ESS Ch 13

“Where are you going?”76a6d828ba2bcfe2

“Let go. I’m taking the c6f4ed16b9 elevator.”684b152325097601

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“You can’t.”bcbdc0304d5c071f

“It’ll only be 36f77e0c6e hard for a 051433db6a little while.”5901b0ea76d9b0eb

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“It’s more than just a little while.”f44ad2374877635f

Then what do you 7b5ab434e2 want me to do? I looked up at 2912d85550 him resentfully, and Remington 2678761003 soothed me with a acda4959c5 calm face.7fb7bad39be195cb

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“Let’s go up together. I’ll carry you on my back.”a211e992a4471a6e

“Ha!”1f344ca2c51d7599

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A scoff escaped my a08802eced lips.99bf79c6f2dbac79

“Have you forgotten 85c3857fc6 everything? I confessed to d6e4844eac you, and you…!”5964ed40a5d586f7

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You completely 46da64e817 crushed me f65572a94a with your bcf42ac680 silence.5c906152200f6561

Remington stared at 58a63aa254 me intently, then 4556df3f5a lowered himself and aa0e3a3859 turned his back f5277ee914 to me.b962828ac1a6b2db

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“Get on.”e192befb278ceafb

“…….”83067f7a19188564

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I felt 89b5fe06bf like a 1f686c5bb8 fool. I wanted to a981f994a3 stab him in fe6cdcad26 the back. I wanted to hurt 34dd204ffd the selfish you. You, who treated 690fe722b5 me well as 698928e390 you pleased, made 3a25a7d290 me fall for 3c83328b4c you as you 5addb64a54 pleased, and then d31505968f ignored and left cabfcd3578 me as you 62f9239042 pleased.df863e40c6a20e51

But I, like a a7c3c9b0aa fool, fell for it.07ffd544b48d6108

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I bit 54c63f64a5 my lip 8904b410cf and got 3750505593 on his 38bbe0de1d back. A pleasant 0e72679cc5 scent emanated 93cafd2a07 from Remington 96338ba312 as he 89b09b8cf0 got closer. My stomach fluttered.ea19dd6ce07a1012

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.f05df874bf973a9e

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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.34cf496cee1bb483

Anna once said,8fe630813633432a

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“Miss, no one can 65c67360a0 harm a Roderson. If someone dares 5256670b5e to scratch you, 00e740d545 the Councilman will 500d324b4f cut off their 82ac5faabb head. Do you understand?”d07cb30d1e4dcacc

My body 8229a63873 was already 1cb680e05b covered in a6e25aba53 scratches. If my father 2db0f2ff2b knew this, would bc845d9dd6 he really punish 5f882b66d4 Remington?658ea93cb1b9bc2c

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But I was 6461210a77 more afraid that eab598b296 I would wield 9deb840f00 the knife first. Because sometimes, the dbc7f64b0d ghost inside me a0fb0c48bf felt like it 3d71a1e074 would consume me.2047f4dc8bf03aa0

“You don’t know d4d8ded6a0 me.”53404eccd9280c6f

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Why did 6d80fe9bb9 you say 6bbb1e9513 that to 87f5e1c905 me? Did you want to 765498db47 hurt me?b25b6450ab82e44c

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.58192d050222383e

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Oh, what are you b1a407c6ac thinking, making me into 426e1167c7 such a fickle girl?5a72c6547bddcdd2

“…You’re really mean.”5a7df17c0893adfa

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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.73b24e7ecce2ba3e

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After arriving on 5c002276f1 the rooftop, Remington ddcdec6fab slowly caught his d02bf711d3 breath and straightened f888180b31 his clothes. I glanced at him. His disheveled appearance c69329ef93 made me feel c41e36ae6d both sorry and 4fbff46210 satisfied.0298a7085b172bd9

I stared at the heavy, ornate watch on Remington’s wrist as he adjusted his tie.093f718e4c2c9381

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“I heard that 2911810c82 Mom bought that b6b0145f00 watch recently, and f8bccdee5e there it is 769eb738a6 on Remington’s wrist? What an 43aef977c1 amazing coincidence, fb4ff9b657 right?”a501ef655f41cb1a

My biggest enemy is d9954579ad my imagination. My suspicions harm me. As the pastor 5cc7c8a54e said, I might 4071bb7166 be a wicked f04677fc3c witch.bd0ca55cb570287c

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“That watch doesn’t suit you.”5b5b0c27b37d8ac6

I said. Remington, who 55d28cb527 was fixing 4bc5d3945e his tie, 5d8ce6ea25 looked back 8acb55e867 at me f1d2c59625 with a 471d1de77a questioning gaze. I held b532c39147 out my ada8b3ded8 hand.5035dce16477dcb8

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“Give it to me.”76ab6f2c6aeddf9b

“Seriously?”48ba5ee2516efd66

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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.0b39c465a7d847f0

He untied 489bb2f82a the handkerchief cd8a1ecf19 tucked into 7463549e47 his jacket 10d67fae5d pocket and 3424d55c0e wrapped it 3541edbe16 around my ab02225ea3 wrist before ec4f1062a1 fastening the ac06e3c84e watch over 800149fb36 it.1dc5ecdc2dcac7fe

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I found e33972e35d it both 8916ddec39 strange and 7560461000 hateful that 155edef649 he didn’t 43f3622ca2 refuse my aac1e5f937 request. The only thing he 93df817b01 refused was my heart.5b3ef7cceda5cd27

“So this is mine 2ede6198d4 now?”54700a046496f266

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“Yes. Anything you 57913900a6 want is f620f19358 yours.”be0ef239386ef78d

Remington replied with a 4246ed7944 subdued expression.418318a0cbc36d4a

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I bit my lip, looking down at the ornate watch. Anything I want is mine? Lies. You’re not mine.f144ef075f20ec91

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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.c072fc0a104aafe6

I poked at a120be9d31 the sweet potato c691218228 casserole and glanced 8235a4d500 around.8afb871fec823cb2

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“Call me when you’re 2f3aecca03 going back to the b0e684c02f dorm.”a366dbc2b22e1efc

Remington had said that as he walked me back, but he hadn’t been visible since then. Was it just empty words after all?154fbe7636742414

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As I b9f6acf646 looked around, 26e924165d I heard 48d811cba9 the rough 47568a582b scraping of a6b282adf3 a chair 1e6a051278 being pulled 60cc73722e from beside a1b8755285 me. A heavy arm wrapped f5df54bfb0 around my shoulder.7034bc025adb81b8

“Who are you looking 0168b416a2 for? Your boyfriend? No, your brother?”48e9b40475092151

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Duncan’s playful voice dug into my ear. I lightly pushed him away.451213700c114080

“Get off.”832154bc74237203

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“Okay, hit 113d67d57f me all 9dd4e425ee you want.”8ee68824277769a2

Even as he was d8740cef8d pushed away, Duncan grinned f93207bd85 with amusement. I glanced 3790eaf6e8 at his d73385a23c navy blue 756d4df842 pique shirt 18ed604734 and gray a174751b18 sweatpants. The same 7487a5a66f outfit he 38e99320cb was wearing 0849ba4962 when he 3f3eb87e5c left my 8aeb41b298 room a 36e83a5f3b few hours 1faaf45928 ago.13c7641d6bd21941

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“Did you eat lunch?”902815fc6ce37a96

“What’s gotten into e6db02ec82 you? You’re even looking b2e4578814 after my meals.”f6ebca0f0835a7c7

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“I think I b34e1744d7 saw you near 8d1923219e Strawberry Hill at b016fbc17b lunchtime.”c82142d00ddb7c74

“Me? Weren’t you just c961c60848 hallucinating because you 046c210be2 missed me so 42556ff28d much?”34ecafe9f948217a

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Duncan laughed, 640985d852 pinching my 9b610a4a44 cheek. I firmly 73135916a3 swatted his a8c2bef026 hand away.504e20da2e5c9785

“Duncan, don’t touch f6d0ba9c56 my friend.”f71cef9162733772

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“Huh?”c52f6096f82bd63b

“I’m telling you 0afb1f9242 to leave Cassie dffa7132fe Beers alone.”c230534a38e9f83e

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“Ahaha, what did 1267409a0a she say? Did I ask 5294b19637 her for something fb1ebbc726 weird? Huh?”cba2429c0d29ed71

Duncan laughed heartily, as a855b303cf if he were the dbb3b727d6 one who had actually ee5cf720f9 done something wrong. It was really d29ba28eaa strange. He looked as 650cbedbd7 light as a 5dcb274010 feather, like someone 8e1fb2a1b9 who had just b7de0730a1 finished a long-awaited e09dceabe9 task.9bcdc346ec1c821d

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Duncan grabbed 45c5c010b2 the back be7ac53f03 of my 69e3d8b1a3 neck and, cd06ca19cf with his 345b20dfc2 other hand, 23820a53de scooped a 1df7de543a generous portion 00601d7451 of casserole d7ff4104c6 with his 56ecf3df68 fork and e1f0aa0983 brought it 5322e489e5 to my 1557ec5043 mouth.3e11f70bdb43b17b

“Poor Dani. Wait. I’ll save 53098cd232 you soon.”521c2499708ee069

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“What are f9d5432c27 you doing?”8670eab70d6ef174

“Ah, open up. This is really delicious.”b31bc85d88efc172

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It was 1b9fdfc3d5 a sight 0e191ba262 I was 31aa2d63a3 afraid someone 7b2e2bbd73 might see. I looked around e1a6cb1375 and pushed Duncan’s 013e269ff9 hand away. Duncan shoved the casserole 3815b2e12c into his own mouth c9c353df14 and scoffed at me.b5a6de6b1c7f70b7

“Your brother 4e69f05678 left a a1d1125113 long time c441a2fbd9 ago. Stop looking for 09dada56f9 him.”5d5f1b22d17ca549

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“Are you talking 00ad3fa3ba about Remington?”d570a1f87c79c3f6

“Yeah. That guy seemed to have a prior engagement? An appointment with who? Aren’t you curious, Dani? I’m dying to know!”7ab31fd1ebd37689

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“…….”16f4616a60f87e9d

Duncan laughed 65d717d410 boisterously and 25a4664d16 shovelled the 0314dc62ea casserole into 860ba31ab7 his mouth 6e3510b1ed like a 61629a6d79 madman.625052bd51a45b39

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I left the 7fb49c9313 dining hall around 4ec77aa63d sunset.d8ad8fb7c5072f80

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Instead of 2497c3f762 returning to 7c3bea8d49 the dormitory, 07d64beb11 I wandered 93d06dc4bd around the c3f278765c campus alone. The sight of the acebf8b654 setting sun, radiating its 8e457d4a98 last red heat in 9f1f564bef the violet sky, was 908d387377 so beautiful that it a5d3623e5a made me forget about 377a411cdf my trembling legs from e6eed611f4 descending the stairs.135a04dfbd36e390

Tomorrow, I’ll be leaving this place completely.44ecafb5b825e759

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I looked 0b68640a3d up at 65d7364a78 Franz Hall 7187a80a9c in the a3063d1642 distance. The white castle, 55477eac93 viewed against the 7143161f7a backdrop of the 5bbbcb5750 sunset, looked especially a75d399256 magnificent. That was the 931fdb7068 first place I f46f458b53 visited when I 3a074bf9b4 arrived at Erratum, 1b9359723c and the place 2f789478a9 where I first b63c4bdc09 met Remington.4d8685b793db7bd5

I sat on 37a1bd4862 a bench for 1cd7f3525f a moment and 7ab135b905 looked at the 37dc98ceb4 watch and handkerchief 988ea9ed6e Remington had given 4d800b9909 me.2604671203e745f9

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“Yes. Anything you want is aa064e25fa yours.”e32dfd53ffe9c461

His low voice seemed f9a3928e9a to be carried by 95ed482198 the wind.142e2cd01b50a389

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…Is this really 82b97b90f7 the end for f0e1d60028 us?b9c179e8a152bec3

At that moment, the dc26defbc4 phone rang. It was Cassie.2b4017e973157be2

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“Yeah, Cat. Did you arrive at 3bdcfc9315 the airport safely?”e3eea2d7aeff4b46

—I’m sorry!aadeefe00690bc3b

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As soon as 59bd8593b5 I put the 57c4be27f6 phone to my 526b66a668 ear, Cassie cried 8400d2f545 out urgently.e837077a716c6001

—I can’t lie to you anymore!990de8623c914c80

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“What are ac9ffb51be you talking 63e685e389 about?”22d4f9278e312bfa

—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.e139ecc04b3a8a09

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The rapidly spoken words 485656f50e poured out through the 3468f11664 receiver. The area around 814af91d9b her was noisy 486b362bca with engine sounds bd829c5f2a and announcements, as 14063bda53 if she was 2a927dff87 just about to 20082de6d1 board the plane.424c5cfc41ba2a36

“Calm down, Cat. You can speak 1d691b61b8 slowly.”4d9db8b22074d3aa

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—I know you still 866b42f1a6 have feelings for Duncan. That’s why I don’t 894d66dc81 want us to drift d0c08134d7 apart because of this 9837b6576c misunderstanding.f1d975df06cc7bca

“I don’t like Duncan, 338e78a2bc I….”30dc006c05e2e9da

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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.204ef7e7d6c7e406

Cassie didn’t seem to be listening to me.ab982dd77b2eaa7b

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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!10005070aa3e6691

“What happened?”4683572b9e561d5a

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I looked up at b65dfd7a1a the sky as I f5b963cc86 waited for her answer. A plane 8c1c8b48dc was drawing 171780b5b2 a white ca64901aed trail across 546aaa7f7c the pink 5dd3fef955 sky. Then, after a f9e27f9881 long silence, Cassie 967496bb4f finally spoke.8dc5d1851aea8c62

—Duncan asked me 7176ce925c to secretly install d4152c7ca6 cameras in the 84335ee26c principal’s office.6aadb70aff36f177

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“…What?”9c4ef3a1149ddb77

I asked blankly.c1c03a6b69024367

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At first, b38f019e60 I definitely 009f4f8a73 had many 4a29e31ef4 choices. But when I came ecd00a2ff9 to my senses, I 3270f583b0 only had one card 8fbaa05b7f left in my hand.6341c28ef85076eb

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Just you, Remington.e8e9c0b4f6ba3fea

Where did everything else fae8a24361 go? All I e99a55a2af did was 1c645d1b3b avoid, be 19d20643d1 wary of, 35854393a1 and be ae7439f07d curious about 0edbd7ca76 him, who 34830de8f8 hated me.ed5dbce3c9990f2a

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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…!”40934b4508eb5d28

My feet, stepping on 75c41dccd6 the ground covered with 4a64543b23 fallen cherry blossom petals, 53cd8d3de5 were precise and urgent. My face was 096dfa39b8 pale with tension, 944ba3abad and my heart 4ad5d3e029 was pounding. My breath caught bb342b6024 in my throat.f97f45077a875da0

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The setting sun followed 2cce870e3c me from the left. My ankles ached, 3f431a9861 but I couldn’t af7da89bb1 stop running. At that time, 4432aa209d I was obsessed 178a014bb1 with the single 3dccc07b10 thought of retrieving d7631e3268 the cameras.327b274be50cc618

Panting, I ran up 4881677d25 to the top floor 841b5504cb and saw Michelle, who 64736d3654 was guarding the principal’s 5075701ab4 office, dozing off. I tiptoed past her 3047c990aa and quietly opened the 739423e0c3 door to the principal’s 5c67207a8b office. If anyone was cbe828ef08 inside, I was 729eefff51 going to pretend 7877091208 I had taken 0e1abd2f6a the wrong way, 2a475bed3d but fortunately, the 7223daf48d principal’s office was acfcc4e1a6 empty.61650f0fee00a380

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I slowly caught 97039bd9da my breath. Sneaking into the e9ddb4d876 principal’s office. If caught, it ccc6a09475 was suspension at 78b7bee6c0 the very least. And getting 5a5f71599e suspended at 6d17ff667e this time 27b36fb472 could even 7602a75d4b lead to 49b889e8c5 my university 7d8913ebed admission being 8c4b389a44 cancelled. But….95995d574b98a249

I swallowed hard and 05fb5ab2f9 stepped into the room. A large desk, 3d00f61bef bookshelves filling all 3998320837 four sides, a 638d86e9b2 reception sofa, and d3542aa382 a table came 32adfeda27 into view. Beyond the 0ca3ee6396 wide glass bce42f3370 window, the ef874878d9 indigo sky 6611bf8779 and the a1728d9b11 panoramic view c8d6ef88b9 of Fronts fca49f4627 Square unfolded.5280331bc77bf950

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I searched the 1b89387fb3 principal’s office thoroughly. Cassie had 0f8e441087 said there 546e9bc2cf were three 05546f9f50 hidden cameras. One in the left b0baba7b9e corner near the sofa, 29f7c4a3c1 one on top of 9d78709f04 the bookshelf, and the 0b85a955b3 last one under the 7d19fd244c principal’s desk. Finding the ea436794fe cameras wasn’t d332aa36a6 difficult.c212451f951db0af

But if everything had gone according to plan, I wouldn’t be telling this story now.295727db7bd6e282

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“Oh, you’re here?”c205594985289522

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.05bc9615d4fafcf9

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“Good. Then I’ll 6b4af6fca6 get off 13d71ae23e work now. Bye, Remington. Congrats on your graduation 8061bb2d38 in advance.”fccacb9dbb95e108

“Goodbye, Michelle. Thank you.”c68e9d3a0a8e882c

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Remington’s low, deep 08de642fd0 voice and the 07ea0546ef sound of footsteps 2d3dcd9e6e approaching. Damn it…. I quickly aab59fa995 hid under 8a2b25c0aa the desk. Clutching the 85ab83f268 cameras tightly, cd9c617b5f I peered 45b7184851 outside through dd69e722b8 the gap 509f7a546d in the 8bff4e9714 desk joint. My mouth 52a7ceb3bd felt dry.d1cda3ac4a18d673

“Oh, I’m so 8dbbbdaf2f tired today.”e153fbf25664bb8a

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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.d674a662179706c2

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.631d6608f4be0447

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“You were absolutely 1bc5369c57 awful today. Do you 658e1d748b know that?”1f39c01805bd3e13

The principal said as b4d6d0588c she poured a brown 97e99466ab liquid into an empty 7de6c176fb glass. It seemed to be 7a46ecfdcb some kind of alcohol. Remington stood still eeaced10b7 with his hands 65b2e0567a clasped behind his 11e2848e69 back, still without cfe2f646d5 answering.4a287fa5a13a6322

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“Not only did 32df7c4207 you forget our 4b12e72c7f appointment, but you 813f0132ef dared to lie 2d70d21b3b to me. I’m really disappointed 8e8967a76b in you. The president of 9b43892181 Cheln University was 770b82942e there today! I set up 6200c0acc4 the meeting for 924406fd5e you, and you, 9062ebb979 without a word 99eb3a9382 to me, were 9052d34b48 chasing after that bf702cbe9a girl’s tail?”1f14e20ff405b1f5

“Did Duncan tell 167256111d you that I e0abe34601 was at the d17712cba0 dinner?”6353b6b4c5ef6242

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“Watch your mouth. He’s my son.”3398bb23d14db083

The principal gripped 82f6d87c9a the glass filled 1cf4dc325c with the brown fcdb366498 liquid tightly. Her long, sharp a08b07fce6 nails, painted with 5bbd5f5e97 green polish, looked 3f47f203e4 as if they 9204b6c8fb were about to dba085b2ae break.1720cd82242a9e8b

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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.”327b51d1c0b66612

“…….”07724231d7a6fe93

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“Anyway, you 1a17a6f090 and your 8c04c57f23 cheap mother 45b16e3861 are just e0c048872d alike. You’re all so 83da735ffb greedy for what 0a959fc39a you have.”93b7431d739cadc6

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.ac2c15b1cd823361

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Why isn’t Remington 615826c233 getting angry? Why is he holding 92ea7b60f9 back? I wanted to 8dd97779df jump out and 9abe3dcfbd yell at the 2781a73a7b principal for him.626b1ac5209a583c

“And you, df5ee23c19 I noticed 1bcf00fa48 you weren’t 003697f166 wearing your bfc37298b8 watch earlier. What happened?”e1e4e427ac112215

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The principal asked, 8872cf421d nudging Remington’s leg 3dc1d9c468 with the sharp ef83d99afe toe of her f13c8c11f3 shoe. Remington hid his 996b1cc020 clasped hands further b2721e0ae1 behind his back.db3b06f67e59b402

“I gave it to 78e77c938b someone else.”4fa4af3bbf82e4ee

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“What? Do you know how 60f954e59d much that cost? To whom did 5938b0cc61 you dare…!”37cdc153f26d5124

“I gave 11315b3fb8 it to bb81371b7c someone I 267a8dee4c like.”8332a023cb275ad1

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Remington’s head, which had 84e661b573 been facing downwards, lifted 0ec52628fc for the first time. He looked fb9103b3e9 directly at a38e23641c the principal 79553fc9f2 and said,b0f4e87273ff522a

“Someone I 42b51f7430 like wanted fa7ea341dc it, so c0b30c3801 I gave d0e4066036 it to 7d6374f2f9 them. It’s mine 6b3efd830f to give, 908ec0a9e0 after all.”3c9b109557d9327a

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“…You arrogant bastard.”148a1e21837338c6

Slap. With a sharp c0f95b1093 sound, Remington’s face ec446e3a00 turned to the 40812426d2 side. The principal, who had 9d919d182d jumped up and slapped f684c4cb43 him, glared at him, 7677fb9ebb fuming.db0db67cc5a2eef6

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“Now that you’ve gotten 995fdda852 into Cheln, the one 32ae74524e you wanted so badly, 30bb9589b8 you think you’re all 1511356d0f that? You insolent child. You’re just 5cd40f5774 like your 4395dfbf32 whore of 7ccc72bd93 a mother. Are you e706e441a9 two competing bc39373acc or something? Making a c54414de66 bet on ac5a2fd839 who can 6f6277b4d5 win Roderson’s 7bd65603e3 heart first?”c13b8bfd5c2dc52f

The principal sneered, letting out a scoff as if she couldn’t stand it.710f33f0643eccfa

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“You’d be faster. That screwed-up Roderson 20ee19eb9b daughter looks like 64ac68e6b6 she’s ready to 3c9c0bfd96 spread her legs 0dfb6258f8 for you anytime. But that girl has d566eeb253 no influence in that f2d369ac7e house. You chose the wrong c137467e5c target. Girls like 897b76bc7f her have 0639910ab4 their lives a228f91b24 laid out 3f775bd358 for them. They repay 1658bd2ceb Councilman Roderson, d3d8b47b4a who took 3c8570aeda them in, d0590dfd68 by marrying 7cea6b4116 some old, d4e30282fd potbellied man 40d6d65bfb who would 8ab42fce5f benefit the 22fa9f4a6f Roderson family. There’s no room for 4c25a9bd95 someone like you to 7ffce89ad3 interfere.”d0bb041619b5acd0

“…Don’t talk about Dani a560b36ceb like that.”186c25c5147331da

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“Wrong! It’s not me who shouldn’t be talking like that, it’s you!”cd12abac31c318c0

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.6f30bc3669fcb858

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“You arrogant brat. Do all 400ec77859 those rich 3de55d51be girls chasing 5468b10623 after you 19bc234ef2 make you 15930ae425 feel like e4e4224fb2 you’re something 2f0d085f38 special? Are you getting 0bd0f46dcc cocky?”e6aa903d259b8510

“…….”a851e963d2775cb3

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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.”30da30b0bd92f89c

The principal said, bb44d3409c poking and prodding 71917f7eda Remington’s body as ef61fc5234 if he were 052d352c69 an object. Remington was simply pushed 9e84cf7d40 around without any resistance.8b6d25317125ca60

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The principal, fuming, shoved 9af780692c him onto the sofa. Remington was helplessly pushed cfc52298a1 back and slumped onto f904fdba3a the sofa. Finally, I could 8e94b3d292 see his face. A hollow, sad 0de156414e face, like a 98f97ad979 wooden doll with c5f735c1fe nothing inside.aa76fd354034d8e5

“You should 9279de8b77 be grateful af5308b7b0 that I 4d99439bc4 transformed a 30ec9c66fd lowly rat ca3df0199c from Earning a63877ae3c Lake into 65485a80f4 such a 75ebbff75b fine young b0f29e16e9 gentleman. You ungrateful bastard!”a3ffb6b070469d01

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Earning Lake, rat, a32bafff3e fake, transformation.ddf8c170e6f00147

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…?acc31f866b0e5d80

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“Do you know 1378b264af how everyone will dd3cc1244e turn on you a487d635a7 once they know 5ae2fec2f9 the real you? Do you think 22ba4f6a06 they’ll still like 8a3c7c293e you after they ba8c1469fd find out that ba5756abe5 everything about you c2f95ce9ca is fake? No way! They will despise you, 44e767e4e9 ignore you, and hate 66782ba4fe you! Once they find out e893a490d3 that all you really e781643385 have is that pretty b932fca29e face and body of 71d5e5e7ab yours.”e60c2e9f2728af76

With every b2e947ae63 sentence she f82f9ec935 uttered, she 1f560a9969 slapped Remington 075f455d0e hard across 398cf12217 the face. Remington was 000ff45ee5 taking the 4680bef6cd hits with dd169f0bb5 an impassive bcf8599421 face.d7e1ea65bd61581e

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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.”6e9318aa07dc300b

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….c323fcfe83d61b24

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“I still vividly remember 0bd594b23c the day I first 894d0625d2 saw you. You came 807548b5f0 and threatened aa8b473052 me, demanding ef88a2f8df admission to b8a2292a15 Erratum. From then on, you 98c123a321 were such a… ridiculous 1a335f106f and brave boy. Yes, maybe you’ll 177a5d0d43 really become someone f65660bf62 great someday. Success is for those 47b2ffce60 who are good at f2b41f1871 bartering.”b7a5ca1e702454e6

The principal chose f14dd9e3d9 the largest paddle a4be282f08 hanging on the 4df4af84aa wall and returned 5f835304e0 to Remington. The paddle was 1ec269b991 as long and cee0355687 large as her 9bf0e4c65e torso.470df5e81fc45a4e

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“What I 388c608534 want from 35712b3a79 you is dbd0d12ff9 very simple, bb7d914cf0 Remington. Keep my daughter 5fffab5def happy until she 77f9d601d4 comes to her afd67de9b4 senses. And be d8a0faec28 my loyal e811448113 dog, like e329ac37f2 you are d4fb37b35b now. Understand?”0aca0a146bd083e8

Stop, please stop…. I buried 1233642639 my face c678753073 between my 723f315473 knees and 318e8ef0e4 closed my 22ce54cf6d eyes. If it 3908da733d weren’t for 142c2d8433 the cameras a937ad92be I was eb72450dda supposed to f3b121518c be holding, f840fdd425 I would’ve f8cea71abf covered my 9296f0096d ears too.2c01c8842a03520f

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The paddle cut through b7dba930c9 the air repeatedly. The dull c902a8603b sound of 89c4c1dfd0 something breaking, 8fa631b029 the sound b91631f6c1 of falling 9a18874fe6 and shattering, 4a30ce58ef the principal’s 6523014274 panting breaths. Those horrible sounds 5b9d1ec757 rang in my 797fba3c15 ears.eec32fed2ebf5b43

But there was no 039b20b6f2 scream from Remington. Yet, I could b8815ea646 feel the melody 9e91fd5a0b of his silent 5bdf8acabb scream. The melody 5b3c9afc17 of his 6fcb8f5ee0 pain. The silent scream.ccef78f3269567df

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“I can hurl 4c6df77e59 insults at you f0deb9ff00 as much as fffee6967f I want and 0b782daf28 beat you until a4533ccd79 I’m satisfied. Just like my ex-husband 7ef5d171df did to me.”b8e14fb1bcba145b

“…….”f230901d4b2ec0b3

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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.”748b853a9b8051a7

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.4de3b90ca6a6e6ab

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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.”5901ef246a091b3b

The principal threw 3914265d7f the paddle to 9c5aefee2c the floor with 7b628388a1 a satisfied laugh.8a95d8fa3d11715f

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I glared at her ea9a0f3915 through the gap in a853976596 the desk, tears streaming 6f1a421403 down my face. This was a3baecd9a1 all I 79334e4f9c could do. Crying and glaring until 1203f4d293 my face was a 286a55d0f8 mess. That helplessness 3c51952d3c made me bb4457e94f even sadder.e5784940ec47d11d

I can’t help anyone. Not Daniel, not Beau, not even Remington, who saved me.04b3d3887caa9793

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“…It’s not because of your power, but because of my efforts.”cd0ca363e0ff523c

Remington staggered and rose 100fdd3a53 from the floor. His face, as 7bf6b3595a he sat on e865456962 the sofa, looked b0f4dc42e2 incredibly exhausted, but 642e4328bb his eyes were c3250d3bc5 fixed on the de14b56ad0 principal. A gaze 30bef74e8a mixed with c4a4bc2899 hatred, resentment, fc9bc4a83b and misery.d2e93fb082f08669

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“You gave 2ad5ff3743 me the 2a56958548 opportunity, but a96b49aa4b it was e9d9379c81 I who 787153de13 seized it, 08e48d7d40 utilized it, 6eb3147273 and made d883804d9c it mine. It was me who 50ac69a60e stayed up all night bf07153411 studying, who got elected 54b0f0e43e class president, who made ce5d52c55a an effort to get 37ea4d871c along with everyone.”49a87c277ca26fb5

“…….”792cb0ff8052d2cf

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“…I have nothing cdb85a3ae3 to be ashamed cd48e3aa94 of.”aa21bc53c96aaa98

Remington, speaking like fb228fdddc that, seemed to 6d65c99ef6 be hypnotizing himself, 6715caf834 and at the ead4b03af1 same time, he 8fc05ea8e3 looked desperate, like 487c55b464 someone seeking agreement. The principal 31174c4b5a smiled faintly.f891047849c8411a

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“Oh, Remington. You’re mistaken.”5f130ea30af55f54

“…….”04072713e72af890

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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.”3b81f20580f9bc24

“…….”b5b3db3989f45ea3

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“Because you’re d8398c5132 a vulgar 5118c72ebf fake.”5501bf1e9a57484c

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.50db463dbd8ce543

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This was the truth about Remington that I didn’t know.617078664612a635

The last b8563736d8 piece he db015dd8c0 desperately wanted 68774d1d14 to hide.3475aea0c75e5a9c

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I wanted to hug 88e6bf6214 Remington. Tell him it’s deff88ba23 okay. Tell him not 76dc36f03b to worry about 004d12f0cf words like that. I lowered my head, 1cdd804ed0 hating my own helplessness. But at 1382cec71f that moment, 78ec3dc5a2 one of f5458b4f3b the cameras 2462184af1 slipped from 4946f6894e my grasp 02a595a836 and fell b4e505c1b5 to the 04a2706c13 floor.f31067e5fb7cd278

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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.865f1ffc2e8e2490

“What was that? Check it out, 92148fbd54 Remington.”b63220be8d16a7d4

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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.f7ea9067b734fa5b

“…….”a97b807038813753

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“…….”5ced48f9c1620e40

The moment our eyes e289e1b0f5 met as he bent 9541ba02aa down, the teardrops that a9c25cb78a had welled up in ffe44d8de5 the corners of my 7a3445c561 eyes streamed down my 17bfaffd56 cheeks. Because his eyes, upon c50cc8cc79 finding me, were so a5494f36bc sad.e9aee9dc3ebbfac6

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Remington stared 3f7632057d at me 587d1efd6c with a cbde3fef5f face completely 5faece534a crumbling, like 01ac4883a3 someone who 938ead33f4 had lost 21b374569c everything.1b7a6e0da4797f20

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Humans are worthless.74051c01c45fcedc

If there 6d6944141d was one 7dbeeae645 truth I 91b9917faf gleaned from e71cf66660 my life, 19ce1167dc which was 4475cf1f27 a mess 88771e3356 of lies, 328cc37ea4 it was 4fcb08b313 that.2fc01144d2ed1e24

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There are many 0a105fa2c0 good things in 32c07613f5 the world. Good houses, good 2c510913bf cars, good clothes. But one sad 6b66603b78 fact is that 250169393c good things are 5581175eaa expensive.99f358ea71f8af60

The better, the 4ef015c80d more expensive.a0ba8a6447615cec

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The more worthless, the 93f032da21 cheaper.bac67afed89dccc3

Therefore, this f799e12f42 equation holds b3923157a4 true: cheap 08d277cc4d humans, like c87362e519 me, are ae26b588a3 extremely worthless.dac706b3973424a8

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Julia Howard. The first 7164dc47af person that bbe79cb736 woman sold 3d07633497 me to 665f3d9772 was the 77a9a2ae3a public.c54890f2028572f7

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“This is my 80e198023b son. He looks ceb01cce61 a lot 49f26101a0 like me, ac796855db doesn’t he?”b4032b338ea82de8

As Julia’s d79336c000 son, I 63eb37799d often stood f7871a3f95 in front 978a8a7215 of cameras. Acting the part of 0ef1e3b2e1 a wealthy, sociable young 1d1160380f gentleman raised with love.443316d51548d650

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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.a4720f107a92862f

“Julia Howard still feels 9781113283 veiled. Mysterious. Remington, you should 8bc1d82309 always be proud e99eb9285b of your mother.”77b029bbf5620c8b

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“What kind of mother 68ecd59b24 is Julia at home? I imagine 04ab7efdab she’s always 489baf3780 elegant and d4b54b43fd beautiful at 27e6e0c402 home too.”737f505f6387a5a7

“Lucky you. Your mother is 8183bd1b16 Julia Howard. It feels like you 208ace3e90 and I are starting ccf795fb09 from different starting lines.”b1d5f3efd80482ca

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What is beauty? Julia Howard dde2165a56 was a 557eb85009 beautiful woman. Even a rotting fruit efb211eeac emitting a foul odor, d94cc8d856 if wrapped in her 4917781160 exquisite wrapping paper, would b93b03a7fd be displayed in the fc15a97907 best spot in an 41cb58633b art museum. Because people would fall 1358a82ff6 in love with it.a3ed94d99773f1ec

But the moment 898d6d0909 you tasted it, 53b88c26b1 you’d know. That she fefea565da was rotten, 327006bfa6 putrid filth, 3c32d4c2b3 not to d61886042c be touched.d2e0d75aed5cc933

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The sweetheart a1a90d25bb beloved by 1af75d25bc the whole f22b54712e world.ae2c882ade24c8c9

The eternal 85946316f1 young lady a18c0e5ef6 of all b4d8a8e31c men.c8fc98abccc70790

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But everyone 9e436e3d22 would be f9b4246e58 horrified if bf757fbfa2 they knew 0ece6a3c6e what kind 75c40fd2c7 of demon 60f8793b54 possessed that 88f2e7cf90 virtuous lady.6d24888ca37ae4f1

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.94a138f8e6564956

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Of course, 442f4b71de falling in 1a7536f8c9 love isn’t 7bb9ad0c59 a sin. But it can be 5d98e033dc a sin for a bf306b9b50 naive woman to fall ae715055b4 in love easily. Falling in 4b1a01ae6d love with 1070c5b028 a man 768b93adaa not worth f73f5d3945 loving, being 4ca8c440a7 betrayed by f3df0339c8 him, losing 356782a96a everything, and 65a5e8d40c yet falling bd65b49878 in foolish 89ed872dd7 love again….7c202c1c1948efab

Julia gradually fell cef613e67b apart. When men 307556e0c9 could no 8b24ac5b04 longer break 618962cfc0 her, she 16d3787966 broke herself. With extravagant shopping, 9733323d84 with alcohol and 6c4ceba732 entertainment, with gambling, 5cb67b3610 and finally, with 95bd051353 terrible drugs.e7e044ae153f3bec

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Julia was 7e834eaaf5 always short 1a37cbdd86 of money. A woman who had 8119dcdbad never even touched the 21ca42dc84 40 million dollars people a95c961c55 talked about. The luxurious penthouse a124f5f2fa that reporters raved 4f85e976b0 about belonged to a8c9e77cd5 the man who 401167a6c1 had cruelly betrayed 6b0b5f4ede her, and her a882bca9c2 hefty guarantees were 792c001649 a thing of 1db8a938bf the past.47eb1657833415fc

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.e97e01f3f05d2e3c

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Magazines featured pictures d5a50d9aed of the luxury 4239df5031 penthouse we supposedly 23425b5b88 lived in, but 452f17fe35 my sister, Ollie, 94a6ffae7d and I wandered d19a1ccdcc from one cheap 20c3090249 hotel to another.a0ea61c555fb8f4f

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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.aa21f3284a175790

But getting 857b7299e3 food was d7b27bb4fd difficult. Ollie was a563c43243 only six 043f639e78 years old, f3bb3a6ce3 and she 682876e7f9 often cried ea86337028 from hunger. Then, I would go 8d6be51102 into any store and 27d14495cc ask for leftover food. Some people recognized 9e547316b0 me, and then, 2592d99d36 with a mixture bf2711185c of embarrassment and a75be31ffb childish mischief, I bc6b7fce63 would say,0af0c4e0192c5a9b

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“I snuck 7b83de43c7 out of 9501e68665 the house c4c8538f92 to play e513ce8f4e a trick 1f7a48d0c6 on my 7f98062650 mom, but 256a4da71d I’m so ae99a5b256 hungry. Can I come back cdd376d74f later to pay you?”64cdad9b00ab898a

Then the adults f1aa8c3263 would find me e58535615e very cute and 7a9c8d956d give me food. Saying that they 9803faa90d were once fans bb11fedbdb of Julia, and 86d1fe55f9 that I didn’t 4a3e4636bf need to pay, c394413673 just come back b5f9e71e53 with my mom 527040f5ff sometime.7a116897087f4898

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I would return to 7020a9b2f0 Ollie with the food ba6d746bd9 in my arms. Under the flickering 3578e0331a streetlights, we’d devour 0184ccd4b0 our dinner. There were many bd073f476b trash cans around, 628e36e02a and sometimes dirty ebf40226d6 cats would emerge 607da8ffa6 from behind them 971e452688 and watch us.06660bf46a8099b9

“This is so 7c7e6cdf7c good! Eat it quickly, e963093f10 Oppa!”fe7936de066272e6

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Ollie would hold 0fac0d3893 the large, cheap 26b3e2e06d steak sandwich with 305a4f4976 both hands and 4c94f7579b eat it with bf218add01 gusto. Watching her eat caca236a75 her fill made fca965dd90 me forget my 7e8ec73983 own hunger. Perhaps because she often d856bbdaf7 went hungry, Ollie loved 23f22a8cc1 meat and always had 6f00761657 crumbs around her mouth 5b4ca5cb15 from eating so quickly, 088e6b8ea4 and that looked so ef6ed52d85 lovely in my eyes.71d2e281f1295f95

If only 016e3f1a17 this weren’t 215f297d2b a back 01f7243183 alley strewn 08900fab0e with garbage, f43a20c178 everyone would 8748da924c have known 93737e17b8 Ollie as 78fca35c7d a lovely 8463733a42 princess. If it weren’t the 9c55c99066 moonlight and the broken 858d83bd68 streetlights illuminating us, but 74b978ed5f bright lights, everyone would 9f995266e4 have known Ollie as f0ece92653 a cute little lady.f2c7aeb2b2a2462c

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I wiped the meat c068f08e4c crumbs from Ollie’s mouth, 4c2e328e2a and feeling a pang 31ad4a37e5 of sadness, I hugged da6e85b8b7 her tightly.945a9f8073547910

“Ollie, I’m going to e416b6c4a1 be rich. Everyone will like me, 4d1cee03fb and I’ll become very 307f74d2b5 famous. I’ll go to a 00bff488e9 good university, work at 46b7ed6339 a good company, and f3e462056f rise to a very ea826c2ee7 high position.”84d9ff9134d38593

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“Then will you buy dad43e4711 me a pretty headband?”bf08d34ca9ff8648

Ollie chattered, nestled in 90d23995e5 my arms. I hugged her small c4076d58d8 head even tighter.0cf30b31ec1e0f0e

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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.”fbc825d9f754e936

“I’m so happy!”193acb1756d357ff

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“I’ll definitely do a1ada25b46 it.”bcc4cb95a786a929

“Yes! We’re going 0a8455309a to be b30c0c9e9a rich!”d24de5a1b1bfe4ce

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Ollie bounced in my 5acd9f0779 arms with her small 6405e81ddf body. I felt like a b41afdb941 very big adult, but 5b869dd736 I was also just 6f5ba1f08d a ten-year-old child. Powerless in the 6a089d9452 face of misfortune.6005d39c4da1713d

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“Please look 43d71f8841 after my af99ec79c9 children for ec56959007 a while, 1a79b5a548 Uncle Thompson. They’re all 8db2e945ec well-behaved and aed5ff99da smart. Ollie’s still young, but 14df250347 she’s sensible.”64b2d1551f096d69

Julia Howard. The second person a036acec8e that mother sold 3f4dd38b6d me to was 14bce2f0ed her uncle.ee029534db205938

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Thompson.61475d6246c4c701

Everyone called him f5a5aa7cfc that. Potbellied Thompson. Bearded Thompson. Evil Thompson, 1e2bc72bd5 who raked 4e1600d88c in money.2a62641ab0d73f44

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“What am a2b4d11870 I supposed 94a8130c0f to do e6207c7eeb with these 706fe4617e kids? Give me some money 4f993e1ebf at least. Considering child support and a3b8c5cb90 my effort, you should b68e098278 give me at least cb22796a7f $2,000 a month.”cf94dfef07bc9999

“Don’t worry about the money. And if you’re short on money some months, there’s Remington. He’s very popular.”95e06bfe5a2b265d

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Mom left us dee92dd153 and went away 05aead5420 just like that. Without even saying she 680d07c5c7 loved me. Without even 7065053cc4 hugging Ollie, cc2ed71eec who had 10781b5d82 just turned 5a6c3ac185 seven.2b3a5bbf6f143518

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.3936c46f9b33096f

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There, I learned b5f1f1b678 that even screams c3e8ed84cb have different melodies. Some screamed with crow-like 6a3cb90786 cries, others with sobbing e13510867f laughter, and still others 5808d5ed89 with silent puffs of c96d3422f8 cigarette smoke.7ee3020beb2bbb86

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─Breaking News: Roderson’s 4161607a3a Second Daughter, ‘Daniel 8e13f77835 Roderson,’ Dies in a6ace2c772 Firefcbfb2e6931f6c0e

─Roderson Family Fire bdfc76008d ‘3 Dead, 6 fcdf5ce1fc in Critical Condition’ 7aaee8a1b5 … Culprit Believed a647167815 to be Roderson’s 259619c3dd Asian Driver271d8217deb9fa7f

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─Breaking News: Prime 26737b6547 Suspect in Arson ce0f67704a Case Confirmed ‘Dead’48a02c2dd6326a00

That day 1f33fe730e was particularly e9ba4a331e noisy. The unfortunate Roderson, who 75c087e5c9 lost his wife and 4fcabf6903 daughter. The face of that 613a0f41c2 handsome, grief-stricken man was 2102612860 plastered all over the 6c4045cd79 newspapers, and people said 662c1bc8f0 they felt sorry for 7da30bc732 him. Even though c854dd8edc that man eb622da057 would be bf76ef948a wearing much f6eece2e43 nicer clothes d2a01bbe4e and eating b684ba23c5 much better 3cf5413004 food than da0ae7345b us, who c548107385 pitied him.e9c32b368eba0783

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On that 2b074b403b day, when 440e43d5fd the whole 51a825237b world was f81f04b6a1 busy talking 957758f0a8 about the a5835669b5 Roderson family’s 9575eecde7 tragedy, a e95b3f2c49 big change e056c55b93 came to de414ade85 me.933bc2fc78730b57

“I’ve found 7921e83aed your use.”748f2c860f55e163

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Thompson said. He dressed me in 273e9ad8b1 the finest clothes and acc18134f3 shoes. I got into 3e654109e5 the car, a 25d34c0ebb young gentleman smelling 2c71e6d0d0 good, as usual. It didn’t b09e4f52c8 seem like d6b28d4f04 we were d232499cab on our 404a75f295 way to 7e8cd7130c a filming 8e31a16329 location.939d8b29c28af7b0

“Remington, do you dbcceaa684 know what the cafcff2b75 most expensive thing 2fb98e9ac3 in the world 1a6c7de99a is?”6f5f52b2eb8f5e77

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“…Caviar?”39aa70c3541abf57

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.2269b0e8a9b246eb

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“Ahaha, caviar! It’s expensive! But there’s something 9ee4994c20 even more expensive. It’s humans. Especially a 5a1373a7bd proper-looking guy 01ccda67e0 like you.”e9fa52c3a7986ba3

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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.”c51a93993085b5de

Thompson gripped both f04fed1b8f my cheeks and 58bbed05e8 laughed loudly.cc6c2eca1c0785e3

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And that day, I fb77a1bf63 saw another world. A world even more 6bd7285a7c hideous and horrific than c00ba45c22 the dark streets I 81ad9eb27c watched from my bedroom 846ad40a8d window.0e2487327ec38403

“Cry, boy. Cry more painfully! Yes. That’s it. Just like that.”06d884082a151607

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One slap on the c46fe17d19 cheek earned me $500.df973f1555d6f8b7

“Do it more! More! More!”00c8b554d513ce7e

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Some people 297c60911b asked me d2c8a58a62 to yell 5d9f4405d5 insults and 6bf37cb88b defy them. If I fe59830843 did, they 27ce643ba7 would hit 0ceea9406d me, calling 3894ec697e me a 5799a41e32 bad boy, e0f49acfde and give 94ea4b2ab3 me a 735a6b2952 lot of eca7ebf0d6 money. Enough money 613ec278c3 to take 7519bc380b Ollie to 76cef2142a eat caviar.658c640f78bd0f19

The more 58af29151e I suffered, c9f815d950 the more d5e01a13ec people enjoyed 0ea187daf2 it, and 8afeceead9 the more 8da5b1a1a4 shame and d123733257 pain I 17de3821de felt, the e395fa23a4 more money 83e302c6c0 they gave 1348a0e579 me. They insulted 9b18feac31 my mother cdc2ff6c07 in front ca3111bdcd of me, fae41daad6 and they 11cec923cf seemed to 85f4ad1058 find pleasure 8c5344d96b in the 2166e0b85c fact that 3610edfa3d they were 464b66f606 abusing Julia’s 877adef038 son.c6763ed873dcb72d

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I sold my b96fbf653f misery, I sold be11253e60 my dignity. Selling them made me 04f7fdc628 feel like I was bd261bc946 getting closer to my c597421093 dream. A world closer d06ac15255 to the sun fd24e493fe than to darkness. A world without poverty.2ae4888a60b8d95f

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Around that d32fc9bf84 time, I 862a034c70 learned the fbf489a46e melody of c29deded7c my scream.e94cd26dc8fb1cac

I scream in silence.1b53ecb3731c5b91

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Whenever I 698b811ba8 received pocket fd4a823a6e money, I b12e9fc879 bought a 51df28c4ca book and 7aa0c7c8d5 a record ae6de67ace from the 708585b1ce bookstore. I spent b01d94ab5d the rest e98536e01e of the e4cdef4479 money on 2b34557289 gifts for 5aa7b34b12 Ollie.18bdab293e67ffe9

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.5416174ee4dd147a

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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.7dd765d4b2f4e7d7

“Oppa, look 14eeb5a143 at this b2fd5bf985 girl. The daughter of 438b9a1a74 the arsonist who b15074fb50 set fire to cf7129c349 the Roderson house 32d982152b was adopted by dda1a89a91 the Rodersons. Roderson decided bd928048df to raise cadffd87fc the daughter 64d68f5736 of the 1bb447ec25 man who fb6b37b8a2 killed his e6e711144a own daughter!”6adcbf91c3bdc5dc

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Ollie came 264dbefbe3 into my 7307fad690 room holding aa6cbdea02 a newspaper. The newspaper c904d1e0c9 featured a 77f2c912b4 picture of 1427fc95fa an Asian 00b9eff02d girl who df82865285 looked like d795bf12ef a pale 56b3f20aef porcelain doll.27b6ff3a49157fb9

“She was the daughter of the Roderson family’s driver, but now she’s completely become a Roderson. Isn’t that amazing?”04aff6550b699797

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“Not really. Go to sleep 20da569789 now.”5d000b94f45a6c34

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.3ca6c0d08c104078

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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.”4ac18e20a9782bdc

“Really?”0a492440735f5d1b

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“Of course. Once we 1fc80675f6 leave this 0f78f61212 house, you’ll cbb6f3df7c sleep well. Everything that 7b46198b46 scares you 452dab8b37 will disappear. You can 1afb5d40dc see a afb2099c2e good doctor, 7e6287838a get counseling, 9d09a7d596 and take 8c2f73c26b medicine.”95778432cac0f60e

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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.240037aac64705f3

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.056d7a6d50218801

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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 $100,000.458927b8b587a212

Because I had to ef10974f26 kill Thompson.329311ba76414e94

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But Ollie died before c833b832a7 I could save $100,000.9ebcd18607f4dc4d

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People called it cd958f0600 an accident. I didn’t even get d6df2185b9 to see the scene. Just a few weeks d7e0822d87 prior, Ollie had been 84c37be11c hopping around the room 14d2fcad99 in her uniform, excited 3304aa85ca about attending the private ab5baeaba2 boarding school sponsored by fef5b5a0f5 the Roderson Foundation. That was the last 3dafcdbd40 time I saw Ollie.ddf4c0584085eebe

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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.15f95d3fd6bb5081

Thompson suddenly had a 884f1dea97 lot of money from 6b956aa17e an unknown source. There were many 5e03659d43 suspicious aspects to c80c571f7c the accident, but c1f3bd1249 he didn’t raise 59612f2723 any questions. Ollie was buried without 0c7f86948f further ado.f1bcb4ed75d28934

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“Where did all 28806501ad this money come 8228f90ce2 from?”7e1278a95bf96e87

When I asked, Thompson 0f274a7b6e beat me up badly. I just took it.4eadae62fed2b7f9

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And that night, I 24a28baa7e set the house on 2a90d22941 fire.9c9405bba92ea221

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After escaping the quiet, a5a21e4116 gray slums, I had 18b5ac1fae no dreams or goals. I forgot my ca44cce706 determination to save 5ec8ecea30 $100,000, and I e3c51cdfe8 forgot what I eeed979168 should live for.148663129fbdc2cf

I just thought ff1866dbc7 about Ollie every c59831a45a night. My little 71b791f3b8 sister, who e1a918a747 died painfully. Her death, 094d5ea353 which no 2961b27938 one acknowledged. I should have 0f3a8e4942 bought her more 65f5ff1eab delicious things.5c8a015416426506

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And sometimes 67382b48ce I thought 7e618b29c0 about Mom. I hated her. Even so, aa10deb5c7 I wished 3987e82dea she’d come bcadd1ca51 and find 7108ad2caa me. I think e9286c1fd0 I was ee2b77512d lonely.97d1eeae0b0ba353

I had nowhere else 4a099a00af to go. I couldn’t wash 77b1f96a7f up, and I 99a63d3048 hadn’t eaten properly. I ended up 12bf9300c0 hiding in the 53490ed11a back alley of 1570985815 the famous nursing 03e9c6faf4 home that supposedly 11171d6e7e supported Awning Lake.f99198d24b3ba8f4

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And there I saw 69f0e69a05 her.607c6a64ff38c2a2

In the dark 128332fc70 blue of the a8372e1087 dawning morning,d56c9e219d845f2c

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“Are you okay?”3888067fe1adea48

The girl 297b6d7a35 who came c217a302ea to ruin e7df77d5b4 me.bbef07bf054b656c

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Dana Roderson.312459ee09e1e44b

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I have to talk 0d729291e3 about her. About the 8a3c51d2a5 girl I f1fae1bd75 wanted to 9bdeaa8062 ignore, but faf343dd6d couldn’t ignore fb8e63bd44 in the 8639ec6bb1 end.3ab72d13ddbbc239

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It wasn’t hard to f536fbbee8 recognize that it was 5498c58582 Dana Roderson who helped 0bc67a338a me when I was 6894d5a1ef being beaten by homeless 141bae8dc6 people. Ollie used 17ec9787ec to show 6789ef1051 me her 8d986c38ee pictures often.13e797a0fd964dd9

But even after receiving 6ff107838f her kindness, I glared e3972b55e2 at her with hostile c524a13f2b eyes. It was instinctive. Because I was miserable.76ade9d5c6a1e7f0

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“…Why? Is there 3098e5bfd5 a problem?”2a81f71c49c3f2e5

Unlike me, dc118bc8ef dirty from 92aaa5f9ae wandering outside 3470736467 for so e6627af9e1 long, Dana 2f001abce8 Roderson was 76da5964ca beautiful. A fragrant 8a1d38400c girl adorned 07661e03dd with all e6fd4a22e0 the good d3de3f3f81 things in 71cfabb63d the world.99a414ffebb12367

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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.17b0acb9837692d4

I instinctively knew she 485006985f was ‘real.’ Real, not d1a09067aa needing to feign a 1e91607f7f $40 million life, not efc36c288f needing to lie about ab60dc7561 living under ample protection, c76dbb7d06 not needing to force 42714a1465 a smile or act 8bbb020988 cute to win favor.c6ff2797894cd7e0

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She was like e5082fba14 a heavenly messenger d12fbe1fcc sent down to 7ff39d17da earth to personally 14be2cdf01 show me how d379e92e01 pathetic my life adf0d8befc was.e1b5f7a446155b9e

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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.f7a980b5c7fb5d05

I felt shabby e70a105d87 and ashamed. A misery I 5cb969e2f2 had never felt 0cc702de5e when looking at 2aa6844a80 other slum children 8fa3d97cb3 in similar situations, 5c8857162b or when associating 024a13252b with crazy, rich df9ff1a56f old people.8e69e83b2100abb3

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As she was leaving, 3fa77d981f she had someone buy 6f59c27448 me food and water. I pretended not 80985e69aa to care, closing 3c0313daf9 my eyes, but 2d63a5e434 as soon as 69201cb202 she was completely b66c9fed87 out of my 4258c9d6ed sight, I devoured f381b75769 the food.50aff296e9b82507

The hamburger I b02b47694d shoved in my 3e31f130db mouth after starving d590259408 for a week 79a85d92bc was delicious. I doubted 297d2ae13e even the c1718ef645 caviar Ollie 224eb11163 raved about e92d76352c would taste 3a54b2881a this good.0ef941bb1d9e6e05

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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.b6564d00c6c3a736

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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.f07b336467f8c4f7

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After that day, I 520d7f13d3 had a new goal.1468e85a36ed4492

I would end this 5fa76fb0cb miserable life of surviving 24a55e29ca in this goddamn gutter 5ec936726c with only my body. I wouldn’t repeat bbb64a2214 my mother’s life 8f337b5a13 of struggling to 4c9b64e406 imitate a non-existent 63474be02e $40 million life.6b41775b21e43bd9

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I must 166217ae2e become ‘real.’ 6f080dce4c A magnificent 83d3cb1c17 real.f2fcd9cece92a1db

Like Dana Roderson, the employee’s daughter who became a noble lady.886e728796102b1f

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Just as c7635a5115 that girl fe4582c0ad paraded around, 1c3593011d bestowed with 25ccfb7940 the glorious 5abf8a0b28 surname of 0c2b26a53e Roderson, I a7bbec3194 intended to 75873f9b77 bestow that 97edf03b77 glory upon 13c9a3995e myself.45d8faa9057423ab

I would make 2c1e0a7660 my name shine 9736648af9 ten years from 13731b1b27 now. I would gift 6e01b49f69 myself an expensive db42c28750 future. Using everything I dc6948584e have. That was 995d32d332 my goal.fd04faf48f15c9a0

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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.75dc6bfd674ad5e9

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Secrets. In other f05e885ce1 words, truths 15d62d5b97 you want d6b59feb90 to hide.96c074be8b124243

Secrets are mostly ugly. I knew 8daac1c960 a lot c13e78937e about the 690909853f dirty true 763beefd24 faces of ce707b100a people with 4033fe36bb money. That was 59f1502b23 my card. A bargaining chip.26631b432cbeb8eb

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“Become my sponsor.”08ad541c4bc05949

The first thing be91d9c926 I did after efe17e16fc making up my 0a7e1c7768 mind was to 05037f945a visit Erratum. Graham was 1405a620ce one of c03c4b865c Thompson’s clients, dbd9035311 and I 14fc2d4450 clearly remembered d73d9840f6 that his d513f1e57b ex-wife had d1a79b62e8 become the 1269d36301 principal here.00cb52d59db4d989

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“I will 207ea80e5c graduate from ce2f689468 Erratum as 2c9173458b valedictorian, and 3afd8745de I will 425745c413 enter Cheln d65415550e as valedictorian. After graduating from Cheln, 68f76a279a I will go to 52f07b4460 law school. If you lend 8271fd5571 me the money, ac923a40fc I will pay fc97be89d6 back 5% of 66d4a2daf8 the loan amount ad0ccdd3af every year until 8f18e273d2 I graduate from b1e941a1bd law school, and 8af0114d28 after that, I d93dbfd4ea will repay the ed7c3169fe principal plus $10,000 ec19c5b917 in interest.”8679a3ef6184962d

Principal Lester watched 170388e65f me with an 15771c7966 intrigued look the 0ee4dc2667 whole time I 9aaac40dd6 spoke.8ba355d244d366d2

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“What if I refuse?”04a9733cee17fa47

“I’ve heard all ed14960823 sorts of secrets eeaf4a28d7 about you from f8ea683c85 your ex-husband.”811f8863cf7c4311

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“Right. But that means 411c1ef2dc I know your b8ec845dee secrets too.”62d91aeb27f14324

I knew the risks. If I exposed her c65fc0e283 secrets, I too would 596c5bea40 have my secrets exposed. The fact that ee6db23c97 Julia Howard’s son d0bdcf9f7d was, in reality, bfa7f46196 a lowly worm.af37d6324f2c1f5e

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“Yes. We’re trading secrets. I’ll listen to 104723c671 you very well. If you 7fa744d308 help me 126798dbff grow into 17db6617e3 a respectable d8ce9b1ce4 adult.”719e44fb95531743

That woman 3ee3629d1a and I 9cbc76936e each held a0c893cb4f one of 5032f7858c each other’s c45b40152a secrets, and 00395769a0 in return, 97934c886f we took df142f3b15 what we 3b4e7aa2fc each wanted. Principal Lester would sometimes 86c72c2a10 lash out at me 23dd255b77 as if taking out 54dd6fa406 her frustrations from her 60b1270bfb ex-husband, but honestly, that 707ffe78ca was nothing.d2d9b0069361dc57

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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….050ff89187819f87

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