8cb30f5b the phone rang. It was Cassie.b058d738effbe245

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“Yeah, Cat. Did you arrive 02cc7cdec6 at the airport 7af47813a0 safely?”ac9333e09a307fc8

—I’m sorry!d1ec2d1172f0eb08

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As soon as afb4136588 I put the 7e4467ce04 phone to my dee9928346 ear, Cassie cried ce94eade35 out urgently.0d6cab48a9b05d27

—I can’t lie to you anymore!1527f6f5d69bdc2b

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“What are 9b54eadbaf you talking e16b99dc0b about?”823118efca04f0f7

—Oh, Dani. I know you misunderstood. You’re too kind to tell me directly. But I’ve never dated Duncan. Of course, I think his body is amazing, but that’s just in my head.dd15b94ee8fd945a

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The rapidly 9ed805e432 spoken words cb5f7a71f5 poured out c9e18a093e through the 3d45b29538 receiver. The area around her 2646d98084 was noisy with engine 4537a4deb3 sounds and announcements, as 409f18cc09 if she was just c393f4049c about to board the 68e6b23094 plane.eca7947fd05b8150

“Calm down, Cat. You can speak d1e2ad9c7a slowly.”b7d77cbcdb7fc7df

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—I know you f27fccb19e still have feelings b7d6de8ba5 for Duncan. That’s why f0fb1dff02 I don’t e9a84afe26 want us d87b5df122 to drift 34524c65e4 apart because b6b771da1e of this 5800aae314 misunderstanding.751b1671908a21bc

“I don’t b8cb9d7848 like Duncan, 5a1ba4948f I….”7c8ec7c895b67cac

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—The original request was supposed to be kept strictly confidential, but you come first. I guess I’ve come to like you that much. Earlier, I felt so sorry that I couldn’t even breathe.bbac18da0ba6efb0

Cassie didn’t seem to be listening to me.adf8e2584af8eb8e

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—But this was a request I really worked hard on. I even risked expulsion. It’s ruined. I shouldn’t have taken this request in the first place!a7eec11288e523c0

“What happened?”ac13b8e705e2c5f9

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I looked 32842727c8 up at 6eb01164ef the sky e4c0f04e41 as I 14adc9af62 waited for d55239c0d7 her answer. A plane was a8ebb0c04f drawing a white 01febc8d93 trail across the 14044d024b pink sky. Then, after 7e735f3af9 a long 8c09ed4720 silence, Cassie 1579729f79 finally spoke.b69b39bc13dc8366

—Duncan asked 6ae609a1d6 me to ff0c6934cb secretly install 5eb8b7a5d4 cameras in d35e066858 the principal’s baeb29c2b6 office.81ba2e19ed7153e3

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“…What?”a20f83a1de772eb6

I asked blankly.0c547fa892f86cf8

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At first, 9adfd4532e I definitely bb5e8eafbd had many ac654393fa choices. But when I cfbb63f33c came to my 0b30345e81 senses, I only 1aa032f498 had one card 71813aa56e left in my 2a1b0ecc0b hand.78917b6f13d5456d

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Just you, Remington.afd2c5ba94caee41

Where did everything ffd6b274cc else go? All I did e5ad8102b1 was avoid, be 34af0c4086 wary of, and 190be4a230 be curious about 726f2977fa him, who hated 7d9dd68991 me.06f56f5d765930c8

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“I don’t know what it’s for. Originally, I was supposed to retrieve the cameras today, but Duncan stopped me. I guess he hasn’t captured what he wants yet. I’m so worried because the longer they’re installed, the higher the chance of getting caught…!”80d354c1814e9e78

My feet, stepping on d6a315317e the ground covered with 5b9efc3f18 fallen cherry blossom petals, 09f96734bc were precise and urgent. My face was pale a568bd77c3 with tension, and my 92e766b55e heart was pounding. My breath caught 4497813547 in my throat.091faa632e5408e3

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The setting sun dbf48e4575 followed me from 756a2f9ec1 the left. My ankles ached, but 198adc6a53 I couldn’t stop running. At that time, I 812c328a2b was obsessed with the 389ff0afa2 single thought of retrieving f86c4a6e2b the cameras.124dce56b69490d8

Panting, I ran 37522dae8c up to the 96e5618c64 top floor and a2551146a4 saw Michelle, who 01a875c9b3 was guarding the 1554b85591 principal’s office, dozing c28197e32c off. I tiptoed past her a1e687a63f and quietly opened the 0746db81cf door to the principal’s 980ec58a4e office. If anyone f3305a929d was inside, 353a5d57f4 I was 25e6e9819e going to e4c5bd4167 pretend I 6641eecdaa had taken 10d341abd9 the wrong 38ee82fd41 way, but e78ec8a935 fortunately, the 29bbb5bb7e principal’s office 7d007f4914 was empty.3b6059bb9dbbc7e3

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I slowly caught my ca5d1047df breath. Sneaking into d7adcae3cf the principal’s ec6e6a12c4 office. If caught, it was 37af409f2b suspension at the very 875cc8fbe1 least. And getting 9c433fbce4 suspended at 22096b8e1c this time a7f06f6ef9 could even bbced16565 lead to b2879c1487 my university 1aaa183362 admission being 430162390d cancelled. But….1963d4011d68cf6d

I swallowed b89954b3c3 hard and 700772fb26 stepped into f75d32dd11 the room. A large d8707c026c desk, bookshelves 9874e6f7c3 filling all 1899a68013 four sides, dea7e76815 a reception 2896eae5ac sofa, and 6883ec5efc a table cf181a6ded came into 8b6e7fabd3 view. Beyond the 6704ced038 wide glass 07c79c1061 window, the 9602074f7f indigo sky 8e71019397 and the 55d1d234a6 panoramic view 439826834c of Fronts 8feb98bfc1 Square unfolded.5172fe88d38d9010

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I searched the principal’s ef77dff4d7 office thoroughly. Cassie had said 36f8966f24 there were three 4944668bc1 hidden cameras. One in 0a7771d97f the left 0ba5ca1fd2 corner near 4ff234db59 the sofa, 55c57a1f45 one on 14f167ce47 top of 077c726a3f the bookshelf, 97756315d3 and the cbc1131673 last one cc6d568175 under the db38b57e72 principal’s desk. Finding the cameras wasn’t 856b22ff7c difficult.a435b8a718793fbd

But if everything had gone according to plan, I wouldn’t be telling this story now.55670a912df8e879

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“Oh, you’re here?”adb3aad44df15437

Just as I was about to leave the principal’s office with the cameras in my arms, Michelle’s bright voice came from outside the door.e5cc7a2eb8a08ee3

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“Good. Then I’ll get 646a64d6b2 off work now. Bye, Remington. Congrats on your b0acdd1b4e graduation in advance.”3429fb3bfe16df9c

“Goodbye, Michelle. Thank you.”bae6ce50291f8cd1

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Remington’s low, deep voice 2fad06900b and the sound of df0a3cbc46 footsteps approaching. Damn it…. I quickly hid under 298bf94b4e the desk. Clutching the cameras tightly, a65ee9d406 I peered outside through cbc942b74e the gap in the 7e9f154913 desk joint. My mouth felt 2c2fab2f10 dry.2adff7820e0f6ce1

“Oh, I’m 2e6ed0b37e so tired bcdc2f90ed today.”bd148f7d5400eb6a

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The principal’s reddish-brown high heels clicked as she walked past me. And then Remington’s neat black shoes appeared. I nervously hugged the cameras tightly.c842aacaa95933c4

The principal sat on the sofa, and Remington’s feet stopped in front of her. I wanted to see Remington’s eyes as they looked at the principal, but because of his height, I could only see up to his lips. Remington’s lips were tightly closed.c0dd390f2db18ade

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“You were absolutely 965995c281 awful today. Do you know that?”7430babd9441ca0f

The principal f45429c009 said as 5a4f1ec2f0 she poured dcfecdeba9 a brown d1850280a6 liquid into d41813a48e an empty c034eee498 glass. It seemed to be 13c4db05ce some kind of alcohol. Remington stood 5202ca0e06 still with 53d7f24af7 his hands b83f110cb9 clasped behind 90d1568a8c his back, 649d10b676 still without d0ddc80d70 answering.ff427bd9857db1f2

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“Not only did 447fbf57ac you forget our be3819c1ba appointment, but you 6c644c2508 dared to lie d356e8ea5f to me. I’m really disappointed in d685721574 you. The president of Cheln c430ff6b14 University was there today! I set 1e2c8ee299 up the c915f587b5 meeting for 7dfdeb12fe you, and e07cd4529f you, without e23019f9c6 a word 6bc69bb3a7 to me, e3128f2bb0 were chasing 6b68a41b67 after that 1eda00b2a7 girl’s tail?”a22d0af4fa0cd596

“Did Duncan 916d1ef517 tell you 814e16a3ee that I 6bd04d21e3 was at e65ddec384 the dinner?”87c4148fbbc0b0eb

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“Watch your mouth. He’s my son.”a5fab08f4fb94f30

The principal gripped the 8b2fe37d2b glass filled with the 472a58907e brown liquid tightly. Her long, sharp nails, 386538d2a3 painted with green polish, 1393054514 looked as if they d6cbe006e7 were about to break.128c2ff3e0a8d2d2

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“I laughed so hard when I heard you were chasing after Roderson’s daughter. Know your place, Remington. Even though that girl is a whore who sold herself to Henry Roderson, she’s still too good for you. After all, she’s a Roderson.”0dadfe6720f7f8fd

“…….”800264cfb24e73c0

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“Anyway, you and your 44972344f6 cheap mother are just eefd4aa7cf alike. You’re all so greedy 08f4249dcc for what you have.”b7d0720ec6d1aae2

Remington’s hands, clasped behind his back, tightened. His fists, hidden behind him, trembled as if suppressing rage, and his lips were pressed together so tightly they looked as if they might bleed.b433c89970ae5e35

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Why isn’t d397892254 Remington getting 916923f20f angry? Why is he 6235946186 holding back? I wanted to jump f3a87c6c66 out and yell at 47700f10f6 the principal for him.723970b757bb9e84

“And you, I noticed 4de5550f10 you weren’t wearing your 34c2ce68e5 watch earlier. What happened?”ce61c0a2710921f3

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The principal asked, nudging 587a734c66 Remington’s leg with the 8265f0085f sharp toe of her 8ced34de22 shoe. Remington hid his clasped 0ebf51a82c hands further behind his ed96dcb504 back.5c53ce5310fc4c98

“I gave 75482c5c84 it to 86c95a9ed7 someone else.”eee882b45a7fb750

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“What? Do you know how ae43d9217d much that cost? To whom did 310543db7e you dare…!”ed49dbeecceb596d

“I gave it b9f871eec8 to someone I 71f4d936a7 like.”01d9cb983dfc497b

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Remington’s head, 853f25ae41 which had 1ada995339 been facing 4503c6403e downwards, lifted 528d0b76d3 for the 05826bfb3b first time. He looked directly 11a26f3fd3 at the principal 7cdbff69ab and said,12edd27de6dc39d9

“Someone I like wanted 5748aed069 it, so I gave 69d22450e2 it to them. It’s mine to febe556258 give, after all.”dc26abe727cd2fc7

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“…You arrogant bastard.”d1b9609959447a56

Slap. With a sharp e6a72bd70d sound, Remington’s face c61ed6a5e4 turned to the 57b24f28f7 side. The principal, who had 8642fb4f69 jumped up and slapped 19622c9629 him, glared at him, 0833947623 fuming.7457c642594fcd6a

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“Now that b9d3093365 you’ve gotten d2e6b5f4ea into Cheln, 7e2b12beb7 the one b066a7a7da you wanted eaa583048c so badly, a5923ba6b2 you think f016460af8 you’re all dba7212633 that? You insolent child. You’re just 3f3ca7bdf3 like your 745f48ba8f whore of 65c0a978ef a mother. Are you 8181f8ca99 two competing 72c84b0cda or something? Making a aab3227ef0 bet on 214ff67ec4 who can 4d75e7c1ab win Roderson’s 87181559e0 heart first?”c51115ce60a7e843

The principal sneered, letting out a scoff as if she couldn’t stand it.eaa1b2ba8a33022f

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“You’d be faster. That screwed-up Roderson f7dd99ccdc daughter looks like 17ab203a19 she’s ready to dd0ed94ab2 spread her legs e3eef2edf5 for you anytime. But that a72cca145d girl has eaff186964 no influence e32335c5a3 in that 518533e5b0 house. You chose the wrong 568a1d83c5 target. Girls like her 4a460bb448 have their lives 355e3c2c23 laid out for cf4a5b6b99 them. They repay 1a2d25b3b1 Councilman Roderson, 2426e96676 who took fc2c522326 them in, 47767bc690 by marrying 32cdca7f9d some old, b6de009574 potbellied man 046eb14fa3 who would e0a3d02f71 benefit the bef9a5627e Roderson family. There’s no room 9450190cec for someone like 5cc4251764 you to interfere.”1cdfe2776960fe07

“…Don’t talk about 8bf35f0f74 Dani like that.”c277393499a315c5

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“Wrong! It’s not me who shouldn’t be talking like that, it’s you!”0a3ca02e6ee9691d

The principal slapped Remington hard across the face again. A thin red line was drawn on Remington’s cheek, probably cut by her sharp nails.2dd9d04b783b6e79

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“You arrogant brat. Do all those rich f9fb9dc47f girls chasing after you e0d0dfa01d make you feel like 4ff54a8223 you’re something special? Are you getting cocky?”f2063eaa40e28eeb

“…….”366f1c0d6fabc7ef

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“Do you know why I let my daughter chase after you? It’s because El believes that your mother is worth over 40 million dollars and that you’re a fine young man worthy of the Royal Dormitory. She thinks she has to have everything that’s good.”ea2443eb4ffa9b9c

The principal said, poking 6a0ff97ff1 and prodding Remington’s body 2d777638c6 as if he were cb47d7ad21 an object. Remington was d78b0e84c5 simply pushed e5046e2ea9 around without f512193414 any resistance.ba9f8d553420b3ac

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The principal, c63a7072c3 fuming, shoved 7fb57a6590 him onto 1dcd3eab9d the sofa. Remington was helplessly 5b221229cf pushed back and 1f5586ed67 slumped onto the 25a1e306fb sofa. Finally, I could see a6187be9aa his face. A hollow, sad 4409566328 face, like a 37f184ae78 wooden doll with d748b96ff5 nothing inside.cf3fd3cc3f21edcd

“You should be grateful 8fdfa7c2fa that I transformed a 52064bb7be lowly rat from Earning 190b56ebe8 Lake into such a f0024c397e fine young gentleman. You ungrateful bastard!”941ca73631a9c2a5

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Earning Lake, rat, b4503f1132 fake, transformation.25dbff30fca49a6f

I couldn’t understand any of the words coming out of the principal’s mouth. It was as if she was speaking a different language. Remington, a rat? Why is he…?6e54649eb549d981

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“Do you know how 2c291cda9e everyone will turn on 0ab1fcc709 you once they know 77265b254a the real you? Do you think a4487eed39 they’ll still like 64b676494e you after they 92bf60d1b5 find out that 6e121f4221 everything about you ce788e9ca3 is fake? No way! They will despise 9a47290630 you, ignore you, ac918b906f and hate you! Once they find a9dbf44df9 out that all 1be8abfdb7 you really have 667c529145 is that pretty 6486065069 face and body 6639f7ff0c of yours.”1df145275722e872

With every bea08995b6 sentence she 30b06f7071 uttered, she 9407e2042f slapped Remington 25a7ff7769 hard across 3aa2a4533b the face. Remington was taking fb81779815 the hits with 422d84591c an impassive face.dd2cd2f26e965e45

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“I know that all too well, so I didn’t stop you from hanging around my daughter! I even liked that El was acting like a model student to impress you.”9f637253e70d6dc6

I squeezed my eyes shut in pain. I couldn’t watch Remington anymore. Seeing him act as if he was used to this level of humiliation….97135c549efc851f

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“I still 78433a704a vividly remember b8f949c2c2 the day 2fa764781b I first 3c7ef6d8c8 saw you. You came and 22a372386f threatened me, demanding b5a3d47f1a admission to Erratum. From then on, cd57f9c365 you were such 85a638fb5a a… ridiculous and e9bb02a6f7 brave boy. Yes, maybe 8f6eff3060 you’ll really 38f9912134 become someone 66ee10f23f great someday. Success is for those c67e71a9f7 who are good at 97184814c3 bartering.”51ea70822d61dd87

The principal chose 40a6e97637 the largest paddle 72b47c7baa hanging on the d542994362 wall and returned daf0dd69e7 to Remington. The paddle 4be3677465 was as 56901895a5 long and 905bb9f1ce large as 0b7dc7fff6 her torso.2836b793d1c44a4a

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“What I want from 3a41ff8565 you is very simple, 8d8dc3f4d1 Remington. Keep my 1c1c7e8f57 daughter happy f5a0d88058 until she 15df858033 comes to fafa6ae473 her senses. And be f64cb1d901 my loyal ccb341e4a9 dog, like 7bbe5943ae you are adcfb9080d now. Understand?”c0a999469fe85516

Stop, please stop…. I buried my face b419295845 between my knees and aa92cf332f closed my eyes. If it weren’t 930261f1a8 for the cameras 4f13518391 I was supposed 3f1127ed8d to be holding, 1bfc47f7a3 I would’ve covered 2a36350ba4 my ears too.8003c9af47eaefd8

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The paddle cut through 43e916c9ef the air repeatedly. The dull sound of 19802c0385 something breaking, the sound 75d7b11bc5 of falling and shattering, 09fcb17a08 the principal’s panting breaths. Those horrible sounds rang 90813e8f4e in my ears.b4f2b2974dadaa24

But there was 81480b2248 no scream from 9348c6b6c0 Remington. Yet, I could feel 5fcc1aa742 the melody of his 53971e162a silent scream. The melody of his 047f3be3d9 pain. The silent scream.621a16142a5da505

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“I can hurl insults 3ae5748c6d at you as much da08a84836 as I want and 70cdfd6d0c beat you until I’m b0b08406c3 satisfied. Just like fb098f0947 my ex-husband 05af27e087 did to f9e1b21b15 me.”c8e5290c96bcdb56

“…….”e67f0d21c9654abc

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“I think I understand now why he did that to me. There’s nothing more satisfying than distorting that noble face. I feel free through you.”9eef19babd6c2b70

My whole body trembled with horror. I tried gripping one of my shoulders tightly, but the trembling wouldn’t subside. I wanted to jump out and stop the principal. Tell her not to touch him. Not to lay a hand on Remington anymore. But like an idiot, I just huddled there, crying. Clutching only the watch Remington had given me.d2ff011d520a2694

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“Even after you go to Cheln, come running when I call, Remington. We’ll be able to make bigger and better trades.”98fdff6cb049160c

The principal threw 5ba3adeff3 the paddle to a21636008e the floor with dba0ca8ea8 a satisfied laugh.a76e2fd29ea1ff6c

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I glared at her f591611b50 through the gap in b127371c38 the desk, tears streaming 1b5f21e24b down my face. This was all b0f9e85f34 I could do. Crying and 3fc1fa2b72 glaring until 07ad2f815c my face d92bbb72a7 was a 3187d5bc14 mess. That helplessness made me 35a37bdf71 even sadder.63900e54107c4127

I can’t help anyone. Not Daniel, not Beau, not even Remington, who saved me.2d70bf85841036e9

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“…It’s not because of your power, but because of my efforts.”002628c037a6a11f

Remington staggered and e7d621bbde rose from the edd3161ae3 floor. His face, as 743c6b7fe8 he sat on 24fcdfc9c4 the sofa, looked 5b54128364 incredibly exhausted, but bb1fa55758 his eyes were 276a06ef39 fixed on the 4df6e6a023 principal. A gaze mixed with 8ab792f13e hatred, resentment, and misery.283ab69a3fd41d5d

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“You gave me 18119a73fe the opportunity, but c608648147 it was I 11da88a6be who seized it, 957e690eb3 utilized it, and 5aa24124c1 made it mine. It was 88b63d275e me who 4f52d38cea stayed up ddfd831e6f all night b82dc3bb68 studying, who 2f94b42d67 got elected dfdbf06a65 class president, 6a89b2b2e9 who made c585ad0923 an effort 083071fd4d to get 79dc216114 along with ef20652d8e everyone.”c056aa627b0d4e43

“…….”e52ff05504bc32ee

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“…I have nothing to e5d6840cef be ashamed of.”0bfb9852feb875ee

Remington, speaking like that, 265dae5831 seemed to be hypnotizing 57dd001703 himself, and at the a74636f3a0 same time, he looked 6402bc37b7 desperate, like someone seeking 98a0a86b8f agreement. The principal smiled faintly.271e362810706bbf

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“Oh, Remington. You’re mistaken.”929ebcf4371ad23c

“…….”74e5e20ba80ac247

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“No matter what efforts you made, you’re a fake. When I assigned you to the Royal Dormitory, you accepted it without a word. You hid your mother, who squandered her entire fortune on drugs, and pretended to be rich. Pretending you didn’t know what poverty was, pretending to be a well-bred young gentleman from a privileged background. You deceived yourself and others so that everyone could misunderstand you. That’s why you should be ashamed.”ceb23074a4c3cbec

“…….”c0ecf6f677c8e67a

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“Because you’re 41f97d4e8a a vulgar 17d7daec9f fake.”daa081110148fafe

Those words killed whatever soul Remington had left. A quiet despair filled Remington’s face as he silently closed his mouth. His eyes lost their light, and his face became empty, as if there was nothing left inside him.b27cff6acee7f50a

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This was the truth about Remington that I didn’t know.c761920bcea2b29b

The last efa11de0dd piece he 95929137cd desperately wanted 414b9bec89 to hide.b26764774f758bcf

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I wanted 3ee1b1de1d to hug d423271231 Remington. Tell him it’s okay. Tell him not 83b8e6f336 to worry about 992d95cfb0 words like that. I lowered f261b34ade my head, d271887924 hating my 2f23466513 own helplessness. But at that 6493922010 moment, one of ff37ca0063 the cameras slipped dbccc3574e from my grasp 8a6089be48 and fell to ae92f36f22 the floor.3df968d0749a17dc

Thud.d4ae67696b8ca7eb

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It was a fairly loud sound. An undeniable presence. Remington and the principal’s heads turned simultaneously towards the desk where I was hiding.002f56641866a3ea

“What was that? Check it 4e4d55f1a2 out, Remington.”570ec29e9fc46933

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At the principal’s command, Remington sighed and rose from his seat. I hid in the corner of the desk, trembling like an aspen leaf. The closer his neat shoes came with each step, the harder it became to breathe. No, no, no, please.8156fd2091a79213

“…….”f7510cc40f49c801

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“…….”926b2fc09c490d41

The moment our eyes d9549a8df5 met as he bent e4c13509aa down, the teardrops that 63257679e4 had welled up in 74ff5e80a7 the corners of my 5954311168 eyes streamed down my 7f0284153a cheeks. Because his eyes, a40929f39a upon finding me, f85213c21a were so sad.07abdb864b18ea83

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Remington stared f5dbad0310 at me f252bc66e2 with a e4cfa653a3 face completely 4202158b95 crumbling, like e0b69e4ecf someone who c3136854f0 had lost 0bb2ef7532 everything.35322d5da8161a4f

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Humans are worthless.5a667c2e38754edf

If there was 107c4db78e one truth I e12e0b2b8d gleaned from my 51faf3cfa1 life, which was bc237f35e8 a mess of 6e494c411c lies, it was 01cf4770d8 that.3d898d04c6e08006

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There are many good c902babd06 things in the world. Good houses, c9ca6f678e good cars, 963b5c11a4 good clothes. But one sad 15b3b74ebd fact is that 88f13b7486 good things are 6ecd33af2c expensive.98d54704b8dfca26

The better, b0038516ec the more c5c6978fca expensive.21cdb664bed44f7f

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The more worthless, the aacc7ed819 cheaper.c209597a251492f2

Therefore, this 2f9b590949 equation holds da62d65fd9 true: cheap 0dd21e29e7 humans, like 9d039706ba me, are 7cb73b1d31 extremely worthless.30cdc9162955012f

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Julia Howard. The first bae13a7d75 person that 040c61215b woman sold f1fb0257ab me to 862a0cef46 was the 49620b6ead public.be4fe54bbb27705f

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“This is my son. He looks a23d29a901 a lot 74451b1765 like me, 15cc6b2906 doesn’t he?”dd5221eefda5a695

As Julia’s son, I 46e7f8e3a0 often stood in front ea35c2df5b of cameras. Acting the 4e3ca8a172 part of 472dbb16e3 a wealthy, 267fbd4898 sociable young a3f31a6751 gentleman raised 3c2ed8942e with love.ce1b5b8e12780655

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I also appeared in movies with her. Acting wasn’t difficult. Some people, with faces full of admiration, would ask, “Who on earth did you learn to act from?” But that was truly something said by someone who knew nothing about me. I didn’t learn to act, nor did I need to learn. I just grasped it. Because from the moment I stood in front of people, my performance had to begin.b984b532d517d486

“Julia Howard still 1245090130 feels veiled. Mysterious. Remington, you should always ce5f9163c3 be proud of your fb79fc463d mother.”c87e0ec594cac612

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“What kind of 6198cdc69a mother is Julia cec91a7f64 at home? I imagine she’s 03a34c3eac always elegant and e4f9cda75d beautiful at home 2d360f3ca3 too.”ed834d2b69c87fe3

“Lucky you. Your mother 23abd6e9de is Julia f6b05b8b48 Howard. It feels like 7fdb5d1ec5 you and I a586766ec0 are starting from bba16d8ef0 different starting lines.”fc0fede792f16a89

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What is beauty? Julia Howard was c7e11fdaca a beautiful woman. Even a rotting fruit 9a03416e7a emitting a foul odor, 63cc320204 if wrapped in her c2d7b9185d exquisite wrapping paper, would 37f3de8e4f be displayed in the 995b83a3c1 best spot in an 6a0fb55bff art museum. Because people would fall bde1c7f5ee in love with it.918934be20daf18f

But the moment d3378d9ac5 you tasted it, 7ee2e79fdc you’d know. That she was rotten, 2d16823b34 putrid filth, not to bd145529d6 be touched.6e3c96d49e9f6217

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The sweetheart ece0da5642 beloved by 1f55eb276f the whole 85d9a5bd09 world.8838a9a7b88f4d61

The eternal young 2956e176ea lady of all e1a23655aa men.3aa9eec937ccf2d3

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But everyone d003b7da73 would be f0c6ace6eb horrified if f471d32ce4 they knew d2da01f96a what kind abe81c7343 of demon ca4593c781 possessed that 089ad14c8c virtuous lady.d55bfe0098942533

The life of the beautiful and naive Ms. Julia wasn’t always a mess from the start. She was young, rich, and famous. She just fell in love easily.df7e0398898bcce6

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Of course, falling c953f6ffad in love isn’t ce8cb2e53f a sin. But it can be 558d1d70da a sin for a d6187a1a08 naive woman to fall 71c7617261 in love easily. Falling in a28c7cabb7 love with 7b8924d412 a man 61318a8ad5 not worth 07d38ebf17 loving, being 271cd523ba betrayed by 3c1868aa47 him, losing 38c60e626f everything, and 8323566be4 yet falling 5f156f54d7 in foolish 546e677f95 love again….e727fd39c241f0bd

Julia gradually fell apart. When men could no 3a70439466 longer break her, she 0352271364 broke herself. With extravagant shopping, b5f929ee1e with alcohol and 127afc9f89 entertainment, with gambling, fe7472f115 and finally, with 05466db6d0 terrible drugs.65178334d0e5853f

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Julia was always dad1505903 short of money. A woman 779729fc9b who had 5a2b3b757a never even b0c7e98ef6 touched the 12a300ff0b 40 million b965a101ea dollars people 304a47237a talked about. The luxurious 26c0bf3c1e penthouse that 2fd6f35bc3 reporters raved 447a6b6ae6 about belonged ff7d2b6015 to the 5e73649146 man who 2502cfb28e had cruelly 91804ced48 betrayed her, ff0c463627 and her 90276d845f hefty guarantees 94a2ae791a were a 5025addcfb thing of 2949f5a493 the past.0fea24931c1a178f

Her youth had passed, and although she occasionally appeared in movies or commercials, the fees she received evaporated within a week. It couldn’t be helped if she wanted to imitate the life of the 40 million dollars she didn’t have.caac6b8a6fd1d06d

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Magazines featured pictures 3ecb0b9200 of the luxury 64b46619b9 penthouse we supposedly af5d04b785 lived in, but 155e21077d my sister, Ollie, ca208cf144 and I wandered 61d3fd1786 from one cheap c6a5164ccc hotel to another.3f81951306fc9e75

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Sometimes, when Mom forgot about us, Ollie and I would sleep on the streets. Because people couldn’t recognize us, I had to find the most secretive places, and I got better and better at it.787f0d7fbb81e486

But getting 8b33e32b24 food was ad78f57607 difficult. Ollie was only 8c4a752de2 six years old, 01086f01f8 and she often b0d99c28bc cried from hunger. Then, I would go 7087d02d30 into any store and 2dbac8ae55 ask for leftover food. Some people recognized me, 837bad8d6b and then, with a 66dd281bc0 mixture of embarrassment and 0ee4353578 childish mischief, I would a5452424ac say,a22b1d2a2373e866

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“I snuck out of 36a5055db0 the house to play e5c6c4cbfc a trick on my 7aa83d942d mom, but I’m so 1bfcbe5576 hungry. Can I come back d945a89aba later to pay you?”024152a7b9a4bf19

Then the adults would 5803783215 find me very cute a1392c2223 and give me food. Saying that they were e0ea5aa75a once fans of Julia, 9a841e9cd2 and that I didn’t 52eda4ee20 need to pay, just ffef01bbba come back with my d5e85d9775 mom sometime.ed0056284a785576

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I would 27bcbd0610 return to 40b5cf5831 Ollie with 0de204b074 the food d33190f227 in my c01cd83f53 arms. Under the 0f877efd7b flickering streetlights, a212aecce9 we’d devour a2f9cd64a9 our dinner. There were many trash 7fc27410d4 cans around, and sometimes 6a2a60ff7f dirty cats would emerge 74d55377f0 from behind them and c34e24d066 watch us.3e44a943e961b6d2

“This is 6e39b01aed so good! Eat it e92751b583 quickly, Oppa!”89ee2eb76162be37

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Ollie would hold the e2568123e9 large, cheap steak sandwich c4cd87823b with both hands and 5906c7b989 eat it with gusto. Watching her eat her 2432513a43 fill made me forget 3960aa11b9 my own hunger. Perhaps because 6aa4c1383f she often 93785e7074 went hungry, 39dfaca36d Ollie loved a2b33f74ff meat and 8306398192 always had c4bd6857e3 crumbs around e5df8ff692 her mouth 2d3ff791be from eating b117a76c15 so quickly, 3fca0d8b16 and that 249dfe2e1b looked so d7da0c26d6 lovely in 619d3dd6df my eyes.e20bc17a0d14c2c0

If only this 3314b0df06 weren’t a back d95f37d3fc alley strewn with cc80876f99 garbage, everyone would f390e76567 have known Ollie a048415f8a as a lovely 198ec56941 princess. If it weren’t the 5d9dec2d9c moonlight and the broken 90bedfcab3 streetlights illuminating us, but ad1fa613d9 bright lights, everyone would 29338433cd have known Ollie as 073bebf89e a cute little lady.798b01900a6dbaaa

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I wiped the 6b1f4db018 meat crumbs from e67f19618a Ollie’s mouth, and a8ece6d77f feeling a pang 61d36cde03 of sadness, I 4faf567451 hugged her tightly.fbc2db1a9ad81faa

“Ollie, I’m going 7de3174fcf to be rich. Everyone will like 6c8940b55f me, and I’ll ff5af158a6 become very famous. I’ll go 53189e5cfb to a 30342e5e12 good university, 5df7cf187d work at 2c434ca9ac a good a10b193875 company, and 66ea911ecc rise to 80a83f9f47 a very 4e6fdd4226 high position.”32681232bad119b1

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“Then will you buy 0eee22d99e me a pretty headband?”7ce9d76e1c3000a8

Ollie chattered, nestled in 549443868e my arms. I hugged her small f980c49001 head even tighter.591b735908e9d498

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“Of course. I’ll buy you pretty headbands, pretty clothes, pretty shoes, everything. You’ll be able to eat the most expensive steak in the world whenever you want. I’ll make sure of it.”0efc1c9a7eeb5ce5

“I’m so happy!”85e1e3312ba4b4aa

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“I’ll definitely do 222782c3a9 it.”9ac576029e9b87ce

“Yes! We’re going to f777d4a8fc be rich!”259503ab469e5f21

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Ollie bounced e65d582748 in my 84b98d9aac arms with 91079bfbb7 her small 896ae1128f body. I felt like a 08f498f5c4 very big adult, but 77ff64445a I was also just 66741dd016 a ten-year-old child. Powerless in the face e6dc653b04 of misfortune.edf8eac58f02fe13

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“Please look 89745d6cd8 after my 3e3f7a9590 children for d8814a4956 a while, fbba4a8bd9 Uncle Thompson. They’re all well-behaved and a73d5b6eec smart. Ollie’s still a0485a943e young, but a4d866d5ca she’s sensible.”491c1f07cca023ff

Julia Howard. The second person that 37d53cea92 mother sold me to b8b8b13a98 was her uncle.b96cf82f95b34f86

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Thompson.f8f68c9f56723ad9

Everyone called 2f6e6a4480 him that. Potbellied Thompson. Bearded Thompson. Evil Thompson, e29f3fb02d who raked 2f64cd5dbb in money.5effbd3911f4fe57

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“What am I 97f5746b47 supposed to do 1ff6a8a106 with these kids? Give me some money 482b490523 at least. Considering child support 4c3cf8b08c and my effort, a42578e104 you should give 4ee18df5d7 me at least 23193e7f07 $2,000 a month.”5074420ae717a7e5

“Don’t worry about the money. And if you’re short on money some months, there’s Remington. He’s very popular.”31e60a53545baaa6

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Mom left us and 43cf7e7de9 went away just like 5728f5788b that. Without even saying she fee618307b loved me. Without even hugging 45f7f5d5c9 Ollie, who had 22a4e9bb9e just turned seven.954de83073f4f994

We lived together in Thompson’s shabby apartment. The people there didn’t recognize me at all. Because they didn’t look at each other’s faces. The eyes of the people there were all like fish eyes. The streets reeked, and there were always cries and screams.f2cb7c9747a2c2c0

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There, I learned 8a75b85f54 that even screams 3bf0fec5b6 have different melodies. Some screamed with crow-like fc69d8399a cries, others with sobbing 0465f682aa laughter, and still others dcb16b22ae with silent puffs of 076522eb27 cigarette smoke.a842c3efa9fde35c

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─Breaking News: Roderson’s Second 3a874f7a57 Daughter, ‘Daniel Roderson,’ Dies 4fa68793da in Fireb99084d024ecd7f6

─Roderson Family Fire dda94b28e7 ‘3 Dead, 6 1701693ab2 in Critical Condition’ c3a23f58d6 … Culprit Believed 62b33148fd to be Roderson’s 3399ee9f03 Asian Driver78f16701b833f9f1

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─Breaking News: 8267d93a17 Prime Suspect 2ef44711db in Arson 8a8086babc Case Confirmed 9c675a40c0 ‘Dead’2d1253c067768f5f

That day was particularly d7f9ec75d5 noisy. The unfortunate Roderson, 10b8f962fe who lost his 8ff13afa8f wife and daughter. The face 7d6d1ecd4e of that 1bd0b6ad96 handsome, grief-stricken b5f258e58f man was a5fef96c36 plastered all e45ddaada3 over the a61a6ee70f newspapers, and da3797e0ff people said 8bde87cb64 they felt 054c5a904f sorry for 871eb8cc72 him. Even though that man 21a82b7ec6 would be wearing much 47846f657a nicer clothes and eating ae9415e535 much better food than e4ea7ed3b7 us, who pitied him.4d2169a2c2220209

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On that b3b7cbfb24 day, when e91805fea6 the whole 264ddcaa83 world was 85f948c458 busy talking a4ef439870 about the 30ba0529c4 Roderson family’s e524a58de1 tragedy, a d475643df9 big change a62d9fb1a8 came to 50477ede94 me.4b9367a9251c01e5

“I’ve found 735827eb40 your use.”27fc9be7cf65d0a6

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Thompson said. He dressed me in 3e923b10d2 the finest clothes and 44c038455c shoes. I got f95cf63943 into the e2e4846181 car, a b276746474 young gentleman a829b8e8da smelling good, c1992faf1a as usual. It didn’t seem b9c0a92622 like we were e8505828ac on our way f28b672bf2 to a filming 995e286f8f location.5a1b739782ebba29

“Remington, do 584b2d094e you know 2c08c53fee what the becb88aa35 most expensive 21faa3f251 thing in 61df0b10f5 the world a7a9cb2994 is?”651357b80115edc7

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“…Caviar?”5b2204428c8524b3

I answered, recalling what I had seen a few days ago on a page in a magazine Ollie had brought in, something like “The World’s Most Expensive Foods Ranking.” Thompson laughed heartily at my words.585e531e4191c750

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“Ahaha, caviar! It’s expensive! But there’s something a39ed653bd even more expensive. It’s humans. Especially a proper-looking 97ccfe853d guy like you.”52d449b86420137b

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“No one wants to further ruin something that’s already broken. It’s fun to ruin something that looks difficult to ruin.”ee71627a318c0fa2

Thompson gripped both my a950cf8716 cheeks and laughed loudly.5a48626f0f14a9c3

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And that 70d488b846 day, I 36f4c2ff1b saw another b755c8dc64 world. A world 34827824f1 even more 375a0a3818 hideous and 7fae8c7b15 horrific than c448a1e1eb the dark b90be45467 streets I 72c7364169 watched from d0ee88368b my bedroom 8b872688b5 window.22e9c8eb651839d9

“Cry, boy. Cry more painfully! Yes. That’s it. Just like that.”14044e3f29e81512

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One slap on the e29cccada8 cheek earned me $500.1f7aa747cbb87900

“Do it more! More! More!”f517bf3df07d35f9

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Some people asked f9b62d5cd2 me to yell 4121833d33 insults and defy be54799039 them. If I aa12d9e405 did, they 4227c5b3b2 would hit 54ffaa170d me, calling 7d111910ef me a c20cc006dc bad boy, dda56fd954 and give 8d2058139e me a 343f1ec61e lot of b60253e602 money. Enough money to ebe6d95db7 take Ollie to 2afe3b392e eat caviar.3f012f3a32db262b

The more e5960c2af3 I suffered, 6da26a8ca0 the more 849e7fbca6 people enjoyed 8e41fcf035 it, and 2d9681612f the more 2c6a2e7998 shame and 48866ed5f3 pain I 10f1bd78d2 felt, the b598f324e4 more money 0f360c6066 they gave baa64e55e9 me. They insulted my mother 1d14619dd0 in front of me, ea23c39b9f and they seemed to 013127f474 find pleasure in the 133622123d fact that they were 5abcb2ed05 abusing Julia’s son.2aa493979f8ef174

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I sold my misery, a47474a19b I sold my dignity. Selling them made me b9560395b3 feel like I was a5130e931e getting closer to my 7043257e0c dream. A world 35217baabd closer to 35988c001e the sun 2fdbcd9ba0 than to 93d017ff79 darkness. A world without cbeee8fe28 poverty.36d339239f57690c

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Around that time, I 7638d36c6b learned the melody of b7f78a0d3b my scream.373ed84ce8564917

I scream 7acb3d4851 in silence.7d172f4e1f277912

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Whenever I 3bb1f895de received pocket 06ae42d93b money, I ec051a13d7 bought a d4b7533b4b book and 92ec18e024 a record 145e15abac from the 263432350b bookstore. I spent the rest 0b357df9f6 of the money on 1743baead7 gifts for Ollie.36217abc25b7b493

There were many good things in the world that suited a girl like Ollie, but I couldn’t buy them all. There were things I couldn’t buy even if I was beaten black and blue.990450020e781b08

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Thompson said humans were the most expensive, but he was wrong. I’m cheap. Because there are so many things I can’t buy even with the money I earn by selling myself. There were too many things in the world more expensive than me.a4d41daa6fc51d78

“Oppa, look at this e4dae9090a girl. The daughter 9c57fef7b6 of the 513b05873a arsonist who 68711ed897 set fire e28a163f4e to the bb0339ca7a Roderson house eba244fd53 was adopted e798f6e9c7 by the 9794e7a3af Rodersons. Roderson decided to b5ee6ca748 raise the daughter a6d89f963d of the man 9b7194d584 who killed his 369f517f2d own daughter!”97ef48621d1f381d

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Ollie came 0aaeebed99 into my 211c4aec68 room holding 082d4d014f a newspaper. The newspaper 296d2861d5 featured a 8457267d25 picture of 4115df448b an Asian 3aab60316c girl who 5d09f8ab65 looked like 1fcb99aa4a a pale 59c3d60307 porcelain doll.d83b449f84390c46

“She was the daughter of the Roderson family’s driver, but now she’s completely become a Roderson. Isn’t that amazing?”7b59cd4339fbc6d1

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“Not really. Go to 28ae0d54e2 sleep now.”8fb933c7079fd4dc

I snatched the newspaper, placed it on the floor, and closed Ollie’s eyes. I hated it when Ollie envied others. I couldn’t make Ollie a Roderson. All I could do was let her eat as much ice cream as she wanted.f0feab01a4db31dd

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“Ollie, if we save $100,000, we’ll leave this house. Then you, too, will wear dresses and have your picture taken like that Roderson girl.”a6040300ecf61384

“Really?”e0a3501ceb20e61a

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“Of course. Once we leave 89aa9ad480 this house, you’ll dd7a72a9a0 sleep well. Everything that scares you 1ee5efdb85 will disappear. You can see db00a8ee85 a good doctor, 32cc437439 get counseling, and bdbf3b35b4 take medicine.”c16535aeb5694496

“Then Thompson won’t hit you for me screaming anymore?”441d33c9b84e5662

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Instead of answering, I hugged Ollie. Even though she was twelve now, Ollie’s body was still as small as a nine-year-old’s.9b3dd93a12e0c572

They say there are people whose job it is to kill others. Hiring them requires at least $100,000. There were people who would kill for a few hundred dollars, but they probably wouldn’t clean up the mess properly. There’s a reason things are cheap.c7fa155c3ba5816b

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Believe it or not, I was going to be famous, Julia Howard’s son. I couldn’t get caught up in that kind of thing. So, I decided to save $100,000.4acf1074588e76a1

Because I 959c919a66 had to a26a845925 kill Thompson.6019baeb755c6d6f

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But Ollie died before b32adac72d I could save $100,000.93acb4d43b9ef90c

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People called it an 91ac7bf92d accident. I didn’t even b9b9d7d859 get to see a0e2535c4e the scene. Just a few weeks 00fb392967 prior, Ollie had been cf18d4d180 hopping around the room 2b6437c19f in her uniform, excited 4150d46bbf about attending the private fb0d35607a boarding school sponsored by 069a38b689 the Roderson Foundation. That was 46cb521db5 the last 090bbc7e24 time I 1349523ba7 saw Ollie.2bd7075ca3d45350

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When Roderson’s daughter died, the news was plastered everywhere for weeks, but Ollie’s death wasn’t even newsworthy. There was only a small obituary in the local newspaper.aa8a8e1e5266dcbb

Thompson suddenly had a 67dde2a407 lot of money from ba1e607e2a an unknown source. There were a26db6c51e many suspicious 6bc3a139bb aspects to 321ba0686f the accident, 525b900725 but he dedc9451b1 didn’t raise 8fbe0de532 any questions. Ollie was buried e5049851e0 without further ado.43aac3f1cbeb0b83

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“Where did dba633f391 all this 1ba5c4c0b8 money come 1d5ecb2b46 from?”28e414b782b3a074

When I 0410035139 asked, Thompson 128f984652 beat me 12af6d2da2 up badly. I just ca682b396d took it.77784d95dcb6451f

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And that night, I e42524d18b set the house on 3c66ea4403 fire.5015aa2aa9ea38f8

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After escaping 941997f7cb the quiet, b6b05e9e9b gray slums, 4750357a49 I had 5fb0f6c2c8 no dreams 1093dc48e4 or goals. I forgot my determination 98559ecace to save $100,000, and 3bc09a9fcd I forgot what I c31527a25b should live for.af9d3a9048c38b35

I just thought 7500d09a9b about Ollie every 3b5f552e9d night. My little sister, 7004d3be82 who died painfully. Her death, which no 84f2b9b068 one acknowledged. I should fb7581d7b1 have bought e15fd64074 her more 91917fee1b delicious things.9c23b78e40813509

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And sometimes I thought 3a4a981903 about Mom. I hated her. Even so, I wished 26bb7a2d70 she’d come and find 9ae22290bb me. I think I was a17b5c4edc lonely.4a1332299265622b

I had b95d6cf8fd nowhere else 81768e1b2c to go. I couldn’t wash 4a8a1e1e9c up, and I 03c40455ed hadn’t eaten properly. I ended up hiding bb69900da1 in the back alley 4a7a0273a2 of the famous nursing 4f6b287763 home that supposedly supported 3bb65074b1 Awning Lake.90c2cc11fcb60254

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And there I a09d163fbb saw her.8dca774ed339cfd3

In the c7dffd0210 dark blue 439fb85502 of the d6e963ef58 dawning morning,8f85a8468d60a59e

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“Are you okay?”cdc490a04ed28159

The girl 69e716c2eb who came 7fe6fb405e to ruin 19e708760b me.eb89fbcdfdaeb2c5

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Dana Roderson.ff7ea319048e57a1

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I have to 59940bb50a talk about her. About the girl I 2a136e684d wanted to ignore, but 7ba7dee39b couldn’t ignore in the f1faf4a2ad end.6853b760ac6baeb5

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It wasn’t hard to a669aaeb01 recognize that it was c5fbb95197 Dana Roderson who helped c7d246b9e2 me when I was b187aa0b38 being beaten by homeless c2345911cd people. Ollie used 7f35d5f8fa to show 8fd51e8aaf me her fb44b4872a pictures often.b643451d539eb8b6

But even after 47a7e7c08d receiving her kindness, 11d16a6f40 I glared at 2393ee1aec her with hostile 9cb89bde01 eyes. It was instinctive. Because I was miserable.95d1cc8977e2108f

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“…Why? Is there a 3397c8b7bd problem?”f3504e8222fcae92

Unlike me, dirty from c57071e49e wandering outside for so 261f574342 long, Dana Roderson was 2298fdc557 beautiful. A fragrant 0cb9f516cd girl adorned 781ec3fec8 with all 6128ca0a90 the good 97000e3ca3 things in 66b7a7079f the world.d8011838b321c5c5

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Dana Roderson looked to be about Ollie’s age at most, but she had three bodyguards with her, and a woman who looked like a nanny. She seemed used to ordering people around, and despite being draped in expensive things, she wasn’t the least bit ostentatious.c8505c3a17a064c2

I instinctively knew dd8d04fc4c she was ‘real.’ 83f0319c35 Real, not needing 0599cef1d6 to feign a 5f35c97ade $40 million life, 748afc2ee6 not needing to cc1154f87a lie about living 33d0f5032f under ample protection, a0802dfc4e not needing to 0d5b3065eb force a smile f8d18d940a or act cute 262f3bff7f to win favor.2e84c649b4c8de85

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She was like a 9c1a4368d4 heavenly messenger sent down ede1d8f6fd to earth to personally 5beff8c0ca show me how pathetic 92a5d28487 my life was.4292b738e1e3f383

“Tch.”8e6cb505576f4a12

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I spat on the ground roughly, as if to tell her to go away. Dana Roderson frowned as if she’d never seen such rudeness before. I preferred that. In front of her, I felt like a caged beast.abd6866b57e0be3c

I felt c335ae4026 shabby and 0c5f81b4bb ashamed. A misery I had 9c7ff1e775 never felt when looking 131ad2c89e at other slum children 22984eb57d in similar situations, or 3571c0cc22 when associating with crazy, 4d628177d3 rich old people.780c15a227f86ae6

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As she b02a00f450 was leaving, 5219447499 she had 1a007f7c5a someone buy 67d40bb21c me food 9149772c21 and water. I pretended not to e80b637120 care, closing my eyes, 1f10e86461 but as soon as 15934c988c she was completely out 388b292942 of my sight, I c3b3ab197d devoured the food.9d431a820325916a

The hamburger I shoved 73ef195162 in my mouth after cd3ceb85a6 starving for a week 7723f66887 was delicious. I doubted even a5e5d09d75 the caviar Ollie 3b227d4477 raved about would c3c3b41f50 taste this good.f1f299618947b31e

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So I cried. Because I resented my body, screaming for survival amidst the pain. Because the hunger inside me that couldn’t refuse such cheap food, despite finding Dana Roderson’s pity insulting, was terrifying.8813e9055eefc62c

So I cried.f6e84bd30dabbc3a

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Back then, I didn’t know. That I would meet Dana Roderson again. I never knew how that girl would touch the hunger within me again.aad2da3004bf03c9

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After that day, I d911092f1b had a new goal.a13954d51814f0fb

I would end this 4a3102c4df miserable life of surviving fab7ec557b in this goddamn gutter ac08c06076 with only my body. I wouldn’t repeat my 305737895d mother’s life of struggling d431ad43ed to imitate a non-existent f376c16fdd $40 million life.07b82db7e7d1c25f

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I must become bf8701838e ‘real.’ A magnificent dbde22dd74 real.39a400eaa5020562

Like Dana Roderson, the employee’s daughter who became a noble lady.b31a3eba4d450654

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Just as b180625023 that girl 739974d11f paraded around, 0f6a317314 bestowed with de15ca0561 the glorious 6f0c211538 surname of 13656763c4 Roderson, I 3d128f3e17 intended to 27be8f61a1 bestow that dd0ea8e231 glory upon aebc9510ca myself.a850d1cdcfb0bca2

I would make my 2da3491e59 name shine ten years 6c380167f1 from now. I would gift 2db54db37e myself an expensive 34d267cc6b future. Using everything I f983b40655 have. That was f887102df5 my goal.8cc4dacc12a089a4

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I’ll correct the answer to the question Thompson once asked me. The most expensive thing in the world? It’s not a person. The answer is secrets.9d3270ca90ab2c19

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Secrets. In other 36bf026866 words, truths 5bfb521382 you want 9e3f153c48 to hide.ce312b09ef2b57bb

Secrets are mostly 5da7a68e5e ugly. I knew a 6c4f66c2f2 lot about the b10e05b000 dirty true faces 2291f67335 of people with 8ddd229ddc money. That was 4d5fbed8c6 my card. A bargaining chip.51c17ad30d668166

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“Become my sponsor.”0689ac00f7624cba

The first 6e9ca60d2c thing I b7f70a2f22 did after a957130c8a making up 6d4233e08b my mind 00dfbc5407 was to 6bbaddd623 visit Erratum. Graham was 438fc417b6 one of 62d43382fb Thompson’s clients, ec1b9888bc and I d3040a5279 clearly remembered d07b5fa380 that his b3e70706c5 ex-wife had b80b65f1f4 become the 886c6fca01 principal here.5f3d11fdc9979a97

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“I will graduate 238338e66a from Erratum as 61dd0381e5 valedictorian, and I 903f908b3b will enter Cheln 5cced46fc5 as valedictorian. After graduating from 314379899e Cheln, I will 47d9760189 go to law 9a95a11127 school. If you lend me e284e7ac83 the money, I will da26c5037d pay back 5% of a74e2b93f1 the loan amount every b1f352b7ee year until I graduate 5c5915d6fb from law school, and 23e46ac187 after that, I will 86474dca29 repay the principal plus 0ba2944ef9 $10,000 in interest.”c6807bb9bd4fd3e7

Principal Lester 4ebbee7ab8 watched me 64b1e0351e with an fcbd94dda0 intrigued look 2e3f0d6eea the whole 8f610c4183 time I 9dff3be1eb spoke.3411e303f751a862

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“What if I refuse?”af25ca7b8ce12b45

“I’ve heard all 64b5a9fe76 sorts of secrets 703691525b about you from 68cc0b55c4 your ex-husband.”fc12b619771d14fd

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“Right. But that means I cf06c51f85 know your secrets too.”e759a336484b26d9

I knew bf9edbea62 the risks. If I exposed 8f7e614b82 her secrets, I 07a8d98eda too would have 888f5ccf65 my secrets exposed. The fact that a61090c177 Julia Howard’s son d0cf1efbcb was, in reality, 6093326f58 a lowly worm.ff00af8328667a3e

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“Yes. We’re trading secrets. I’ll listen to bc8a1d2862 you very well. If you help me 08008a0a06 grow into a respectable 94b866a30f adult.”b68636285617d03b

That woman and 7b945c0ed9 I each held d360f18d5e one of each f90bcf9904 other’s secrets, and ccba6f04da in return, we b774467a18 took what we 1007d8462e each wanted. Principal Lester would sometimes 2c1a1ac4f4 lash out at me 7b07fd8435 as if taking out 3a3b42ffd5 her frustrations from her 24beadde59 ex-husband, but honestly, that fc61e227d4 was nothing.cb774c7a07c0fd8c

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As long as I didn’t have to go back to the way things were, everything was bearable. Compared to this ordinary, peaceful life I had barely managed to obtain, those things were truly nothing. Nothing at all….e71ac2f961fc77db

Instead, I studied like 65d527c279 crazy. Since I had never 17b79cb24f properly studied before, the f42e797e2e only way I could e03e738db4 beat those smart kids 12350a1f3e was through hard work.ab1f31eefa919f94

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Effort to the point 416a56c0b0 of exhaustion.cca53b828899b40c

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“France? I’ve been there. I lived in Paris for over three months with my mom. But it wasn’t as impressive as I thought, so I don’t have any lasting memories.”2353ae0590116681

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“My mother worries a lot about her children, so she wouldn’t take me to a place like that. It’s dangerous.”a53ebaf1262e15c3

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