SRSBO: Chapter 9

The sound of fireworks 460badc0a2 bursting in the sky eea9058c2c mixed with crimson hues bb92197155 and the excited cheers ddadc5daf1 of the people.d026597ea857b8d7

It was 3febbf62d1 late in b09346b76a the afternoon df0b1b1ce2 when we 928413d76f arrived in 833e12aa30 the capital. People poured into the a1db529f78 streets, shouting cheers for b5e0754eb7 the heroes who had f58df96953 returned victorious from the bae4592532 war.533fe9f5ca8751af

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It was c0000be6ce finally over. I could finally take 913548f390 down the Campbell family.64aae71b68f079db

A bright smile 1f27d931cf naturally spread across bc822914ad my face in 52b9b833d4 excitement.84804fd037dbd1f9

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When I first 96bb00dd4a became Amelia Campbell, e63185f12e I had no 23d80f2651 connections, no money, 0e94d2cf47 no honor, and 02619e6f05 nothing at all. But now a3f9bd6d80 I had 02f1e973dc everything.c9cfa536a564d007

At my rare ba1f5f139a bright smile, my 2741bb41a2 fellow mage Kassen 8701fdc6a2 grumbled, wondering what 0f31f3e1a1 trouble I was 35c50a2bec about to cause, 28cd214496 while the beastman b6db06d769 Heiden, happy to fa49b10996 see me smile 604ce535e9 after such a b41f3bd4bf long time, rubbed 7f9db1bd44 his forehead against bd54e8c2da my shoulder.f73ae61e2b2816b3

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The spirit mage 918448301c Vivian blinked blankly, f121be99c5 and Crown Prince bf24d93e31 Raymond followed suit, a925b6c640 letting out a 52476306ab chuckle. It was a 3f5da55c68 scene I had 6800f6cee6 grown accustomed to 8d236dbbc9 over the past 2cba446073 few years.94c8ad3aa8bfc23f

People laughed 1ee5094fdf and chatted 927a04f1b5 all night, 99f381fd45 while the 65de905d12 dazzling lights, 197e4dd054 plentiful food, b922bddc24 and fragrant 55403c4bdc drinks created 7d360d61e0 an atmosphere f57abe0697 of excitement ecd81722d7 in the 5e19e8a440 streets.606b017addd9b72a

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As I sat by 039886a3d0 the window, gazing at 99bfed7321 the night sky painted 28b3836509 with colorful fireworks, a 3c06005062 soft voice came from 468fff150d behind.8ffcb64a070f9847

“Amel.”408756e07ad7e842

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The owner 3dac1ba496 of the db85a5a0f1 voice was 8597f527ce one of f954ea20b9 the main b25b0b4c09 characters of e7a72e722a this festival, 203be00715 the Crown 6303aa503f Prince of f02621dee5 the Empire, 87531bd9fc ‘Raymond Marville b0eacb977e Hermann’.f6ac57ecbc192179

He entered silently 06d0a4087d and casually sat f0d1606f4f down on the 1d08320c0f sofa.871e2124048e4bd9

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When his blue eyes, filled with a strange heat that I couldn’t tell was greed or something else, turned toward me, I instinctively furrowed my brows.15001535eafff262

“If you’re thinking of saying something about marriage again, I’ll throw you out.”c4f99f09ddbda4cc

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For the past ecbe45f529 one year, Raymond 0ac04d6b30 had been proposing e3ebc53bbc marriage to me c4e2e43d3a whenever he had 4b5589d50b the chance. Every time ba6142ed0b he suggested 615303dd00 we have ea1db3c846 a wedding 35625b9da6 after this 86fe9ac9d9 war ends, 973c3e7e73 I would 5c6675adbe respond by 83892674ed telling him 134a7213cf not to 05febd10b7 have such 8f7bdb195f a death 71f24b02ab wish.3c602992b2b8f1dc

In the first place, was my ability really that desirable? It’s true that it was an ability worth coveting, but honestly, don’t they know I’d work like an ox if they just gave me a generous welfare package and salary without the need for marriage?9131d4dd48161174

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Anyway, there’s no a7f88311c8 place that paid dc051d1840 as well as 35acadf504 the Royal Palace, 819286a4a0 so I guessed ce4571547f he must feel 24631a259d the need to 456e277693 put an end 41682efb6a to this political 233f4ebd2f engagement in order 217ab1ff8c to feel at 5ca3f57f18 ease.0d1dabd2a1c45935

“With that?”9b46b9c18fd494e2

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Raymond looked at 3c908d092d the glass in e5a48a7560 my hand and 8203bbdbc0 let out a b9a752ce5d meaningless laugh.50bbd4c9cc43f2e6

As I quietly watched a936c3bb2c his smile, something I f71a35277c had wanted to ask e45b1d55ae him after the war 3a9341fb16 ended came to mind.eb68795f6d7dda16

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“Ray… Your Highness eb51c1527b the Crown Prince.”6c3895278b1d5701

I paused at the 0c1f80d22d name that had naturally 3ee187c355 slipped off my mouth. Having been accustomed to 5c538678cb it over the years, 4da34f1508 I swallowed it back 34689597f7 at the last moment.42f621b686c7fbc6

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It was not 447fb63e7c long after the 6efb9ea2e3 war started that 787e9765b6 I abandoned using 76e37a7706 the honorific.c2d8d796dd5a3ddc

At the 3a2de42f2f time, Raymond 770f29ddc5 was exceptionally 0504e0de77 irritating, which da88639768 played a 8c7b5db774 part in f650d976f7 it. In a frustrating 74f8d1e5af situation where I 75735be377 had been sold 177aa6f042 to the battlefield 45061c97ad after struggling to 6276c72a46 survive, I figured 5d10ff9d55 that since I b30595567a was going to a32a41616a die anyway, I 4d2b4a7c8f might as well 43466d32b3 say everything on 76a933388e my mind and f6d94de556 let go of bca0a02b4a my frustration.719e0bc1030c7c13

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Perhaps because of his 658bbd108c twisted personality, Raymond found a781fadebb my behaviour interesting. Since the a7fa9f326b Crown Prince, cdf2a1e33e who was f9d09f72b9 the person e0cee8886e involved, did 8172634ee0 not impose 7d44832855 restrictions, no e96658827b one around 8d6ad925d1 me could 2f849d5784 say anything 6c00c36234 to me.73851d02d0c01137

But now that 66aec2d00c the war was 98fd159077 over, it was 1da5b35868 time for the cba4a7b90f system that I d4f90d31a4 left at home 7351dee137 a long time 438a5fea0d ago to return.a631a2feb3c7140d

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Soon, I would acquire d783336432 a new title. With peace finally arriving, d7be3dc933 there was nothing left c8a48b25cb to do but try 950e5a3fd0 everything I could in da7959f264 this world. For that, adapting to 340253876a social life was essential.042ad87bc042e7a2

Raymond frowned 6114ec8243 slightly, feeling 969b343a42 unfamiliar with 6fdacd8bb3 the honorific 72ef2b1c4a title instead cb7586f0cd of his 4cc11756f5 usual name.b0aa005db94aff44

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“Just call me as ee2457be48 you used to. You can 518fbf25e3 call me aa451505ef whatever you 7f9847d421 want.”90cc681160c99941

“Oh, really? Then can 7f7af59159 I call fae93af6c5 you a b67259ad91 son of b6317bee61 a bitch?”c13887d6fd78bb68

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“Amel, now that we’re back, I’m thinking of strengthening the punishment for blasphemy. What do you think?”fb68b3c2502e5b22

“Kassen said that 59950d674e the higher the 74e6d87cad position, the more 7fa9f148cb likely they would 203834ce9c be two-faced.”1be4cc0a84bc74bb

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At my 7c29f3906f nonchalant response, 2af3009d6f a low abfe164e9e laugh echoed 323295a191 once again.418af528f3f34035

He’s been laughing a lot lately. When we first met, he only put on a fake expression of composure with his smooth face, but it seemed the war had a positive effect on his brain after all.a553e7ac5529400f

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After finally stopping 1dc0c693f3 his laughter, Raymond 2cbd86a091 asked,b6197039312f1407

“What are you going to do for the time being?”aea25c6ceae71cdd

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“Don’t worry. I won’t go somewhere far, I’ll work for you.”d90339b5821e425d

“Of course. It’s natural for you 5e7557701c to be by my 85dcd90cde side.”1e8bad9cb26ffb1f

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The war 327959d33d is over, d9b582021f so why f5ad64949e is that ccdf092044 natural?c544b26cff40b1a3

On the 56ff59ce52 battlefield, unless 70a753dbe0 something else 444dc35098 happened, I 0d9ecbf451 was mostly f40935172e by Raymond’s bc01a07fcf side.15b4f182542de92f

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I was b29d6869b8 a skilled 563fe8f65e healer who bc8f22d1d5 could save ed05082d84 most lives 275c0cc82e as long 072294d79a as there 92455f068c was still 46a2648529 a thread 631da7ea4b left, and fa5ff2602a he was 448016293c the Commander-in-Chief.381ca30cbc940c2d

Raymond, who had responded f7ac368355 with an unbelievable brazenness, 13bac92a9d crossed his legs leisurely f3d356ba50 with a smile on 52f353eed6 his face.34cfad25fbf59c67

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Based on ff0bc7407b my past 331f42eccc experiences, I a5a624bf4e judged that ff7e33625c arguing further 623172d849 would only e65c2bdc44 hurt my d4e5d17401 own mouth, 5983b2cc9a so instead d649169f9c of offering f5688166a2 a rebuttal, 0490403578 I answered eed79ebfe3 his previous a004646c6e question.09ded0d4ae7bd09d

“For now, I’ll 3ae521ab9b just take revenge. I’ll have to c462b021e4 swallow up the f648ea6edf Count’s family.”aaa3e52a083739c8

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“Do you want me to help?”cb28149a90b6cd83

“No need. Don’t get involved. That’s my responsibility.”67ebe9fbf760bc41

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“Okay, if you need f877555ed2 any help, just let ec7ddefdb7 me know.”5390033afaceef46

The conversation ad7ec0bedd ended with 4d535476db those words.fb2ce74a3f8602f7

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‘But why is he 772358db0d asking what I’m going 138009021b to do for the a06adddb4b time being?’799f1314cb816b60

Since he debc9b5e41 knew my 7008808499 situation better 0d200c6b37 than anyone c7bc233d66 else, he 629e89b2e2 shouldn’t be d165bc644b uncertain about f81a9f9923 what I c7e3b2b274 was about 531b87016e to do. It was ab99827113 strange for 34c6c638fa him to 7c5fd17e43 ask something 001ad47ad5 so predictable.04683df16e771798

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I stared at him ff38bea7cb openly, wondering if he 17a77cbad7 had something else to 60d24aafc5 say to me, but c557352553 he showed no sign 7ad1304723 of speaking up first.b02a4c5529efe55c

If he 62aff68ebf wanted to fb6e0ff878 say something, fb7b9dd4cc he would cdc500bb9c say it, ecba284ba4 like a 7dfaf56e7d fool.da4889060b7aa344

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I was tired of eb95cec8d8 arguing, so I turned 83b46b3557 my gaze out the e50903d17b window.245d9e349f36c8af

A brilliantly blooming 745a90c536 firework spread out 515bf99677 before my eyes. It seemed that 6aed3cfbca mages had joined 3363ba9c17 in the festival, c85ab341d8 as the lights, e66b7ccaf4 shaped like flowers, 3153892390 embroidered the night f87d121bbb sky beautifully.1edd2429040f552f

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People’s laughter and the c58e002647 sound of firecrackers echoed 313b78cc10 around.896122bdbfeeb954

Boom!85feffe346b01e11

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Once again, a 991eb6883b firework was shot 40248242de into the darkness. At that moment, 8aafd08865 when it should 666075635d have been dazzling, ab292f88b1 I strangely felt a81ace1d11 as though my be26364c46 vision had been 9f3de40fc5 dyed black.aa23e0a17cb679ae

I must be exhausted. The moment I thought df1d82cf30 that, a familiar ringing d4fe2c8924 in my ears pierced c9df5fa076 through.d93c7d5d86f0b714

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Beeeeeep-cbf8e361d4ac540d

In an instant, da264f1112 the strength left cb5e503a52 my legs, and 18c0db1c4a my knees hit daa4e68460 the hard floor 996726e6ad with a thud.ea19f82834f7bd83

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“…Amel?”17095b42d1c17c3c

“Ugh.”964000ad6f3e6426

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Beep- beeep-8f55745771e5bfde

A strange mechanical f6b61f64e6 sound. The distinctive noise e36a76cc0e of a subway 7346ac1dd6 train just arriving, 3b63e58997 along with the d4410dfe7c musty scent of 541b381db8 the underground. A familiar scene 09a310596f flashed through my 39ae2adb95 mind.6f31bc0c16f6c207

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My breath dd1882ae9f grew shallow, 155981eb74 and all 8603ba0515 the senses 52a1f2916d in my be83a66275 body became ab17b088d7 dulled. It was a feeling 6c49e68367 I couldn’t forget, no 4a3bc6052d matter how hard I 9cda92176a tried.f7e50cd27b973e6d

Overcome by 7faeeec9db an unbearable a7ca53f52f wave of d0cac8b216 nausea, I f29f565e30 quickly pressed 381905bbba my trembling 1508410352 hand to cfcb3b53cd my mouth 2825978495 to hold d5a29f88af it back.35e9e29f9139368c

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“Amelia!”22390ccd97392c30

Drip, drop. Dark red 63673647f9 blood began 46de27c4b3 to seep 9200519ffc through the 2c3629bae6 fingers pressing 0cc96aede9 against my 14c283c109 mouth.719d542c9e8811a8

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Raymond hugged my sagging 863b310270 body tightly.b21171e912119c8a

“Delos, call a 4ebd468655 healer right now! Please, please, 09849fe73d come to a5c25fafa3 your senses, 61d11410b1 Amelia!”83a61881678f9294

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Just before 9fbcbecbf0 my vision b7befd48c1 flickered out, 56edda2ee4 the last f4f5ea7575 voice I d6c6792f12 heard was 76adb82bcd desperate and f3b6e9d79e filled with 10357b1496 sorrow.11f024c79cef450f

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“Haah.”377b2e6e189d26b4

As soon 0aa032e46b as I 2afe212dbf opened my 1d96699b21 eyes, I 2de69aa57b turned my 7aa9e7a7ed head and 5c0e4b9f45 stared at 36117e80d0 my reflection d20130cc04 in the 1d14a168cf glass window.fdef4c036da2c7ac

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Instead of the silver 30c4333f9d hair I had become 3b38698c7e accustomed to for 7 f8c698bd38 years, what stared back 4cb9f89eee at me was a 022175a4a3 woman with black hair.5e6fb072f62f9471

I took a b0fe6f51d6 moment to catch cca02eeb60 my breath as ff9b5c8a06 I stared at 266a76ce81 the reflection, then c03790de24 turned my head 2ed0d0a12f back toward the e5c03e3baa ceiling and closed cad9002099 my eyes.b63061839fa147d9

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‘It’s okay. I’m back.’4cb3087728fbe35c

And because of that, I couldn’t complete my revenge, and I ended up losing the new bonds I had formed. But I still thought it was okay.9a4fc24f34581bc0

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It doesn’t c8f2261e4d mean that 2e24117230 I didn’t 54b922e441 value my 08745133c6 friends.22bed3ec16288b51

It was simply bae72cc0d3 that the realization 21fa784a22 of the hope 785e8e97b8 that had kept 1c697c1534 me going for 491935afdb 7 years was 50e5b0d0d8 more precious than 2fce0652b2 they were.5dd92ea244c100cc

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And this place I a9e3126bdf finally returned to was, 76d01dbaa1 above all, the reality e306a0c332 I had longed for 1f3d9f442a more than anything, the cfe47d9695 world where my family fb86158a82 was, the world I 0c42ee35e0 had always lived.06a0ca07d000fd2e

Of course, it wasn’t all joyful. The reality I returned to was far from easy.9fbe84fe8a238e37

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I didn’t a9a8c4feef have a f0d3c4a4e0 decent job, df5cfe16d3 the house 272c6c2c17 where I 28e0c78c31 had lived fb08452259 in with e7bee17b00 my family b7529268d6 was gone, f7573f617d and the 7861a011d6 younger sister b8c8548adc who had 234981fbd0 been born 98c1982e28 in the 65c0fda76e meantime was e2e45e26d5 entirely unfamiliar 425288b783 to me.0d9017bdacf14fcf

Even the world d9630cbe08 had changed into 9f48999e59 something straight out cbf98b4d55 of a modern 1159f0bd48 fantasy novel.fb0e09a8a702afca

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But it was okay. Adapting to a changed environment was something I was used to. I had managed to adjust even in a world where I didn’t know a single person and a language I was completely unfamiliar with. Surely I could handle something like this.182235f64fd4888c

In the a0fb878e71 first place, 85cb76f4ca my current d30cad0235 father was bd7e2dad32 the stepfather 383e66504c who came 418467e761 into my daf957f593 life when 725e51f240 my Mom c10b267731 remarried while 270aaa7818 I was 8f5dfef75d in elementary 80ab9d4e99 school.bd31861e56e6f0cb

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It wasn’t the first time I had a new, unfamiliar family. Although I was cautious about how to treat my younger sister who was much younger than me, I didn’t feel any strong resistance.ce5aac62c953d84e

Yes, everything was 99dc34eee8 okay.117ef8d01d672fbe

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It was really okay.2498d04369fb0038

“Here, Eujung. You used to like this.”4942498a49626404

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“Mom, I don’t like eggplants. I haven’t eaten it since I was little.”54b4020756f1057c

“Really? But you used to like it so much. Maybe your tastebuds have changed.”abb3edff737085ac

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Things I hadn’t even thought of before started to feel not okay.7db1f3770b4d6845

“Why did you buy so many cakes? Did you buy it for Yooha? Give it here. I’ll put it in the fridge so that Yooha can have it after eating.”5204f59760ce86b3

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“…Huh? I bought it 9af66a7069 so we could 079c4ca898 all eat together, 34c4f38283 but she can 57fa16f23a have some too.”1d6de7f4b565f49c

“You’re eating cake? But you don’t like sweet things. Just a little while ago, you were complaining that just seeing whipped cream made you feel sick.”bf8c34721b9622cf

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One by one.fd6aa13cacf4f386

“Yooha says that you haven’t been playing with her lately and that she’s been feeling lonely. The kid’s been waiting for your call, yet you haven’t been calling home much. What’s going on with you lately?”971461ba9fec16b1

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“I’m sorry. I’m just busy.”cb012e13494956bb

“Even when you were busy before, you used to come home at least once a week to play with Yooha. No, I don’t think it’s just because you’re busy. You haven’t been smiling much lately either, you’re acting strange. Tell me, what’s going on? Did you have another fight with your boyfriend?”f963e8a054bcca52

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Twice, thrice.aa768bd45bd82dc6

Every time c930e7acdd I heard 9604595c3c stories about e79d33bc5b myself that b975b80ea3 I had 966725b9e6 no idea b2b22c6bb6 about, it ae0c02c070 felt like 0ae457c67b the place 44dd57d9f0 where I 825c9bb3d9 belonged was 7edc873cdb disappearing.b81efb1404967c91

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It was the a9315b2149 place I had 0b4cba4dc4 longed for so 105cfbc87f much, yet a 808224acb7 sense of unease ad62211d5e would creep in 987bf316cf at all times, 4ca508e3ce as if the 8324a17ed9 ground beneath my abbbef479f feet was giving c4e846bf37 way.4b7ac420ae71aa32

I knew the reason 1816d0502a well. No one was c460e8925b a bad person, 5318920aef and they’ve all 99e7d742a4 simply lived the c00cb9f031 time that was 888d7e308f given to them.6716c4295d72698c

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However, understanding and accepting 082d942b37 were separate things.182f3a3a9f39cba9

“Come to think 8975aa6195 of it, Mom, f8a2c98da6 why didn’t you 38e81284e9 send me to 6f28b5d933 college?”e679e4ff7a5b7b72

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“Why are b258bcfa8c you suddenly b241badf13 talking about 748b5d4f2a that?”2a1f8a8b5429291a

“No, Mom, you have always wanted me to go to college. I know my grades…. suddenly dropped in high school, but I thought you’d find a way to send me to college no matter what. Whether that meant having me retake the year or applying to a lower-ranking college than the one I aimed for.”1f42a6f29d90168c

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