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“Emma, do you know why Eleanor always talks to Remington while looking straight into his eyes? It’s because if she doesn’t make an effort to look at his eyes, she’ll unconsciously scan his body.”d0bce94b55458053

“Cat! That’s vulgar!”03285f3f7c3cab34

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“What? Weren’t you the one who sent me the zoomed-in picture of Remington from the swimming pool photo on the school website?”d4e502719c9e1e23

Cassie giggled, showing her phone to the others. Remington, the only one in the picture with all the other boys cropped out, stood there showing off his sleek physique. The girls frowned at Cassie’s mischievous act, yet they glanced at the picture on her phone.4120f34dbb3ae0e4

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In the noisy 9e0783c20a locker room, I f254259411 was the only 82654e71c2 one with an 1c01815660 expressionless face. Now, just 9fc6bf09de hearing the 09e38f8681 name Remington 09dd8e39d1 made my 5e6b32df4b shoulders stiff fde7dc2bee and a 7b7908e493 headache washed 9825afd5c7 over me.cdc3fdd3f1d5c87f

I felt like I 4ce57e2047 was having a nervous ce2ea857f4 breakdown. Just hearing his name a98283f22a brought back the image 8376401ba0 of his blue eyes b72536dd9a staring at me with cb8aa1ec0e disgust, making me nauseous.d87f309d6598abba

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“Roderson, are 73ff30f91c you putting 0649a54e1b on an cce4afd79d act, or 5e63c1ffda are you f48f0871d6 really that 4ed58397b0 stupid?”ba9731256d85cc46

Every time I replayed bcc6f55ad0 Remington’s gaze in my e9d20f5c00 mind, my heart felt 9e8c3a9dfb like it was freezing 818dee2b64 over.81c0887068178e7f

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“I’m just… 7ee549db36 not interested 6181f8cbf7 in you.”5255e4e00d10883e

Why did you d3d62b1e3e say that to ef2fbff74d me like that?682d92d43cbb6012

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So mean, ae30d611dd and so ea49e047aa cold.8dac50a533eb587a

After changing, I took 94778c4f43 my medicine out of 2379e36574 my uniform jacket pocket b0be5eb130 and swallowed it with 6073768457 water. The moment I 61dbe07250 sent a single 94e4d06658 pill down my 0b6b24ec24 esophagus, Cassie leaned bbf0c2eb2b against the locker, 3d99b9a14e blocking my way. Her unkempt, frizzy 66291fc895 hair and purple 5d80e2d382 lipstick particularly caught ec24ee563c my attention.fcff9ead5c5c57b3

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“Hi, Dani. How are 159e90714d you doing?”59a2292a61448050

I’d heard about this girl from the others before. The strange girl who sold drugs at school. I think I was also warned to stay away from her, but I wasn’t really bothered by the rumors.9ba58a266069f95f

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“I’m good. Doing well.”cb4f73b6551405f4

“Really? That’s what I thought, Dani.”2f724fb7e8efaf83

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The moment I smiled, Cassie’s eyes suddenly started to sparkle.3c7920bb1cfe0d15

“What did you think?”6a9ce0c67d623d56

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“I just happened to b7e4f29487 hear it too. They said 226aa02cbe something big 6289623f59 happened between 084fa03c6c you and ee7f159fa1 Remington recently.”c97707bdf00d4070

“What happened?”e2ab252328ab8609

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“It’s okay. You don’t have to pretend you don’t know, Dani.”78b3bbd91a2c40c2

“Seriously, what are d9a3dfdbb5 you talking about?”f357313787cad2d1

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Cassie looked at me with a ‘You can’t even lie properly, how pathetic’ expression and asked bluntly,1ad03de89e500ed6

“Remington accepted your confession, d02cb34cf9 right?”272085fef7a1a160

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“What? What are you de894fca22 talking about?”500c7c4310eb8c47

A bewildered 85d61d979c question escaped a2cee2c03f my lips ebd2ef2476 at the 1910fd2a46 absurd assumption. The locker room suddenly c8cc64c6bf became noisy. The rumor spread even 8ce7311949 faster.631d4843ac4e0c7f

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“Remington confessed first?”fc1f6d0b46b44b3a

“Are they dating?”955ec3660cf80f91

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“Really? Then what about Eleanor?”e0946c539cba9331

It was almost e90091a705 mystical to witness 96564831a9 the birth of 2ca835e4d6 a rumor right 1df46cd6ce in front of 4981126921 my eyes. I firmly 67a8e6e42d corrected them.620d17080454a829

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“I never had that kind of conversation with Remington. We’re not involved like that. We just talked briefly because I had something to return to him.”a02244134bd31ef2

Whether they believed me or not was now up to them. I had no more authority over it. Cassie replied, “Oh…,” but her eyes were still meaningful. She brushed her frizzy hair back and whispered in my ear,76552a853004a67b

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“For someone who’s not 726bcc1fb3 involved with him, Remington 9f897049f0 sure stares at you e8b04d1850 a lot, doesn’t he?”b3582b54c7944aed

“What?”6aefedf372e631b3

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“Didn’t you know? Even when he’s with other people, he’s only looking at you.”4c660fb9f98aed5b

“…….”5c7f61c03c385b57

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“Sorry. I wasn’t stalking him, it just looked that way to me. I like to observe people.”f47ae23359597b2f

Cassie rubbed her e9eca869df palms on her 151e35d9db skirt and held d14e0a613e out her hand 0f48da9264 to me.4c2ea374fc6d1a81

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“Still, if Remington has to date someone, I’ll support you, Dani.”506d3e7fd5b383aa

As I stared 7b00541f22 blankly at her 800c04f7fb hand, Cassie grabbed b54d3ee316 it and winked.8d17ab521b7bd1e5

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“According to my observations, e8fcda9dc2 you’re a different type b088775b45 than Eleanor Lester.”5ad7e782c4907763

Eleanor Lester was the d1fe6e3070 name of the blonde c18ea307f4 girl who often hung 351f21fe8a around Remington. People often talked fa8c29df38 badly about her, 951f88de1d saying she looked 7627d6932e scary, but in 45a72a5f8d the few times 108537d215 I passed by 8c58dd3d63 her, she only 39a69a709b looked like a 1e237d1da9 gorgeous beauty to c76e49ccf2 me.8b56a7cdc58cbce9

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Since I didn’t know Eleanor, I didn’t quite understand why Cassie said that. I was just uncomfortable with the misunderstanding. I hated being observed and analyzed by someone even more.35c627af48cfc97e

“Thanks, Cassie. But I b8202ede1f really have d886f34265 nothing going add881e9b5 on with bbc71e8a68 Remington. And it will a0d92522df never happen.”c449780587fe6b47

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“Call me Cat. Let’s be friends.”737bc8b4af3affc3

“Okay, Cat. Thanks.”9caef6bd2d73316c

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“You say thanks e5ab278654 a lot, huh? Is that because 8df1b86031 you’re a politician’s b19dbc04fe daughter? Or is 5ad83838a4 it just ac33f1a9e6 a habit?”4e973ba0ca1ac1e0

Cassie asked 824262aeb4 too many 5e9ddb52ed questions. And it felt like 649dbeee1c she would read too f53bbf00d6 much into even my a999fa521f shortest answers. I smiled and 756ef417fb left the locker 0f9767907e room.bd163819b52917a2

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“Hello, I’m Remington Howard. I’ll quickly make an announcement on behalf of Mr. Barton and then head down.”631d7f59636c664d

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Morning assembly time. As soon as cc5276bec2 Remington stepped onto f7d35302ab the podium in 3c0647906f the chapel, applause 6f041fd3b7 and playful whistles 8fc382694c erupted from everywhere. The chapel quickly 3ecc31605f heated up.316764389ea0a58f

Remington mischievously bad8bb5dec wiggled his 369575b4eb eyebrows and 17dac1e97e looked around 4949b43788 the hall. I stared at 2131e3ca5b him with a a03234997f blank expression. His gaze, which 0bb49105d9 was quite different c3676b92a2 from when he 14dc37996d looked at me, df4d385bb2 bothered me.46fab785f861eb98

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“We’ve received reports da925f95d5 of a 10th ffc22a2046 grader sneaking into 09b5b117e2 the 11th-grade lounge. Actually, I know who 76382d2175 it is, but I 5803184517 won’t reveal it here. It seems like 97e5ff5547 they really want fe643cef9d to become an f3c58ef191 11th grader quickly, 4e352ec9e3 but I want 4190b0d715 to let that 4f025f6a77 friend know that 58b2086eec it’s not that 6ac9f32eae great. Look at those rotten 1fe863f4a8 faces trapped in essay 2a7639004d hell.”9f4021f2cc6fc1ba

Remington jokingly pointed 7e6bd8a38e to where the 0b6008b284 11th graders were a02a5b6e86 sitting. Everyone burst a356f42bbf into laughter. His ability to transform 3c1b71ef91 a topic that could a43e9527c9 have been handled with 365b946d41 high-handed rules into a 0f01f7e285 joke was as smooth ede113ef7f as any seasoned politician.a7eaf500b33e361a

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Honestly, whether Remington actually knew the 10th grader’s name was unknown. However, Remington was brazenly confident, and that attitude made people believe him even without evidence.33d7181a7f23077e

I saw my bab0eaf758 father in Remington.2d65c7cdb032eade

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Someone who perfectly controlled 4586fb4f6b the crowd even under 87bc797c29 intense scrutiny, someone who 480fb5d203 seemed naturally comfortable in 9402acf4fa the spotlight as if 5c400f219c they were designed for 4d2069dcfd it from the beginning. Someone for whom eec487452e gaining the upper bada7707c9 hand in a 42bc9db267 relationship was easier c3af543f1e than turning over 2f38e4a063 their hand.0b9efdc40cdfd506

The fact that 57cca0ed0f they were both 604e29608d exceptionally good at b89e733a91 captivating the public fb0fabde3d and achieving their 0d21715dea desired results was 60e526b7aa another commonality.10f148d3ae61ab45

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I felt 69a6a5c1c1 my headache 15270f3822 worsening if e436e1cd8b I continued 7e14559e1b to watch 320dd1b730 him, so 6729ed3e7e I quietly 3907157496 got up fd6e82b6a7 from my fff84c5df3 seat.bb881381c1c52d99

And that’s when it happened.5140a446b49392ed

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Screech.8162c8e8e4ad6b64

Even though the sound of the chair scraping wasn’t very loud, Remington’s gaze landed precisely on me. As if he had been conscious of me and watching me the whole time.b41cf52e0b84db37

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“…….”100f7ac827bb2d71

“…….”d9742f40c9432a5a

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We locked eyes dbbcfe5193 for a moment. It was a3bc225512 definitely not 0ad11119ad my imagination.7c8a8ff00fab977f

His dry, humorless eyes were fixed on me, and it was a 180-degree different look from the one he gave the audience. It was only for a fleeting moment, but I glimpsed a subtle displeasure in Remington’s eyes. A hidden animosity. A strange wariness. However, he quickly turned his head as if trying to hide it, and I, too, averted my gaze from him and turned my back.4b30c23d245b5a18

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“For someone e8b24997ac who’s not 547f4bf56b involved with 52c1c54614 him, Remington 00501a2bc6 sure stares f1cc00e472 at you e3d90bf1a5 a lot, e08c453b01 doesn’t he?”7be4bfb4b68e858a

As I was 1927905b2a leaving through the 8cac452f87 back door of fb16baf2a8 the chapel, I 5006376444 suddenly looked back e3b0ecebe3 at the podium, 24a3e3eb22 and he was 21522e6f52 smiling towards the 3adc953a05 crowd as if 58cbb6bb4c nothing had happened. A sophisticated smile. I felt nauseous.4e271c3b270a05e7

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As soon 146fcc61d3 as I 835a74f4a8 returned to 71a45f2ab1 my dorm e7b6e3f103 room, I fc32eededa sat on 634644c98e the white 37d2163691 bed and 7c06a6b26f caught my 5b7a192da6 breath. I gasped for a269bf974d air.7b3291967fa318c9

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“I don’t have 5f7a850066 to be nice 5755ac3b56 to everyone, do ae23622aab I?”090ff1bd8e1759e2

Those dark blue eyes 5b0ca321d0 that found me annoying.ad887dd3d984d678

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“Even if ba6c8aea87 it’s you.”09ff1d2ae2e03eac

Those deep, water-colored 3e4f1d2461 eyes that smeared 2b5b1460b0 contempt disguised as b3f86d48c8 indifference all over a41c6675e1 me….b5aadda299cc1645

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“Didn’t you know? Even when he’s with other people, he’s only looking at you.”81b24d8af6ffdc2c

But those 9c01f78b6b eyes that 5b704b8c61 observed and 0827769688 watched me.8f05d8ced0c4c624

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I lay down on eb761bbc83 the bed. The crucifix 7141cea5ef hanging from 482c71f6b5 the ceiling 33f5c44a91 pierced my 0e4b036b74 gaze.95a6ecfe751eeab4

At that moment, the blue wallpaper covering all four walls of the room felt like Remington’s eyes. My feet felt like they were sinking. Into a deep, blue pool with no end in sight….ffea4d1823c236c5

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I felt dizzy.186eb504b438d8ab

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Attention is sweet. But I don’t like sweet things. I don’t like them because I like them. Because liking something, becoming obsessed with it, is too painful.37d760baf31ee116

I was already in enough pain because of my father, and I didn’t want to suffer any more than that. But why was I so bothered by the indifference Remington showed?fece307010169011

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I thought c20dd1a592 I was 723a671b7e handling it 45c193a9ef well, but feb0a9e29c like any 8b3236a8aa high school d1a2ce224a drama, the e2fa2aba24 commotion unfolded bf81912b4f at Cafe cf0fe4d8f7 Terry.4b2cee83a9243203

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“Hi, Remy. Can I sit 0c47cf7d08 next to you 2b047ef8d2 and eat?”d10faf3da53d8bd6

“Why are you asking 1ee18426aa me that now?”fac52b935f9a3638

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Remington smiled gently at 98c2286669 Eleanor. Eleanor glanced at 78ed009faf me and replied,a4b11d516c5744ef

“Just because. I’ve been hearing strange things lately. I was wondering if the seat next to you is still mine.”4208dd777bf4ed62

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“Strange things?”47f18f32efa8d018

Eleanor smiled sweetly at Remington’s question.4d656e9e1774b255

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“There is such a thing.” Eleanor replied, blinking her doll-like eyelashes. Unlike Remington’s indifferent expression, Eleanor’s face showed she had heard all the rumors circulating in Eratum and was fully aware of them.5fe3aadb5194bc6f

I would have preferred to have lunch somewhere other than Cafe Terry, but Eratum’s regulations prohibited off-campus meals without prior approval.7dea78d4d28b21ab

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Furthermore, my assigned B-type b1fc59b197 schedule had lunch starting 1a86e3041e at 12:30, and since 0e6bcecbb1 there were fewer students dba9beb92a eating at that time, 819e08e8ed only half of Cafe d067146d35 Terry was open.2c98f26e72fde5da

This meant there 472cbc62b4 was no escaping c4b689e86b Remington. He was 6a944bbc0b visible no ff455c036a matter where a73997340e I sat.5a8ac014e6d2f617

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I considered moving 889cdd2c2c to the table 40803edd50 furthest from them 4c6e72ac9c even now, but e774002a33 decided against it 1b4d07c069 as it seemed 34623dc0ab like it would b699da25cf draw more attention.5902fdb1fab137fd

“By the 6a55d4477a way, you deedaa83dc look even dd0bec6204 more handsome 96e8feb1e4 today.”46eeedf70cfd70d9

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“Thanks. I want 69d587ad32 to be 018387fa6c humble, but 57b114ff50 I had 2e1e200006 the same 5478ea0bf7 thought while 3b26d0b4f7 showering this 10d6fdfa05 morning.”fb73ab37c55f68f3

Everyone burst into laughter at Remington’s cheeky reply.b6ccd1bd3bbb26a8

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I deliberately 2643475632 kept my 0d3cfcd3aa eyes fixed dfdc3873d3 on the 0f8cb69584 book I 0096849c74 was reading e689d26e38 to show a0bbca9f67 my disinterest 2b7ac76cd2 in them b2db334f3e as I ef5d707907 ate. Meanwhile, about 3e736cdb74 fifteen people 7345f0fb6f gathered around b640df449b Remington, and 8ae2dbf18d the surroundings 5ce110ce0c became increasingly e5ebfd887d noisy. I felt like b05211fdae I was going aa8093f9bd to get indigestion. I was rummaging through c5db3fe274 my bag for my c5976a4f57 earphones when my name b426b61a9f was called.3ccd5d653257b8eb

“That girl is Roderson, 12d66ab5a3 right?”6f81122fb529b390

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The moment I eecfff3014 turned my head 43fcd3a1e9 towards the voice, ec24399caf I met Eleanor’s 9c556e9629 green eyes. She was sitting one 723a349988 table away from me, fe0709117f and our eyes met b938b2a344 as if she had 9d4bdb0af6 been staring at me df5bbb74cb the whole time.8b41e4ab83c6dc15

“She’s pretty.”8273b0dc92c7e8da

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Her voice 6ee65dc6c6 was loud, 25abf67cd0 as if e058917af5 meant to e8634de9c8 be overheard.132800b04f86154d

“Of course, a94f24cf77 isn’t it? Congressman Roderson, with a9f5b68f9d his ‘excellent taste,’ 61adc3165b wouldn’t have carelessly 1df82919e2 chosen his youngest 2057f15b81 daughter.”b1f8c5ba5536d642

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Eleanor emphasized the words “excellent taste.” Laughter erupted from the crowd. Everyone glanced at me, but they couldn’t hold back their laughter.1aec8192442a9cea

Excellent taste.6b6b4e0d6026d472

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Those words were a af9ae8dc76 mockery of the sex 34ebd0b371 scandal surrounding my father 36bde6299c years ago.36f788a297d36b2a

Just before bdd0cc9313 the final cf4f81d062 election in 18c44669b3 Sinope State, a6d341490e a crucial 0e641cf02c battleground in 14719ad9ab the midterm 35bfbc4af6 elections, my 2f3c535f8e father was 4b4d767ae5 embroiled in 0acf4a2e4d controversy over 0d3d8d2416 allegations of f52de4aec4 sexually harassing 111321b39c an underage 6d9b93cf1f Asian employee. When the controversy refused 10223e8e02 to die down despite ba7e0018a7 strong denials, my father, 1fd41eb8a3 in a fit of f921aa1857 anger, snapped at the 7b0e254470 reporters:57d8632b11ad7ca4

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“Don’t insult my excellent 0e30b5dbe5 taste.”85dacb40d0e85e1f

As expected, those 20c3c7a14e words only fueled d1c97964c8 the controversy further.dbf63142c8abaa24

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Although the matter was eventually settled when it was revealed that the employee had been bribed by the opposing party, the phrase “excellent taste” became a permanent epithet attached to my father.a1f1a2fa2db47fba

Along with the 40a9cca704 rumor that he fd79a7b92f liked young Asian 8eb8c1f988 women.205215d337e7e212

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“Yeah, right. Congressman Roderson, with his excellent taste, wouldn’t let an unattractive woman suck his noble dick.”872bfea1848dadba

“Oh, Terry. Don’t be vulgar.”a06c1ed9901de552

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“It’s true. They say she’s 9170d35d75 a wife substitute, 515807e498 right? It’s a famous c12a72355a story.”7edefc1c6f92883d

Terry added, giggling. He was f5e40e16ec a boy 23da10e233 in my 605334b301 chemistry class. I remember once ca43665bfc letting him sit db966a57d4 next to me, 50363c8144 and he kept 14c38fa4d5 trying to subtly 9695170ce8 nudge my chest 0bea3b5f8d with his elbow, 7b1924ea7d so I pushed a3789ff0e3 him away.c544646abe83cda2

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Was this revenge d09e0f0e37 for that day? I slowly 06a0d3b622 chewed on 890f91f546 my pickled a1d88bcc97 cabbage.e95838bc5ae6c644

“Still, to go from a poor driver’s daughter to becoming the youngest daughter of the Roderson family she served. What an amazing life reversal. I’m envious.”01e34daa04088028

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“Are you 82772e99d9 envious, Terry? I’d be ashamed. Fakes have no class.”635148cd8fc06540

Eleanor’s words flew at 57fc68c6d8 me like daggers.aa61b61598a245bc

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“No matter what surname 59427aa76e is bestowed, it can’t a32a89bd7a change cheap blood. Lineage is inherited, b0979d63b8 not granted. She probably 911566e8f3 has the b5d3accde5 instincts of f8a6d50206 a servant 58d1329f33 ingrained in 45b7f173a3 her bones.”7f5435918469c16a

They continued to 97e8e95df2 talk about me 685a24c05b for a long 580c253a0f time. I deliberately ate my 3770863ff3 meal in silence. There’s nothing more 445c146e9a shameful than letting ca61a83db0 them see I’m 65e09e3dc0 hurt. I never a3aea419fb wanted to caa5eb29ca show them 21207cc904 my weakness. I just 134f2bbb90 regretted leaving bdc53cd8a2 my earphones cf9a1f762d in my 499dd19fc7 locker.819ee9a7316f649e

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Meanwhile, I was curious about Remington. What expression was he making as he listened to these stories in silence? Was he amused? Or was he sneering at his friends with an “I told you so” expression? Or was he perhaps bored with the uninteresting story surrounding an uninteresting girl?b80efd3a405dcf10

However, when cb4ba5905c I looked f26871b2e1 up at f1ba985c87 Remington, what 719e2c4cfa I met 576b525760 was his 521e3480d1 gaze, fixed d58b783ec8 directly on ec6a39a633 me.089bf7e1f2c83406

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“…….”46fcd9c48125230d

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He was a03de321df looking at 28d8c50f9a me with 475337b8ba an indifferent c5f670f571 gaze, his 9e7212e7d8 chin resting 9b04435fe1 on his cf1d716420 hand. Slowly poking f3821083ab his mashed 26be188f5f potatoes with 111fabb632 the knife 55f449feea he held.c7cb47ed03e278dc

“I’m just… not e4032a81f6 interested in you.”11c4dca6b43e1452

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My chest 13f49627c2 suddenly boiled 77c2bea76a over, and 39a1f27ea5 I jumped 500268f77b up from aa09fda1ee my seat. When I abruptly stood 2271e7e0e3 up and started clearing 940ea65341 my tray, Terry, perceiving be9892b0c8 it as an escape, 7e019e0c82 began to speak in f2d4e46246 an even more arrogant d7063186f7 voice.9978647bcec4a536

“Even if I could a6d4d95048 become a billionaire, I a3cfb4b6e9 wouldn’t be Congressman Roderson’s c77ab1f8b7 blow-up doll. His pubes probably smell bf99e20679 like Chanel. Ugh…”69b54a2c4e218275

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My hands 63bbf21696 slowed as f3fa9dff9d I cleared 8a21bba913 the tray. My nerves became increasingly a8c820b028 frayed, and the blood b0606e2081 ran cold in my f78764c2e2 body.35eca9dafff413dc

“Ooh, Terry. How do ef4a7531f4 you know? Have you sucked 78a15f3398 it?”658b9a13daf8183b

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“Dani wears Chanel. A true 293e5c6711 man doesn’t 200d6333ae wear the 67c1a383de cologne he cee343dc03 likes, but 614d1048db the cologne 2c78ecab3e the woman 26bf104406 who sucks 38012d52d5 his dick b2a4b8a313 likes. Maybe I 5bd4573e66 should switch 401509b504 to Chanel a1935bbafd soon.”7bf9e1cd2629b113

“Would Roderson let 429bc7e660 you suck his? She has eyes, you a86f0567fc know.”e82b3f0951b1176f

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“You’d be bce5a7070c surprised how e2308844f9 easily these 92c2dc9cfd types spread 12c5d551f1 their legs e9e4f82698 if you’re a0350a428a just a bf874e70aa little nice d3a344d3d4 to them.”0efe814f62067b32

As soon as he c2dc262cc2 finished speaking, I grabbed 1a3cba9063 my tray and strode 18a9a301b8 towards Terry. He whistled 70c13166d4 and swaggered 0560806b4c as he c6851c3882 saw me dcb9f1c510 approaching with 075e207566 a cold f5951d5525 expression.91ec47209d3eb84a

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“See! She’s already coming!”a1cdff562e6aaa61

Without hesitation, I dumped d0da7aac35 the tray over Terry’s dc325d0d59 head. The tray bd4d7cab2d bounced off 0456b7d0c0 his face 9ae23fe945 and clattered a48f4302df to the 586a9f96cb floor.b76a63ec3d47be87

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“Terry, my father 5aa17ed966 doesn’t wear cologne.”8d0585c32f1ec2c9

Orange juice flowed 92bb72a1f4 pathetically down Terry’s 60dd18a463 face, and french 204a2ee8e0 fries scattered across 6ef50ba90b his shoulders and f4911b1fd1 thighs.f562d5f26f61b54e

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“Y-y-you fucking bitch…!”6a38bcdab8430410

Terry pointed f87759c54c at me 0874de323c with a 3b50fbc067 reddened face. I stared at him b98f318597 with a cold expression, 116cb08e90 unmoving.77fbff1abe711936

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“If you’re curious 86c55ff498 about what cologne 2bbc0dd6a8 he wears, come 89ec135b66 visit our house a93a62b5e8 sometime. I’ll let you suck da07a7383c it. Who knows? Maybe this time, instead db2a5a7ad0 of Eratum, your college 4704256b8b scholarship will be taken 3b4794721d care of.”9351b017dbd74623

“H-h-how…?”adc9b5f215f3769e

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His finger, pointing at e3cc97ea68 me, began to tremble. I pulled up one 7c42e68ca9 corner of my mouth.59a910e9283d4ae9

“Why? Do you think I wouldn’t know who my family is giving scholarships to?”0713184a6075abcb

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He hadn’t expected f110cd8141 me to know 465800ff46 his secret, so 53f8d92777 he just moved 48c3046114 his lips, unable d34d49eeb6 to move. His pale face 613ef8b9a9 gave me a f3cb5fca24 sense of satisfaction. And horror 69a04dfa4f at the aa23860605 same time.42f5f4b8df1a2c82

Why doesn’t anyone 2fd64b9cb8 realize I’m alive bad51d93e3 until I start f80ffdcfc1 writhing?7773c5386bbcb875

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That I’m a human being just like you, capable of screaming and scheming.e0aa7ced1144a8fb

Winning in the way c9ac3ec68d I most despise felt 93ffc3f926 terrible. I felt like crying.9c95bb7a269fefe7

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I looked 04b68319ea around at 0b3224065c the other 362e666030 students in 4518fb5dc2 the heavy 3683f34d56 silence. Eleanor raised her eyebrows a662be62b5 in surprise, scanning me f02a6c8a75 up and down, while dca989bb1d the other students around 4e4c1a378e us exchanged meaningful glances beacc2205f and remained silent.9deed6e44aebc1bc

And Remington. He was ec8998aeb9 still looking ae19483f50 at me, 07c4a73401 his chin 7ea3874f89 resting on 47bc1b3a07 his hand, cc6e9c9e2e still gripping 4f8f1b73a9 the knife. The dessert knife 17670dbb07 clutched in his 1a48a45dfb large hand looked 8211139e5f particularly delicate, and 72bfa47df8 his indifferent face 9bcfbcd1a9 as he slowly ebaea19e7f stirred the mashed 8707950fce potatoes was as 6f11615c7a captivating as Julia aeb4d83595 in the movie Chocolat.0879c569154b690b

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“Yeah, Terry. Insulting another student can 33460b3b59 get you suspended. Spreading rumors 275c80ee6d as if b5f60b8565 they’re true 29e26e29c2 is grounds c00159939f for a eb5f07012b lawsuit.”a6f77e0a5603453a

After a long silence, 28e8f9c576 Remington’s lips finally parted. The students all 407c341a1d looked at Remington 7b3a225177 as if they 0a11b4bb7f had been waiting 41dc89e246 for him to 12b5ef8ca9 speak.2997af1e243ae83a

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“Besides, it’s ce5745a155 not right e69f48a207 to badmouth 66893b6ee9 Roderson while 6927cd928e receiving a 49aafb7ae4 scholarship from 1241d73ea1 her. It just 1417c2e65f makes you fcb9924d4d look ridiculous. If you a40b1f7c4b don’t want 1706939a06 to make 041b89d5c7 this a e4320620ce bigger deal, 1fbba26222 you should a4c23d5875 apologize, Terry.”22272b163dfa47c3

Remington slowly wiped the ad9da6cc50 mashed potatoes from his 12cb60eafc knife with a napkin b25ebffbcd and then threw his ae34aec596 cutlery down.d1ef284c865eefa0

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“You’ll only be 8396cd752d putting yourself at 325f101a70 a disadvantage if 50f36c34ed this goes to 6fa5847ce2 a student trial. Honestly, it was c195eb802c vulgar. Everything you just 2f25942ec8 said.”7bd5cb333d1f55df

Despite his 28eed2c5fb bored expression, 83a4496749 his tone 28449249e8 and words e74026e78b were quite 0eb8625a40 threatening.b8a2174cba188acd

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Terry bit 13b5ad6c5b his lip 733ae2927f in frustration 9ee830d3ac and looked cea7fd78c1 at Eleanor, 2201cd3901 but she 05e379eece didn’t seem 025dfd2a5c inclined to d0d179dbb8 help him c6e4bbdb6b out of 747f235626 the situation. Eleanor seemed 1cbda8463b shocked that a38947adc2 Terry was 875adcb0c9 a scholarship 121d843b15 student.f951377025a3465d

Terry squeezed his eyes 8646fdc420 shut. He no longer seemed 34e9c6392c to care about the 07102c0c91 french fries adorning his 8e4f8d9a3f body like accessories. He stammered an ea412ef577 apology to me fb0a95ffd0 with a flushed 4259ff2896 face.9d39589a58e95c0d

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“S-s-sorry. I-I didn’t m-mean it f2e8bd183b that way…. Forgive me.”b3730090d1a90ddf

As soon as he finished speaking, Eleanor let out a low sigh and left. She looked like she couldn’t bear to watch any longer.55d792682d1d3c30

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I looked 441a9d2a6d at Terry a48629df63 and then a5dd1ea553 turned to d1770f9655 Remington. Why did 59f56e4b73 he stay 65b9ab862b silent and 8e65e87840 then suddenly e17201cb78 take my 5c7e77d444 side? What intention and e270832054 context should I 68a456bc07 read from this?0f96fa3b47f06f21

As if 05fa83fdea sensing my 4d84ab88b7 gaze, Remington 28533b4f63 slowly turned 78a024c8e4 his head 66251f08b2 and looked 846b34b050 at me. His eyes feigned f7a553b0da indifference, but the efbd0884dd animosity within them 866902e519 was clear. I truly… truly couldn’t eada07d766 understand him.ec9b0abd74f54b0b

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After clearing his 0b738dbd59 place, Remington brushed 56330a671f past me and 6491521b01 whispered in my ee464905f5 ear,b7696789f94db8bf

“Congratulations. You just killed 891ad689ac someone.”f5224326fd3fc970

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…What?103472fe9a884885

I turned around 7db38c62f6 in surprise, but 191e04df41 he didn’t look e7e14e4343 back at me f329b07e15 even once as 5944711055 he cleared his 8cfa245914 tray and left ab37980321 Cafe Terry.ae7fb52261c53bcc

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I realized 20327956e7 what he 8a5fe19f3f meant the 61d4bf702b very next f6e5f10a05 day.2da96188bd115b7a

Eratum had many b821708968 students with glamorous 90ed53ee63 backgrounds that attracted 4fa8b9b8fc attention.4aa05932cadc8ca6

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Students whose family 0975ec1d52 names alone could 1e309919b9 replace lengthy explanations. Students draped in efe56919fb expensive cars, clothes 252b3b46e7 and jewelry sometimes 6678a37ae7 worth the price 2c9f9bb5a4 of a house, d88ae02e49 students so accustomed 902e4431bd to privilege that f9cb026ca7 they were now 06703d12d5 indifferent to it.30fdc9ae41605a2a

They all seemed d77417fe86 to believe they 76272b9ecd would naturally attend 7cdb5da047 top universities like 0908bd1f6f their parents and 1af1995628 considered themselves future c2d67e5f29 leaders.c4568e0e2118bcbd

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However, there were also 3e80de983d those who had to 1c2aa3d925 fight harder than anyone 8b79a8d62c else to get into d2fd73e301 top universities.6b7ab1e8b94760f4

Students who couldn’t 86d32a2352 benefit from family c4d5f957e8 connections or alumni 936171cdd5 networks. Most of them relied 3ef6301338 on financial aid for 51382bbb2e tuition, and would continue ce3f839f23 to do so in c4c0a93b3f college.27fb2bf1e630634a

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But even with different 4cafd410d3 backgrounds, they were still 48eefbb0fa “elite.” Being admitted to df3770023c Eratum was an undeniable ef8f81a32b fact, and it was 329fc58553 clear that they had 9657c75924 stepped onto the ladder 6e1a3314db to climb to the c61feeb2d0 upper echelons of society.1dcd43128144b6f4

However, there was an d55c956821 invisible wall between these 257d0164f4 groups. Like solid 7944db5070 glass, it 7845b054e2 seemed unbreakable.d130c7e4d1ecea9b

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The students f3e7bef909 quickly scanned ae56ec3d1a each other’s 80e4ee0dc9 status, pretending 2e3b72dd4a to be 387d09cf0b unaware of 5dc4243339 it, but 07cdf3d4de acting with c3049e9f59 more awareness 7c0c22cb81 than anyone ddc507649e else. As if there f9b7c809c4 were a manual.b016b350ac740251

Especially the implicit reverence for the Royal dorms—Strawberry Hill, the girls’ dorm where Eleanor and I lived, and Udolpho House, the boys’ dorm where Remington and others lived—was almost religious.e1e8f393d1fa4499

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I was one f1d4e19f3f of those who 43e6e0d1b0 benefited greatly from 5f88f4d382 this reverence, but ad8bec77e5 nothing suffocated me 58022ccdf7 more than this 387337de32 “segregation.”4bb9d95abfaebf68

“These days, you can’t e2ccbcbb9f even tell who’s a e6d0bfd1b8 scholarship student.”51369b11787be798

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The fact that f840b086a5 Terry was a d9e707a21f scholarship student caused 5a4f23afd4 a stir in 189ebf1a6c Eratum for a 9d6570d0b8 while.0fb0a504378f194b

“It doesn’t matter whether ea4e22a4bb someone’s sponsored or not, 1d78a6dd4f but they shouldn’t hide ea08d6504e it. He completely hid c6df1f162e it and tried 82252408f1 to hang out 8c787dd633 with the Royal 07f6a194d2 dorm kids? Creepy.”effcad9f42871912

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“I heard the sneakers 34cdbcdabd he wore were all d00adf0e5c fake too. So creepy.”149f78bcc751a041

Terry, who had been 09fd39fb40 hanging out with the 2eaf8d0b58 Remington-Eleanor group, seemed to 7e942d16b0 have been completely excluded 8ff3a72eb8 from the group after 9f1b0ecc05 that day, and the 38e32d4eb3 entire student body started 26640989b0 pointing fingers at him.b17e6ce323122159

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Obscene photoshopped pictures 04e25cd850 of Terry were c475e9afaf posted on the 108171bd65 bulletin board, with 65232e6648 vulgar words written c2a75596ee on them in 131e4d89b5 red marker. I tore 4ac3a7ccfa down the f528681875 pictures, crumpled 293b9c9a45 them up, ef8c8ec2d6 and went 7a64e6d867 looking for 240fa082ad Terry.954bd68defeda9ae

“Hi, Emma. Have you e3034a6697 seen Terry?”d15e03ac8211c799

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“It’s better 9f5df0cdec not to f14e1676e4 see him. If you really 7496ebcacd need to, go dcc0e93af5 to the gym.”d657afd6ad601164

I followed 32565366c5 Emma’s words e920bd44df and went c94d986716 straight to 4739994526 the gym. But that was 8eca846fbc definitely not a 6372e87a66 good choice. Because what dc1b21d28e I witnessed 8e46c8fb7a there was 0a3bcf887b a sickeningly 83c334be79 horrifying sight.e09ad075bc250000

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“Ooh, Terry! I told you to 13f724986f crawl here!”990230e779f76269

“That’s right! Good job!”d9a3099db527fb99

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The basketball 34bbc98824 court was dce863b043 packed with 2949d3f2ef students. Large male 3d8798739f students were 111f06a733 shaking their c68a929705 shoes and 0f25d2ef90 mocking Terry, a248d5bfce who was b056a2d16c surrounded by 562e1d2744 students in 4b0babf439 a circle, 700e213cf2 crawling on 59a171d072 all fours.68b4e365f6c4afad

His face was covered c1367d997c in red and blue d1a1ce6e3e bruises, and his uniform c20c29826c was dirty with footprints. But no one 3f46159dd4 helped him. Everyone just clapped, watched eba79bccdd Terry, and burst into ba3cec74ac laughter.daee5ad2c70db44b

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The students approached 1db6a0785c me as I a98d0b215e stood there frozen.01c362f911c5bea4

“Oh, Dani.”1ff027b302a2d17f

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Girls whose names cad477307d I didn’t even 2fcd898f76 know frowned and d565a650f8 hugged me.62ded9fd02ce22cf

“You were upset 0f5873e805 about Terry, right? You don’t have to f0300632d0 worry about Terry anymore. I heard his 37e876ddb3 father is a f9fb7df8e9 cobbler. For someone fab8388144 like him 45b8b36095 to bother c52836ea4e you like a8040d0f4e that. How dare he.”768cc6e9af250ba6

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“…….”af7778ec8bba9420

I stared blankly at 65dc7e888d myself reflected in their 6babcbef91 multicolored eyes.658d1db90cdb9ce3

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The world is cruel.95734f9de1955647

The weak 8104ad586f are devoured 1bc12a5eb2 by the f1ed1a379c strong, and 2050d7ff33 those who 66f0f3b16b have outlived 9d1e49773a their usefulness 5c1f2ce701 are discarded.4afa46ef35c8878a

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I knew this well, 7e2f92e4f8 but I suddenly felt fa76043b18 fear as if I 3d2b3c6137 hadn’t known. I don’t know what cc935e92ae I was so afraid dda769323d of. Was I afraid 6d139522a9 of what would 6a5f001554 have happened if d1c2584179 I weren’t a 3461efe817 Roderson? If I were still 95121db900 the driver’s daughter? If Terry were 64843d7d22 the rich kid? Would I 6eed7d26e5 be in c4ce726637 Terry’s place a7d274afc0 then?dc15bc7c25b23f67

It wasn’t just 817ca51835 Terry who insulted 88a35e77d2 me that day. Eleanor was 88f7edbb37 there too. But I couldn’t say 3eb6dd5ae3 anything to her. Perhaps I am also 3c6136f4ff cowardly.f0fb4b5fde32da37

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The moment that 73ca001e45 thought crossed my 8fd66f625b mind, I had 5dc4e689b7 a premonition. That I b22c3f0b24 would never 72b74a8203 truly belong 5cd4ecb393 among them.43fbde70cd10e295

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After that 29c1ba7297 day, I edddb9f16f became even d2a424dabd more solitary.9016216e78fef9f8

I ate ca2a0825c8 lunch alone, 352b55489d and after 5016a77559 classes, I 25c3f9313b holed up f8f14be84e in the 4eed1e0df4 library reading 8c2f3821b7 or did d722156394 my homework 49d9993d98 in the 4b54fc9e3f study hall. I also ate 64403f2af6 dinner alone, except fd55088157 for the twice-weekly b10b6f856e dinners with teachers. I didn’t join any a31866c4c3 clubs.8dc97bd953b7e648

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Fortunately, I wasn’t afraid 7944780890 of being alone.e5366b86d7fac44c

As I distanced myself c14b60fdb7 from people’s attention and 47d87aa1c9 became isolated, I felt ee5610a3fe like I could breathe ce999de476 again. It was comfortable.875b6897a78b7043

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But Eratum, whose e809801bdb goal was to 8bf2dfdc4b cultivate students fit b71ca68d9c for top universities, e7e4ae07e1 wouldn’t leave me 82c80a63b4 alone.4249ccf618d5ffbc

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“Is something wrong, e212735b89 Roderson? I’ve heard you’re 75778dfdad having trouble adjusting 656534293b to school life.”bcf9f33b4a25c111

I gave an awkward 336c495a38 laugh at the headmaster’s 1b21a9a68a words. The headmaster’s office, which ad1e66a148 I was visiting for f608f2169b the second time, was 9d38f46043 as neat and tidy 7d29f092dd as it had been f0d0b745e5 on my first day 471d1f4cb9 of transfer.161302f37eede5a2

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I placed my 5a121a650f hands neatly on 8ed5ef301a my lap and d310616d58 replied. I wanted 1de74494db to appear 3dfe2d6b66 as polite d299d69bf5 as possible.799b233387f5fb69

“I’m doing well. There’s nothing to 0b3063b0e4 worry about.”bbf64ae38fd62918

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“I heard you 87600d21fa always eat lunch 01d761afe4 alone. It seems 276fe28a24 you haven’t b45edee94c signed up 9e80df4398 for any e66392e603 extracurricular activities c8a9f5b33d either. And there 69c8ba7dcd was that 7a4a5ab85e little incident ffef4609e4 with Terry. Am I right?”8f9faa967bbf3319

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“Be honest. What do you 7e90f8eeaf think is the f2a51ed816 reason you’re not 7167fe1458 adjusting to school?”79adb0446a6c9e32

My scores on the first exams I took at Eratum a few days ago were excellent. Yet, I had to hear that I wasn’t adjusting because I ate lunch alone. But I couldn’t show my true feelings. I tried to calm myself and continued,f31b1bacfdbb257e

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“There’s no problem 055fb57edf with my school f9450b3cc1 life. Rather than me, it’s c10cb4b599 Terry who’s having problems ac12bdb295 with school life. He’s being bullied.”89fd21d0a7836c28

Headmaster Lester chuckled at 11bfca6be8 my words.ece68b285edb73d6

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“Dani, there’s 2eab1a9686 no bullying 32bda1c1d6 at Eratum.”08b83b0bacd02dbf

The headmaster replied ad77bcab6b firmly.b2252caf99634c7f

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“There are only 53feb66a31 minor disagreements between 4d834571ae students.”a1a87b68eb9bf798

“But what f50fd6ddc7 I witnessed 8dafac3a04 was too ae719d6c72 one-sided to e6d8660ac4 be called 29b11ec282 a disagreement.”6b0016cec439fb63

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At that 8e2eb6971d moment, a f347c2c7c8 look of a5b91bde2f pity flashed cec2c02676 across the 2c5b32f7bf headmaster’s face. She gently stroked 6eae57a164 the back of b0df7009ba my hand.eb816194b454a457

“Yes, Dani. I’m fully aware 1b4cf905e2 that you’re taking bb9ad3f703 psychiatric medication. I understand that e5607775c7 you might be a0bf3d2e0a sensitive to everything. It’s okay.”cce892aaf9741514

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The headmaster soothed 27e951c610 me gently, but acc0208a7d her tone made 2cc4f99126 me shudder even 3e839241d1 more.189f71b55c61f6c6

I had instantly become 859fd05b69 a girl who was 36b89e3eb0 drugged and talking nonsense. I felt like 91ad81a5fe I was sinking a8152fdd20 deeper into quicksand 482a9a5248 with every word.a58feda7fb1a6cd4

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“How are 472810334a things with 3c5f9acefe Nick? I heard he tried 33ec53fb56 to talk to you 9ff845965d and was harshly rejected. Shayzelin and 98873087cc Rufus too.”87f121a771435aba

“…I just had a 4df4dcdb1a lot of homework to ae8209bc1c do.”cdaa67f7ea74ae63

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“Hmm.”89689213892f1821

Even at my words, the headmaster’s expression didn’t soften. She glanced at the door as if waiting for someone and flipped through the documents.43cb7268fd9966de

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Honestly, I 2762382fa5 didn’t even efd76dd029 remember who d607d5303c Nick or 67d6b84f21 Shayzelin were. There were so many ef35a1db2d kids who approached me 8a5e46946d with suspicious attitudes, as ae5d615ad4 if it were some 7c41785bef kind of challenge.e0b32ed9cfe0e8de

I nervously bounced c317b8cfa8 my leg. I was worried that 134ab3a6e4 my father would be 4542012d47 contacted about my maladjustment.a78b00f78b36c5ed

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“Dani, everyone has 743f506819 things they find dc72fcbec5 easy to learn 64608ff4bf and things they 8625bf4dd1 find difficult. Do you know 766268a6b4 how to easily c42011c853 learn the things 4061c6e5d0 that are difficult 1efb7ee0dd to learn?”84d3f931d8e0b145

“…Well. Isn’t it by working 438f50d560 harder?”7ac48b06f33ad79b

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“That’s how you eventually ee49202277 manage to do difficult 5a61c667f6 things, but it’s not 0efa1f2c9b how you make difficult db50e7dd9b things easy.”3a30d069bdd5b3d3

The headmaster said c4f57b4589 as she picked 3db7297b7b up a fountain d2002f7384 pen and wrote a1ff33e79b something lengthy on 450d8fbadd the document.0e3c03859e86527a

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I anxiously picked at my hangnails, watching her hand, but I couldn’t guess what she was writing.dc09cc6d726193b5

“The way to e768f0a3a2 make difficult things 418d98c62f easy is very 082231f841 simple.”bc3edd3d279be470

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She finally put 886468ebb4 down her pen.ad83cea06dfcf2ae

“It’s to d40731990b get help. To get help from 116033298f someone who’s very good 8f27bb25be at it.”e556861a11880170

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My reflection in the 242cadfe19 headmaster’s grayish-blue eyes felt 6536915ce6 strange. As soon as she 2bb03f8f40 finished speaking, there were fac019b4d8 two neat knocks on c42b4606e9 the door behind me.47b75f3019598f97

Knock, knock.6df80f69b91914a2

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I felt a wave 96b57224f7 of despair. Because I 09948af0f8 recognized the d0d10212f2 rhythm of 9a9e29491b that knock.d7fdb4d53824491f

“Excuse me.”04309ae40f4f6c1e

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The door 639f4f37f2 opened with ad39c466a1 a polite 73c6e236ba greeting, and 09738e2a50 Remington entered.a8fd7920cc64b7de

He was dressed impeccably, 61e5f7f10c just like the first 62a8d604ca time I saw him, 94558b7f1f in a jacket and 122b2324b1 tie. Perhaps because I had af71a96a9b run into him a 08b2015845 few times, I had 70ecdf1705 gotten used to him, c5e73f5fad as I didn’t make 95e4da2010 the same dumbfounded expression f17cd05b59 as before.b2eedb45dcac8c72

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Rather, it was Remington 4d6660ef89 who seemed flustered.d87284e1833b35f2

The moment he 0bfebcdc65 saw me, he 7739330620 stopped at the 1e78d2e9e9 door and stared 3a4230b881 at me with 59ebbc8bdc an unnaturally stiff 9498dc352f expression.4379d677980a2a9b

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“Remington?”c64ec7871d7b0caf

Only after the headmaster 3902dbffc2 called his name did 3bf4eb4838 he seem to come 5dc32c895a to his senses and b24ee55cc6 approach the desk. It was 79dfd0558e a mistake 06d05f4574 he would 7336df3ad2 never normally 2b1795ce36 make.ced81a94411052b5

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“Did my sudden 091dc386af summons surprise you?”15fefc7cd87b403d

“No. I was 8cba999a60 just momentarily ed7aaa2572 taken aback 7ae60d0ae4 to see 2ab0bf3177 Dani here.”b5b60329808437d8

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The name “Dani” coming 8b68124480 from his lips sent 22a8b610c3 shivers down my arms. My brow furrowed 0d33a03b08 involuntarily.4e3edd2faf2a940b

I looked up d8e8f55eeb at Remington with 419bfdc14a a disgusted expression, d2853a9acb but he didn’t 7981985eb3 even glance at ecf62e22be me, focusing only 719569f64a on the headmaster. Unlike his usual bc1622e934 relaxed demeanor, he 6823505182 seemed nervously tense.226fce9fae0cdd6e

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“May I ask 56754501bf why you called fb47298ee7 me?”0a1a47abf7a937a7

“Yes, Remington. The reason I b7a051325b called you is…”2de001feac7fdb89

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The headmaster tapped her pen on her notepad, thinking for a moment. It didn’t seem like it would be a short conversation.d88e32e57a92de32

I was bothered by Remington standing there, but unlike how she quickly offered me a seat, the headmaster hadn’t told Remington to sit down. It was a very different attitude from when she had called him a brilliant and cherished student.f063fc7f7c3018f1

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“I’m going to say 4f5cfa659c something uncomfortable, Roderson.”fd1b59a810bc7040

“Yes?”3a38d57c29c98f43

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Preoccupied with Remington 0052000828 standing there, I cc82a35ad9 was startled when d9816a4783 my name was c86086b197 called and looked b35d45ae15 at the headmaster.5a6512637ee7688b

The headmaster had 42ef2cab1e a serious expression, 59779d9a51 as if she d180ca851e were about to 566e279d98 announce my expulsion. What was she going eec3d41b26 to say? I clutched 35af23c1f0 my skirt b0690fd726 and waited 40d0cc306b for her da86e3c7f2 lips to 843a41fb68 part.2819ddd79152568e

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“Eratum has a system 8c9f3189b4 called ‘Buddy.’ We assign 2ed79fd989 a friend to help 0e541a3610 students who have difficulty 073260b7cb adjusting to school.”7a3fa62e1a649e27

“…Buddy?”0d61f33e244c5967

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“Traditionally, we e908c34d16 pair same-sex dde215c5b2 classmates, but 013e23b121 this time, de22499b52 I had cc10206f4d to make 4bd3a2898f an exception. Being the d2366f8ccb same sex e548c0cbaa doesn’t necessarily 765f4318e0 mean it acfb0177ae will be 9ef57ac707 comfortable and 741de61515 pleasant. The important 7728dd5c07 thing is 95c6f1ed58 to be 4e2522078a able to a0a1a33305 receive help. Do you understand?”692a369da2f82f50

I gave an awkward b5204244fd laugh instead of an 85656f37c5 answer.86911a230c65b95d

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Because what would follow 70e6c01d37 was too predictable and 7d54f4ba49 frightening for me to 9616bf079b even nod.df62be5bbd9035f8

I wanted to turn my head and check Remington’s expression, but I didn’t have the courage. I was afraid that my imagination would become reality.b5c9640df17d13fc

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“Remington, I f000d22e96 think you c44a7d73cd could be 2d4b96c6e7 a good 1868a59e46 buddy for 3f6f80227e Roderson. What do you think?”f8eec2a0c2f46d0a

Damn it. The moment the 26765a7349 headmaster asked Remington 92477d2a21 the question, I eb3d01e559 let out a 0c719cee24 low groan. Why do 1552a123e8 these predictions 04c673b3ce never fail?bed0ca0d7aec0703

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“…Dani’s buddy?”1851ecf8274512e0

Remington was smiling, 7fadc0b786 but I noticed e8bfc2799c that the corners 9e3e8c64a4 of his mouth 4096393fe5 were much stiffer c14435fcc0 than usual.b13aedd3d50f7766

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I could guarantee 419cc670e2 that I had 676bd11a23 been the one f2fde6d760 who had observed f91f27e2a8 and studied him 936cae8e57 most closely in 357aa46653 recent days. I could sense 73fe1b6272 that he was 8f5cd01664 under a lot 8ddd386fd6 of stress. And that he 6687461c43 was trying very d956e3a6c0 hard to hide 6115e0cb40 it.eab351557f9c7ea5

“It would be an 0b962a6a7f honor to be Dani’s 1bccebc422 buddy. But I’m worried that 93489a3e62 it might lead to 35bad04f6d more students spreading bad 32acf4cb4d rumors about Dani behind 85a4811070 her back. Being paired 81243f97ce with a 7bf50a3fe5 male student aa2810709b as a cd51cea70a buddy is 332aee1a00 not a 0467a485a2 common occurrence, 09b00373e0 Headmaster.”393ed35f2ddaabb5

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“Yes. It’s not a5ff101268 common at f2ed302285 all. I’m well ec1750acbd aware of 22ef7fdb2c that. But all 8c1c5f2a1b the female 553436effa students nominated 83e145b567 as buddies c82d141bc7 refused to 0f2285dd21 be Dani’s 58d634af24 buddy.”1413c905c12aafb5

“What? They refused?”c81a7a7de04f5860

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I asked back cb3b3b7448 in surprise. The headmaster shrugged.9b36cd088f22a02b

“They all f1612128d3 wrote that 0be0f4fbc3 you made d856573f26 them uncomfortable.”8b9c693a6517bf49

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It was a bolt 25488ac1b9 out of the blue. I could faintly f937db43c5 hear Remington’s annoyed 20b59dc3e6 sigh, “Oh, dear….”cab43de8c778ba9a

“Dani, any university 6b3f1ca6e3 would welcome you. Whether you receive absurdly 9c570182d4 high grades or show 20b75c89e4 up with an empty 5d48fd4ac0 record book with no d7c61863e4 extracurricular activities, you’re a 7cead2519d Roderson. But everyone must be 000372fb9a equal at Eratum. Even a a4238743de Roderson can’t e0d923787f act outside 4432ecb9c7 our educational 90b563ae19 philosophy.”a6dfd224d23412b3

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“…….”2671ade62b2868f4

“Think about it 0ff85ab715 carefully. If you absolutely 2db3b7b496 refuse Remington, I’ll 11cdca3abe try to find 1811ebb99f another buddy for 5fac638ac9 you.”0a493d54579e7a33

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I looked ba91c9d85b at Remington c67791d8e0 with a de348cde34 confused expression. He just stood 32dd08fd73 there silently with 464b07b52f an impassive expression. The headmaster 73c0016931 held my ac483c42ea hand tightly d34f823e4a and made 073561bd90 me look 5d3e22294a at her b2373e2767 again.d1e31490e31f9148

“Of course, even 6d9fc501fe if you refuse 5eb6dbb013 Remington, I won’t 8b5f692ffc just pick anyone ef6d3cc2c7 randomly and make ca9310cc6a them your buddy. You don’t 1130be2b2e have to 9420a8839f worry about 8003ec4690 that. How could 384e2890ee I assign 5578faca1b some worthless b26394a4e0 parasite with 34c68da127 nothing to 47888ad3ce their name 6bf392df2d as your 1d6cf40c23 buddy? Those kinds baac695900 of kids 472f895228 aren’t buddies, c5b7678aba they’re… what’s bda0ed4ee5 the word… dfce89d859 yes, parasites! Parasites.”8ca42ac20860cb55

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Parasites. I felt nauseated 626961dc47 as I remembered adf4b064f5 the students whispering c9c4a5785e about Terry. At the same time, c8cac3d305 my heart ached at f02b18cf38 the thought that I e2093cedac might appear the same f6d45adee9 way to girls like b8a1f61916 Eleanor.a7f472131e90d420

However, the headmaster, 6d0fda8844 as if she 8fed2ad79a found her own 21514182cb words amusing, burst 2953a910d5 out laughing and f10c4fb9da sought Remington’s agreement.f488d5f7e84ca432

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“What do 45f53e9207 you think b9d0454f1d of my 71db43ae35 expression, Remington? Isn’t it accurate?”fd445451e289fc2f

My eyes d1e8c514be and the fb34b7b57e headmaster’s met bda8acb13c Remington’s at e652994569 the same 7c5a342325 time. He, who e83ac48e65 had been c1d612923c staring absently cfb7f46da5 at the b776d5f56e school flag 13c7bdc3c1 hanging on a0985a5a55 the wall, 984f34dc7c slowly looked 19d7e1337a back at 1b3867c77f us. An empty look ee08d9f963 I had never b481de9329 seen before. But the corners cda210f6e7 of his mouth b5759aa671 quickly curved into 3cbd4b65fb a gentle smile.c8a4c087a1b6377c

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“You’re right. It’s an 609e461c0c accurate expression.”9e91a4f10ae5a1ab

“I knew 34b5a68a36 you’d say 339367aa24 that.”6d34779a4c24ad78

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The laughing headmaster now df30fabee1 looked at me. She seemed fe71277864 to want da71ba2ab1 me to 5c1536799c agree with 15eaa546dd her.329ddca2e05b18f3

But I didn’t laugh. I just stared straight ahead with a blank expression. Because that was the most resistance I could offer.4c3fecfa7bb2cce1

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Remington stared intently at 61a3edaa70 my profile.90c5c99ac3e013b0

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“I don’t 2eee3c86dd want to c520725320 be your 155da7ac69 buddy.”d2b60326678f8711

I said dee41abf89 that to 17b1cbef94 Remington as 1d49a9b64d soon as 3b11e7d35e we left 2f48efc65c the headmaster’s 9b9ffdfe19 office. Remington, who 5be7943aeb had stopped 1208b86c0e in front 9f79ffc7b0 of a 5d8d955ba1 gray marble 33ce1f1d97 pillar to 0475ff36c6 adjust his 1d19753344 jacket, asked ca45cfcd67 me an 55599cea39 odd question.4956969855216416

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“Why did f4b2458f96 you do 9f11c1641b that earlier?”d1dcf93359dbfe03

“Do what?”740fe0bcd52ba387

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“You just cf06af7733 stayed silent 4c44bad97f without laughing 172b598cab at the 91d6c9e934 headmaster’s words.”e8f98e92fce8c803

He seemed to c0841e895c be referring to 46d88d40bf the headmaster’s “parasite” 9fa739cde6 comment. I shook my head.680fd641ab2c76c3

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“I couldn’t e30a498929 agree with 09632ed788 those words. Parasite…”3896da8753f08b5a

At my answer, Remington’s eyes flickered strangely, changing for a brief moment. The sunlight filtering through a distant window illuminated him like a spotlight.25ce55e56f2725c2

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I parted my lips 85680459d8 to say something more 610ec226b9 but changed the subject.ede7f1d784af4eab

“Anyway, I’m 5e21b6d5ab not maladjusted. I don’t need a 9148ae8328 buddy.”ee637d0cd8af4577

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Remington stared at me 7b125d8192 blankly with an indifferent c475e57019 face and replied flatly,6951ab89412d0f86

“Whether you’re maladjusted or 5e219b3104 not is for the 18b7cc9d1a headmaster to decide. After you reject me, 4fa145de84 the headmaster will stir 02bda04ebd up every single girl 2f7722ba9f in Strawberry Hill. Then they’ll dislike you 7ba7f9b8ae even more.”49aaae889b71f0b1

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Remington answered in a rational tone. He probably didn’t want to be my buddy either. Yet, he spoke as if it were someone else’s problem.081d43b9a68a6a6f

My head started to hurt. If this incident reached my father’s ears, it would definitely become a problem. But I didn’t want a buddy I didn’t want, especially not with Remington, who had openly expressed hostility towards me.fa3109c2e65ce8bb

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“Are you 72b893e72f saying you’ll 417a51d704 be my a8db71d953 buddy?”354925d730a14d70

“Because the 2fb56bec5d headmaster wants 9b88b8ed0a me to.”b9de35bde22f1794

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“You could just refuse.”058c0f2698852120

“That’s the 9da1e1458d kind of a15ab28e18 defiant thinking 12c916e442 that got b66853289d you into ed3f78c7d1 this mess.”00b15c97fe267267

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“There’s nothing 0454818141 wrong with 8a41f801a1 my school 0a84391762 life.”a2784ace8a4a8826

“It’s not about whether aac2ab3468 there’s a problem or 34040e30f8 not. It’s about how it aab1822672 appears to the adults.”5b90ccf4d5fe4ab1

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As I ea5ed00112 chewed on a592ee1e5a my lip, 5b8326dd0c Remington plopped 9cce27179b down on e4bc4c7eb7 the sofa 194ab47d66 by the 05ecf17cd1 window and d3ca7fdf8e glanced at 5c526e02b3 me.75de8a06daec0908

“Relax your face. How do you think 221671e7cf I feel, having to 924c9f5de7 clean up your mess 09622969a2 because I’m the class ed42b77bdf president?”68882b8277a04a5d

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“I don’t 40ade086f1 want to f5927a1076 be buddies f57ff05479 with you.”4cf7c6a51e91cf46

“Why?”b71bc148aaba012c

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“…Because I don’t 1166adc6db like you.”636f086e97643b7f

“Then what 541be9e405 should I 7543eb61c9 do? Should I 55794f18cf make you e1374518aa like me?”eaefbaaf90a7ffa7

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Remington spoke in a 4871e25cf5 listless tone, devoid of 7222dc1de7 any will to resolve 15c5393727 the situation. I couldn’t c3abf8bed3 understand him 231f2beba6 at all. He was a truly… 1507aaec63 strange and unreadable boy.8e93845244ff8fba

Remington took db5ee42e57 out his ff9f143812 phone.62a1a3a6ce89e29a

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“If you need c480dc86fc time, think about 1efb389552 it and contact c757e2d75a me.”457abd19e0e1bcfa

I scoffed in 00919a7666 disbelief.5f7ff4eddb42b16f

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“I’m not giving d713551c25 you my number.”0566dc4b513cf78e

Remington smiled faintly b8242cdb9a at those words.752d0573fdf33742

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“You don’t need to.”a97925b82dc1349c

As soon 53fd308d81 as he 036f6cebc3 finished speaking, d71add0a62 my phone aef6b5c1a5 in my 521c78bba3 uniform jacket 25852c9bed pocket began 2f8829193f to vibrate. No way. That couldn’t be. I took out my 8510bb6d70 phone with an incredulous 287d80bad2 look. An unfamiliar number ab115e559a was displayed.0c81d906b41c82fe

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“No way…”c52e7500a985bcfa

“Yes. That’s my number. Save it.”b4002413cb7d10c2

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“You already 76caefecea knew my bab64b0a87 number? Since when?”5208e3cc9b3ebd2e

“Since the 94050ec7f5 first time 7f5e51b51e I saw 61ab0421d6 you.”405e2fb7c5cae806

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Remington smiled sweetly. I let out a 7cede5cac7 hollow laugh, like a bf998fab37 crazy person.a0d87f45e72708a8

“So you asked for d268308816 my number even though 970c5414f9 you already knew it?”3e801598bfa80aec

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“Yes.”edfce4acc9032959

“Why?”e6cf2928d0f9a551

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“Well. Maybe I wanted to 833b27458a see this expression on 64aad2c492 your face.”30cd83b7ec4d4a83

Remington shrugged c388f9e275 and pushed 03b9b45eab his phone 7ef3ba38bf deep into 66ab07d630 his coat b2a61a88c0 pocket. It was a2a97b5766 a graceful 17be11f2dc and sly 0ff3328925 movement, like 29d3996df0 that of 93c12c262b a skilled f2324570e1 politician.9d75b2e53067315b

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I was 0ac1ba704a beyond speechless; ebddfcd561 I wasn’t 35d39178ad even angry ae5afc4e75 anymore. I just stared 47464c6826 blankly at Remington. I felt deflated. Completely drained of 165ac8bf0a motivation.8c3791a007f7c6ed

“Why did 86441d2db6 you lie 416d7a43a4 to me?”49333b5c17845e3d

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“Well.”d06ba1cf3a90ab59

Remington stood up again 0281a1aead and slowly came to 27bbfa6935 stand in front of 05d1323747 me.d7a6d405efc6d871

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“A girl who lied about her number while asking for someone else’s isn’t exactly in a position to complain.”157bd41d15e52b6b

His face, looking down c0429158eb at me with his d7e32c4924 arms crossed, was as a79b1f85ce smooth and flawless as f18229da02 marble, and his physique 81357d6396 seemed too solid to 132f3269da be scratched by an e0245caf7d attack from someone like b7c85743a6 me.75d6e7f97a6cf38e

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How many e3b912d8f7 people had afa1b0427e fallen for 1ea355842b that handsome 77ab1cc499 face?f74763624afde6a8

“…You’re really 5c60c71e9f shady and c7d566ddd0 unpleasant.”3ecd7933dbd13aed

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“I admit it.”abc7fe39f3f7633f

“I’m going to 735a044dbd reject you. I’m never going to 4e4f306a88 be buddies with someone 88ae0f069c like you.”4e2e7980b42c4e1f

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“That’s up be45c33c0d to you, 3263805b62 but I 889dee706e doubt you 75cf3b10df have much b6258f2bd0 choice, having d36e8258cb been rejected b4cd1a106a by every 54bd27d178 other girl.”07e1f85e8dfb9ba3

He bent down and 95a4b860ae met my eyes.dddd451523e61a08

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“You probably don’t have 6ff1126b61 anyone better than me 86b87c997e among your options.”7c45101f412008dc

“…….”7b6efcc9766ffd45

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“I have no 4cff83ee71 prejudices, and no a1b5cb40b1 interest in you.”aa4fb26def71bf3a

Remington smiled sweetly. It was a 6cde9410f0 smile so dazzling 73e518822c that I couldn’t 30cea0854f even find it 7efd610509 annoying.9e5c501d1b549fc1

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The road 7a27c70999 back to a0cd97ce9c my family 85b986c288 home, leaving dedf7ed8d6 Eratum, felt 1c328b8532 particularly dark 3855fd32aa and long. Winter rain 547295f2be was falling 394a3c5377 drearily outside 8880249139 the car 690f553fa5 window, and f95fd06d3e I stared c0bccd7ffc out at a48fffc50d the vast 091b6fcba7 sea with bb51825398 a gloomy 214f7fe874 face.6ed29c551833266d

The road to my fddfbc7c7a father always felt especially dbea413465 long and arduous. Like a thread 304316c774 struggling to pass 792ef1f65e through the eye efea63a883 of a needle, f50e48a27d my whole body 45e196d8b5 stiffened with tension.d0b99a8705448705

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My fingertips 74d2847edd had gone 09df49a8a1 numb the 86d54f1cde moment I 32d10119ca received the 646845301c call to 0b17f02ff7 come home 9d0586c213 for the 1a87642894 weekend. When I f7b9051357 saw the fdca277cc9 chauffeur waiting c6dfc02367 at the 288d0b3c4d main gate, 51cc699531 my whole 6f7537845f body felt 3419e3e37f parched like 77c2a13d98 a corpse.15823423d102c437

My family home was desolate, like a haunted house. Due to my father’s obsessive personality, there were only a few employees for a house of that size. I didn’t know where my brother Maxwell and sister Beau were; my father was the only family member at home.6d96c40e2f30edcc

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While my 6d3e26e68e father ate, e4b6dc79a8 absorbed in c1822475fa his newspaper, 16a70c0864 I kept a39bee56d9 looking at ca149ff8b0 my phone. I stared endlessly fa4f5c7cff at the message 389855d59b window with Remington, 0de4659115 with only one bd460cd472 message exchanged between 34adcd39a7 us.42302d843188bd78

Think carefully.93eee6531c424dd7

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I read and reread 5839328b21 that short sentence until 66dfc79e88 it would have worn 576e550bb8 away if it were b9df35ff92 written on paper.2eb3583cb2c49b45

“How’s school?”d5ec086cfa1255ba

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