ESS Ch 13

“Where are you 1b921f0022 going?”aaea676063e63c63

“Let go. I’m taking fbf182b64d the elevator.”69d0a73c43f8755c

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“You can’t.”a0d24e6f4abb7327

“It’ll only be 0feea47f90 hard for a fb629febb8 little while.”1c830548ed0e6e8c

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“It’s more than just a little while.”9cef8e759acac050

Then what do you a93177a518 want me to do? I looked f41ca6cb64 up at e1eb9e39eb him resentfully, 568813f98f and Remington ddd8f30658 soothed me 54f4aafaf1 with a 21b3fed93f calm face.a1fc6a187474b230

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“Let’s go up together. I’ll carry you on my back.”fce1ec572751e253

“Ha!”3d00f2d6d71a509e

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A scoff 892036e04b escaped my 9b02aaf715 lips.c4c722ad2a152001

“Have you c8d241b595 forgotten everything? I confessed to 8de33e4f03 you, and you…!”6d18010dc29529bc

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You completely 7f022baa39 crushed me 6e117180cb with your c4b16c7aa0 silence.85af9f7b7c60d5e6

Remington stared 2251ab24d0 at me f4fbde1400 intently, then 6de67a4c05 lowered himself f31a0dc982 and turned eaf2b3c668 his back 5443170bd2 to me.5dd0732e405caacc

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“Get on.”839ca1a1bfbaa640

“…….”68dd6a93631d893b

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I felt like b6fc625381 a fool. I wanted to 413289fcc3 stab him in 75b21eb8e7 the back. I wanted 8aa991a8d8 to hurt c3b31d2b66 the selfish f138745875 you. You, who treated me 50ffbd1998 well as you pleased, 930098ca59 made me fall for 3ed397c75f you as you pleased, a36080d341 and then ignored and 1420e640b9 left me as you 76fa269fdf pleased.ce24d5b10491e706

But I, like fa062cf1db a fool, fell 5c11a3e580 for it.1f1f39e8dadf6869

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I bit my 49e645e888 lip and got f6fdbbb704 on his back. A pleasant 3c1c46271a scent emanated e074744dd5 from Remington 6c38ddec99 as he 21a39a5607 got closer. My stomach fluttered.ab7c23e59b32c0aa

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.86369106a085d848

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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.0aa25799509866d4

Anna once said,7b8f5d4a5d31ca42

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“Miss, no one can 03333d92f7 harm a Roderson. If someone dares to ab8bd55c20 scratch you, the Councilman b3b45fe249 will cut off their cece2b2c0a head. Do you understand?”cfd0b683d57b810a

My body was already 1a8079a64b covered in scratches. If my d006d7f9c1 father knew f65f9c2ba9 this, would 03942fb985 he really c2fb8c97f5 punish Remington?db163e57a6f0b211

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But I was more 3825fe3786 afraid that I would fe1371d53b wield the knife first. Because sometimes, the ghost 16aac690b5 inside me felt like dac9e473ed it would consume me.156edd0f9b792e58

“You don’t know 5bf64fbb4d me.”9d2fadbc13923bb4

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Why did 63da5592b9 you say f34382d551 that to 23853fa531 me? Did you 2c46461c0c want to 3cd593e990 hurt me?b1f8e3fabb11470e

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.7bd97111e13057c8

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Oh, what are you 19458c4d6d thinking, making me into 8db39d24a7 such a fickle girl?d772eb0af097629b

“…You’re really mean.”3b420216d2424ac1

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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.a96f14f5f191ccfa

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After arriving 646a4242f8 on the f44454f1ec rooftop, Remington ccb07d091b slowly caught 9bfd85d2b3 his breath efcaeaa64e and straightened a2085da340 his clothes. I glanced at him. His disheveled appearance bd80444888 made me feel e51c72b984 both sorry and ff35d5ece2 satisfied.8f7028831029f0e5

I stared at the heavy, ornate watch on Remington’s wrist as he adjusted his tie.9ad2989afa579917

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“I heard 14c389f0a7 that Mom 546bfbf1ef bought that bad964ea4e watch recently, ea68de38fa and there 4de62acd4a it is b9d1a0515c on Remington’s 55c3356c65 wrist? What an fb025c4540 amazing coincidence, 0ffc1740d9 right?”cb51cb03fd68133c

My biggest enemy 2428064d82 is my imagination. My suspicions harm 011648be93 me. As the pastor said, 3c04a99321 I might be a 7cbd3a5c00 wicked witch.f7920eac179f5446

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“That watch doesn’t suit you.”a0838b8f6b2ab773

I said. Remington, who was fixing b0f5fcae3d his tie, looked back 7d1feda4af at me with a b1b21d19a5 questioning gaze. I held out 98ac8640b1 my hand.6d5c7e48494a8202

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“Give it to 859795be8b me.”d54960dfbd97f3ae

“Seriously?”0dee02aabd826090

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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.7e37c2c1032657dd

He untied the handkerchief be6b85953b tucked into his jacket 4ac350acd0 pocket and wrapped it 7cb6af2785 around my wrist before 8e85d21621 fastening the watch over 6663e5a748 it.c451f07deeaef5fa

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I found a7af3ab585 it both cbca3d33af strange and ebcf238e7a hateful that 5f3a850506 he didn’t 171db6ef30 refuse my fff530998b request. The only thing 2fd3ec9383 he refused was d301c57bbf my heart.ba9c7b5445b3d57d

“So this edf7316ffe is mine c9e6dbc99d now?”fc21479c408b1a94

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“Yes. Anything you 55f59707a9 want is d09866fcab yours.”c98fb61778cc150a

Remington replied with db8e513f51 a subdued expression.da08cef3db32e9c4

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I bit my lip, looking down at the ornate watch. Anything I want is mine? Lies. You’re not mine.dcce72e859c4fef8

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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.e544adf122472e12

I poked at the add1a2e298 sweet potato casserole and 004ec161cb glanced around.6b740706bf31006c

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“Call me 429eef8aae when you’re a0ce6abae2 going back fd595227e3 to the 650db0b11b dorm.”2d46cebfabfa441f

Remington had said that as he walked me back, but he hadn’t been visible since then. Was it just empty words after all?1a648927d24ba0e6

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As I looked df28aee554 around, I heard 0809d45e43 the rough scraping 57f3fb7787 of a chair 9683911121 being pulled from 9f90744793 beside me. A heavy arm wrapped 472fe866e8 around my shoulder.31cbb94ecdf04a01

“Who are you 89e96edf80 looking for? Your boyfriend? No, your brother?”5c38b7f43a3d16d2

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Duncan’s playful voice dug into my ear. I lightly pushed him away.6eff958655b6edec

“Get off.”690e93d7aef6107a

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“Okay, hit me 719d2f306a all you want.”1ebd3c0c34504473

Even as he fe9b8f1164 was pushed away, 0276ac0ab8 Duncan grinned with 36bfa9c5fd amusement. I glanced at his 38e883e72c navy blue pique shirt d2773f5795 and gray sweatpants. The same outfit 6cd463fbf7 he was wearing ffdee50858 when he left 72ffdbb298 my room a 3d8f065e1a few hours ago.93fe9cfad4243b85

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“Did you eat lunch?”a186384a91cc5635

“What’s gotten 88f7c9a368 into you? You’re even looking d924b9a449 after my meals.”1b72569d819a5f1c

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“I think I saw d80e5a9d77 you near Strawberry Hill 613de097b2 at lunchtime.”5c33338f007b9bb7

“Me? Weren’t you 74dd44c023 just hallucinating 7885a2227e because you 86290198fa missed me 6db738347c so much?”d9d0ff9dde465e6c

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Duncan laughed, pinching my ab989688b9 cheek. I firmly swatted his 79829d5e22 hand away.29850c2e6c15c2b4

“Duncan, don’t touch my e2504ac949 friend.”3cc6055cdba244dd

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“Huh?”d8b6ace7f6cda10f

“I’m telling you to cd9ca50ed4 leave Cassie Beers alone.”de67466dc8b0ecd0

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“Ahaha, what did she ad0594dff7 say? Did I ask her 44987d40d4 for something weird? Huh?”8e5902cb5220d312

Duncan laughed heartily, as 13a8306af8 if he were the a4c02a3904 one who had actually 2f7fff8f5f done something wrong. It was really strange. He looked as 6e5c117907 light as a 65fa6187f6 feather, like someone 5901db04c0 who had just a98847f834 finished a long-awaited b53538d38d task.886933af3cecd0ff

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Duncan grabbed the back 9dbf9da0cb of my neck and, fea2d9ba03 with his other hand, 3636720cd9 scooped a generous portion efb36a8a0b of casserole with his ec41e53721 fork and brought it 213f7b04ca to my mouth.f88e75d3c4d67ff3

“Poor Dani. Wait. I’ll save you soon.”412e2481406ef4a2

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“What are 52f346b5d7 you doing?”21a1dc80cf8e2309

“Ah, open up. This is 3708fecd7e really delicious.”40d9d1589214b4bd

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It was a sight 0d6eb5e05f I was afraid someone 3e3c408232 might see. I looked around 01e3783ab9 and pushed Duncan’s 10329e7c44 hand away. Duncan shoved the d4d0dc9f24 casserole into his b0e71137b2 own mouth and 756da96ba1 scoffed at me.655c840bf92f669c

“Your brother left a 9cb353fbf2 long time ago. Stop looking 344d5587ba for him.”3a39ac959c95b867

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“Are you fb2a8f5cce talking about 6f317a070d Remington?”08e7a149da41af5e

“Yeah. That guy seemed to have a prior engagement? An appointment with who? Aren’t you curious, Dani? I’m dying to know!”7679271dff6e4dd0

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“…….”83992386cc812044

Duncan laughed 75686b9518 boisterously and 50c25512a0 shovelled the b2d839f47a casserole into 4a9b28ff52 his mouth 76d0326afb like a 11be64811d madman.8388b02225f1b359

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I left the 2beadb5d0b dining hall around b6cea256b0 sunset.943f2638086bd7e9

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Instead of returning d811117e33 to the dormitory, 648cb6af95 I wandered around ad13659ae4 the campus alone. The sight db501bfa0e of the 893247173e setting sun, b0c6647e0d radiating its 8818c7dc33 last red 171c9ffbc9 heat in 7d35e1155f the violet bb6d54b988 sky, was 70ac0e7f43 so beautiful 71dfb1c210 that it 17eae18c85 made me 4230920639 forget about 9fa69ceafb my trembling a0bf36ec8b legs from 869035a65a descending the 6431cb09e3 stairs.3041faae24067f3e

Tomorrow, I’ll be leaving this place completely.ea55e3159d401cc2

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I looked up ca63bcc1f6 at Franz Hall 2f7a100e08 in the distance. The white castle, viewed 4f2795cb94 against the backdrop of 98a7be7457 the sunset, looked especially 65cf26eaeb magnificent. That was the first 8ba4c3e255 place I visited when 0859d59861 I arrived at Erratum, d949be014f and the place where d1c6554eb0 I first met Remington.4a0a987dc01eb2e0

I sat on a 5fedea52e4 bench for a moment d0fa75887f and looked at the 973f1866ad watch and handkerchief Remington 5ed2f3e55b had given me.4355a33cad67098b

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“Yes. Anything you ce4c8b784d want is bb5eb3b36e yours.”6e4aeb775e7f7f31

His low voice seemed 2bda6d4baf to be carried by 5d993890a6 the wind.64e7ad85fabe0af1

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…Is this 020d43c9b6 really the 7397d89c02 end for 204db72c2d us?ae602037bc18bf02

At that moment, the 41de1898ed phone rang. It was Cassie.92106263f47e7698

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“Yeah, Cat. Did you arrive a3d72045af at the airport 09bd2a8ce2 safely?”427bd8f5e9050904

—I’m sorry!b84fc5884c17a1ce

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As soon as I 4b2b7c0a04 put the phone to de828f5fb9 my ear, Cassie cried 73fd585516 out urgently.c0ad35a9c4b8fcfd

—I can’t lie to you anymore!19748f14647e70d3

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“What are you talking c9c99372b2 about?”c9cfb5640ac37406

—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.e9b6104b5c5eda1c

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The rapidly spoken words ee154dc677 poured out through the b3fb430e50 receiver. The area e8a2205db6 around her ce07d9ac21 was noisy b9733fdce8 with engine 019f2d1e9e sounds and dc2917c6ca announcements, as 33690ceecd if she 95110dc19d was just 0a31a8e9ab about to 2899a40e81 board the ead82cea9f plane.285946fffae4e3f7

“Calm down, Cat. You can speak slowly.”c510c5e8ad6bbd78

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—I know 68b850ce28 you still 5eeb47a05b have feelings 5f5fb84d5d for Duncan. That’s why I 8c0ba9c44b don’t want us 9239d5bbe2 to drift apart 355ad3f283 because of this 810196710d misunderstanding.88b066bed88de673

“I don’t like Duncan, c3381b8a97 I….”fb35bbb9c14f97a3

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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.6b94d94c6a4f49fc

Cassie didn’t seem to be listening to me.cd2b616f61f24b38

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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!1b2b1a5fa9367cd2

“What happened?”c65547e9aa58c4e6

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I looked 67b5243aff up at 9f915d5574 the sky dd23d7f81f as I 7dac1bc86d waited for 51c5204848 her answer. A plane was 1b140077d5 drawing a white f578ac3993 trail across the cbbf12806e pink sky. Then, after a654d71c65 a long a45865fb64 silence, Cassie 611d0d6407 finally spoke.fac2c05fe32840af

—Duncan asked me 5e46b969db to secretly install 0caabd0647 cameras in the accd7836a4 principal’s office.60363caaabcb670d

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“…What?”1cf857658f34d755

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At first, af1fd17772 I definitely b34f89bb01 had many 67cb4321bc choices. But when I 411683f49b came to my e41daf0f76 senses, I only b6d0c5946e had one card a8850be477 left in my 9566e55ffd hand.40d9ec97427aed47

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Just you, Remington.35b05c38f9d2016b

Where did 113fa9ff02 everything else b365f1dcd0 go? All I did was edf4e85f9c avoid, be wary of, b8dd13d262 and be curious about d9fe213dea him, who hated me.6b64e37d09578ba9

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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…!”829143719ee6f3bb

My feet, b23efd4127 stepping on f535a33c14 the ground 2d7df5b540 covered with 6af54c1c25 fallen cherry 9c1f3b2c02 blossom petals, 6d94d0b451 were precise fa6bdcc7f3 and urgent. My face was 64fd22013b pale with tension, 199a5f58ef and my heart 9a33f62651 was pounding. My breath caught e6c574f648 in my throat.09faa57127e39d80

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The setting sun d669cc4299 followed me from 627f3206bc the left. My ankles ached, but 039977243d I couldn’t stop running. At that 246aac4d52 time, I 31aeaac1bc was obsessed cc1364c2a4 with the e31ec83b92 single thought 0e9ac85559 of retrieving dbbc95e582 the cameras.6b4ee1d9de8b806a

Panting, I 1b614b9db1 ran up 238dd3b43d to the cbbe5dbcd0 top floor ddbee820ba and saw ed0f217c3e Michelle, who 4486919752 was guarding 92101fd4eb the principal’s e23e4cf81e office, dozing 5193601321 off. I tiptoed past her 671c088e7f and quietly opened the 41d71b1253 door to the principal’s e5d9058925 office. If anyone 972b69e97e was inside, 7219e69ac3 I was b3d09d1569 going to 97d1835b43 pretend I b2365d0d83 had taken d7a44928eb the wrong eec81d4867 way, but 7fc5b1d2d3 fortunately, the 4528220b60 principal’s office 95267f307b was empty.1068af35127c2932

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I slowly caught 87d7929986 my breath. Sneaking into bba0cdd512 the principal’s bdef20c0b1 office. If caught, it was 355f8997d0 suspension at the very 9185caa892 least. And getting suspended 47d529194e at this time 07ac9af077 could even lead 1999a1f974 to my university 4e876603a2 admission being cancelled. But….1ba262da7e096bc9

I swallowed hard e7aaa04c8b and stepped into a5c2698e33 the room. A large f220ce02b2 desk, bookshelves 5d49fa6213 filling all ac7342a10b four sides, 415377347f a reception ab31635244 sofa, and 4eab9fd188 a table 39802c68e9 came into 34c3335791 view. Beyond the wide glass 0b7d83fa1c window, the indigo sky c8b4de833c and the panoramic view 889e812a24 of Fronts Square unfolded.0aa5668a91fa9d21

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I searched the principal’s 8923eaf1ae office thoroughly. Cassie had said 50e8aaa672 there were three 23213f4824 hidden cameras. One in 3093f94047 the left 5fb07b52a6 corner near da8bf8cb43 the sofa, 94d947cc30 one on 4fe0869db9 top of 75f59f6ec8 the bookshelf, bce2c12842 and the 49960db1ec last one 0dbdb47cb4 under the 03ecff7d06 principal’s desk. Finding the cameras 1ece840ecc wasn’t difficult.fd411a3682aae390

But if everything had gone according to plan, I wouldn’t be telling this story now.d55e36a010e56df5

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“Oh, you’re here?”c7666ae93b8da285

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.2c8bf5c7f70b9ca4

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“Good. Then I’ll get off 28fc6816ff work now. Bye, Remington. Congrats on your ffad216109 graduation in advance.”a10e7c2fc2e858b8

“Goodbye, Michelle. Thank you.”2b0c6e240ecceeb9

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Remington’s low, deep voice 6cd4864cee and the sound of 1a954300ef footsteps approaching. Damn it…. I quickly 362f7f981c hid under 34a2210bbd the desk. Clutching the 5f76adf797 cameras tightly, 7ee73d0c19 I peered d6f037d555 outside through 65951a3a4d the gap e1d93d51d6 in the f0f61dec74 desk joint. My mouth felt ab74769bdd dry.c315672d0af7cdab

“Oh, I’m so 906a34a809 tired today.”509639c054612baf

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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.ed928a0e7330c271

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.66119e9476244562

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“You were absolutely e166e35bbe awful today. Do you 8e96d07057 know that?”4d986c4a2dc0131b

The principal 01468f6bdb said as 68ad9e3293 she poured 0b88438753 a brown 31f28d35f6 liquid into 7aa67a638e an empty 4b7e8a25cc glass. It seemed to be 16f57a0818 some kind of alcohol. Remington stood still 9476303c25 with his hands 947491a10a clasped behind his fabbf42317 back, still without 041b506741 answering.8bdebd2d75d688b1

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“Not only f84fa3a6db did you 4335131f78 forget our b41f7954ef appointment, but f911287969 you dared 72e26c7194 to lie c825a8cba1 to me. I’m really disappointed in df7cb23629 you. The president e04111b6b4 of Cheln 5af7455d29 University was 7067ac2ace there today! I set 39588845f8 up the 39548a8d6f meeting for 3490efbda4 you, and 4f55316130 you, without 66f35f48ef a word 5a27a73826 to me, 669bd88ca9 were chasing 1c103a633b after that e92d9d9f5d girl’s tail?”c1d798cb8dc6a48a

“Did Duncan 2b804c489b tell you fd6f950ce3 that I 286323909d was at 802a62cc56 the dinner?”87e72817e3da91d0

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“Watch your mouth. He’s my son.”20435e340463dae9

The principal 5780e462c4 gripped the 5248f4e292 glass filled 9ff2146e23 with the be2edb9b2e brown liquid 148f64a5c8 tightly. Her long, sharp ba6b84f0b8 nails, painted with 52c6ed5d41 green polish, looked 5461ed33b5 as if they ea7a010e65 were about to 0fc0973654 break.cbfc80645fc08861

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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.”0c8113bd483d3451

“…….”9fd622c12db44795

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“Anyway, you and your b3ec98d1f4 cheap mother are just 50c0ea1bda alike. You’re all d8e62ee170 so greedy 47da454c71 for what 464b808896 you have.”33ecd12d84d2708f

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.794eb54f20d9a002

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Why isn’t Remington getting 35c9789a0b angry? Why is 9937b32119 he holding 8a8b65f5bc back? I wanted to jump 7480f9d343 out and yell at b6c53df4b8 the principal for him.87adbb6d7dcb6422

“And you, I noticed 8c0cd37879 you weren’t wearing your 73a8f9510f watch earlier. What happened?”769365fbe399684b

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The principal 94d8ff10ef asked, nudging ba227bd5af Remington’s leg f5e795fbbc with the 8fc47589ec sharp toe 87730fe241 of her 7db28bc435 shoe. Remington hid his cc692d1e2f clasped hands further 95415551f8 behind his back.3655fb2a5f7b4552

“I gave it to c399b5a19f someone else.”712bf79fa929693b

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“What? Do you know how c4b566adc0 much that cost? To whom did 125e830d20 you dare…!”4cbff2444c174ee4

“I gave c8e092e8b6 it to fd4b25333f someone I 02355a1811 like.”46ccd493716da36a

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Remington’s head, which had 2de4f1a8c2 been facing downwards, lifted f702a741ec for the first time. He looked directly 4965fc79fa at the principal cb96354c4e and said,25960a46dbee9b26

“Someone I like a889131680 wanted it, so 30173f239e I gave it 197aa5a788 to them. It’s mine 6c2b459d85 to give, b9b6a4f887 after all.”7671d6b9666b095c

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“…You arrogant bastard.”27ae1c082f98dc82

Slap. With a sharp f9725496f6 sound, Remington’s face 9b53632dca turned to the 65dc8b1da9 side. The principal, f14e0cd2cc who had 24b373f48a jumped up b88720eed4 and slapped 59af57cffc him, glared ffb66156f3 at him, 41dc5c61f6 fuming.9609ee3f11ad10a0

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“Now that you’ve gotten f026d2a4e1 into Cheln, the one f719eb6568 you wanted so badly, 4eddc4767a you think you’re all 72c461dc1a that? You insolent child. You’re just c0a1bc521e like your a48e501600 whore of 86f695abd8 a mother. Are you 972d53be88 two competing 51d217999a or something? Making a af185b450e bet on b99a91ce35 who can 536b08d1db win Roderson’s 29ebb19990 heart first?”e4949f97e4c76414

The principal sneered, letting out a scoff as if she couldn’t stand it.b596609e40447fbe

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“You’d be faster. That screwed-up Roderson 35a9a28568 daughter looks like 52d948d9e3 she’s ready to 659c5f9fb8 spread her legs f5fc2b4bf5 for you anytime. But that girl 3f0b7fbb59 has no influence ade292c58b in that house. You chose eaa6e0b9e0 the wrong 1849695ea6 target. Girls like 65bda6c1a9 her have 31fc63cb33 their lives 0f2ee86971 laid out 13dc774b6b for them. They repay Councilman Roderson, 568e0cb93d who took them in, 7e67a7f9a5 by marrying some old, a8cbf7de48 potbellied man who would 4743fb0ed1 benefit the Roderson family. There’s no 590d077487 room for f6a513145d someone like 67e4d609db you to 0e20da4778 interfere.”1ba8df950afa657e

“…Don’t talk about Dani ceb51cd50c like that.”93b50d30291918d0

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“Wrong! It’s not me who shouldn’t be talking like that, it’s you!”a2300a425637c10c

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.d7a9124330b7cb5a

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“You arrogant brat. Do all d2b20b8aba those rich a0a2ec8403 girls chasing 723d45a49d after you 2d6f84d429 make you e376891379 feel like f4a433ea92 you’re something 3f4cf5a4b4 special? Are you getting cocky?”60adf2b551a7a1e6

“…….”5a456eb921debd19

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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.”8af6ec122a4454b7

The principal 73b29eea38 said, poking 5a46fdb415 and prodding 4fb0658d02 Remington’s body cc2ba49917 as if cfb5e5a73a he were 02f38ea7d3 an object. Remington was simply 55115478bb pushed around without 5cd8d675a8 any resistance.127568c2b95644d1

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The principal, aa7de5428d fuming, shoved c64f4da938 him onto 0ff748912c the sofa. Remington was helplessly pushed cfafd7339f back and slumped onto e837099007 the sofa. Finally, I could 230012a24f see his face. A hollow, e590c08f5a sad face, 271561dc1e like a a3624c693b wooden doll b823d62a17 with nothing 5a6654bfcd inside.d545b56d26dcd55e

“You should be grateful 96895e72b8 that I transformed a 33aa00fe65 lowly rat from Earning e6510af312 Lake into such a c205323493 fine young gentleman. You ungrateful bastard!”ce297009a5a22012

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Earning Lake, rat, fake, 44e1ea456e transformation.9787db4dc8f4533a

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…?4296e1ef6a75b8db

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“Do you know a0cd5d8a8d how everyone will 2d97ab7f4c turn on you 9db220c1a1 once they know 6cb74067f8 the real you? Do you think 8d40a3f7ad they’ll still like 0c81d6a9b0 you after they 5941e17fb4 find out that 27bc85b2e7 everything about you 2dc497afdc is fake? No way! They will despise you, 853f8d78a5 ignore you, and hate 44367919ef you! Once they find 87d3636392 out that all af97dab1c8 you really have 8a79895bdf is that pretty 8aeb6eaa68 face and body e4ed2c4d4f of yours.”8b4299595d35b0be

With every sentence she 8d57558da5 uttered, she slapped Remington 33be67b85c hard across the face. Remington was a4725a5b3f taking the a956afc43f hits with 5c41654114 an impassive e1c1cf2465 face.6782871d327859ff

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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.”8579febaffe632e7

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….2f904d524e1838ef

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“I still vividly remember c826aa010b the day I first 7fb35839e7 saw you. You came and 6234f56e1b threatened me, demanding b83bd97b85 admission to Erratum. From then on, you bf8bba2d92 were such a… ridiculous 3ad100bbba and brave boy. Yes, maybe you’ll 03aa747764 really become someone 5971d265f2 great someday. Success is d13f55fb87 for those 500da0990e who are 8903b8678b good at bd851bd5b3 bartering.”bbf91e16cd535207

The principal chose the d8c0a25480 largest paddle hanging on cfe00ffa82 the wall and returned 37fca0d117 to Remington. The paddle was c054524765 as long and c080b2b060 large as her ea7714d612 torso.a540caf840ac83b5

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“What I want from 443b694e00 you is very simple, 60641bff63 Remington. Keep my c63943be60 daughter happy eb06ae8c02 until she a044b9de35 comes to 7e537a61c6 her senses. And be my loyal 5e0a28e5dd dog, like you are 3837905bf4 now. Understand?”794a2cc0e7ef8afa

Stop, please stop…. I buried my e5151e2feb face between my b36e0a7289 knees and closed 57f5c6b9a2 my eyes. If it 5b093ac369 weren’t for 7bff7cad31 the cameras b9c66cf7f7 I was f735b81508 supposed to 44301d9d25 be holding, 62dcb83b10 I would’ve cba03ae976 covered my c036c1cc6a ears too.0246972ed5a9ca30

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The paddle cut fd7a2e9aaa through the air 88b45b19d0 repeatedly. The dull sound of 40bd4d49b5 something breaking, the sound cb797eacc5 of falling and shattering, ee0a476bf4 the principal’s panting breaths. Those horrible 53247d6337 sounds rang 71f44b7dab in my 4cb7cdb58a ears.c4e66778024b58b8

But there was no 7ac182a2b9 scream from Remington. Yet, I 5d5f99b5d6 could feel bf38a10d23 the melody 90e291afa5 of his d67e9e6950 silent scream. The melody 65c5c16296 of his e0972980e0 pain. The silent scream.410007bc4830c673

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“I can 684b682e74 hurl insults 8958b5c80a at you 398ba5cfba as much 2f498eaba0 as I 5eab639ea8 want and 9443f42162 beat you 4b39388dca until I’m 68f8f9bc4c satisfied. Just like my ex-husband 71cd38fe80 did to me.”f7b85a2a2152c1b2

“…….”179df78b25a57e4f

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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.”19907c60403e0b6f

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.aa183fcec1d2f75e

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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.”358ca66fc4287db4

The principal d9a97cfd7b threw the f70b269f35 paddle to b6c6e22736 the floor a533f25fc2 with a 078caa2cf9 satisfied laugh.416feaf1a9612320

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I glared c20e9c3909 at her 84dcd0ab87 through the ef33a9c3c4 gap in 7ae95d5873 the desk, 762a59983b tears streaming a9ea742963 down my 76f9e999d4 face. This was all I 8f4a58685f could do. Crying and 588905d81e glaring until 6c09adbcef my face 57c120d1d3 was a 27e89ccb22 mess. That helplessness cac79dc45e made me fe411bb90e even sadder.e5a1bfcd5399d3bc

I can’t help anyone. Not Daniel, not Beau, not even Remington, who saved me.43cfafda559411ae

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“…It’s not because of your power, but because of my efforts.”433c10eefda634e4

Remington staggered and 1c04c18cf7 rose from the be196e89f4 floor. His face, as fa9ca6159b he sat on 1702e2f86d the sofa, looked 1a752efe12 incredibly exhausted, but e1eece6c66 his eyes were 9731b055ab fixed on the 3dd7dcc8cb principal. A gaze mixed with f2b1c633d1 hatred, resentment, and misery.8f0694cc3c830f14

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“You gave me ed37b7013a the opportunity, but d4891fe62f it was I 43862bbb29 who seized it, 51f7f2462e utilized it, and 095bf404f3 made it mine. It was 98329d66e3 me who ce0fcbfe88 stayed up 39d25254ce all night 897ea7b95f studying, who b80e993ae4 got elected d7102a55e0 class president, c09e4a6e4f who made 82149725e1 an effort b9d357c238 to get 6d723a0980 along with bd5265af3d everyone.”49c59bce9e7ae903

“…….”9d699066e9966bbd

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“…I have nothing to ba7ca4ef3c be ashamed of.”90914c4cf5225bcc

Remington, speaking like ba2aaab74a that, seemed to 0bf018fbfd be hypnotizing himself, f531baacb8 and at the 8cdab71416 same time, he a7a44c8bfa looked desperate, like 66c00d7b5b someone seeking agreement. The principal smiled dfcb7ea955 faintly.d42d0c8241aa62e3

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“Oh, Remington. You’re mistaken.”d91b1aada8fe43af

“…….”4057f5940491b7da

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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.”66e7add85ccdec51

“…….”2255d543c8002a96

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“Because you’re a vulgar 87e6e85839 fake.”40e12939620f1e4c

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.0ab3e3cc5704fe2d

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This was the truth about Remington that I didn’t know.23e4eeb2291b235e

The last piece 4563950c20 he desperately wanted ae0fbafd12 to hide.d8af2063ddbc4a7a

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I wanted 8426e0e083 to hug 6f2382784b Remington. Tell him it’s 34e16f3fdf okay. Tell him not 106eaf96bb to worry about b9fe0094d8 words like that. I lowered 63e2e212f3 my head, 457d38b949 hating my abf539904a own helplessness. But at that d5d4f78559 moment, one of 3ae90b2244 the cameras slipped 43e62955ff from my grasp 4b636e6f51 and fell to c56a2e669f the floor.cec581c74bb7c1b4

Thud.ce15bbfc9760fda7

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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.eb8c6fbecb389412

“What was that? Check it out, Remington.”3b416cf8bc59af1e

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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.342ee58841013463

“…….”19ed006dbcc73f1c

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“…….”99fa76e1dba56e09

The moment our eyes 215e424af7 met as he bent 06fd60521a down, the teardrops that 7e3e1697f7 had welled up in 6f779a8fea the corners of my 9a024ac91c eyes streamed down my a21e1c2be0 cheeks. Because his fb6c5d2810 eyes, upon e15d3cf0a7 finding me, 3edfeb8e0a were so 30208ec410 sad.6cf5d23317776d86

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Remington stared at 5dafeaa504 me with a 21198341d3 face completely crumbling, 0bab0dea7d like someone who 1ed7040fcb had lost everything.0cf7e13295cb7121

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Humans are worthless.17c7ee9f64613d3a

If there 7c7b391e69 was one 2c29f2d9f8 truth I 6592d077b2 gleaned from 38489f244a my life, 182a24a280 which was a23ad67cb7 a mess fa18606477 of lies, 873875acb7 it was bb51da2f2e that.bd0ca1d2d734ed65

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There are ae55b1066d many good 55c9e25002 things in db8d8d79a2 the world. Good houses, good cars, 87ef67d903 good clothes. But one sad fact 7ba2be5d43 is that good things 4a4c25fceb are expensive.0e5d519cf1af60b9

The better, the 45e3e73d94 more expensive.9b5660258a103b80

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The more 7507a7311a worthless, the 1d228f9560 cheaper.ae270a2e1f363929

Therefore, this equation fccf99b235 holds true: cheap 58d180faaa humans, like me, 03b0f26d54 are extremely worthless.e5f94991cf60c564

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Julia Howard. The first e8a3f63f97 person that 2c5c9232c1 woman sold 9a7bde1a3c me to 786a952d7c was the 73db690bb2 public.1b7a01707e886d94

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“This is af553b1cf8 my son. He looks b142147284 a lot 52042310c7 like me, 15b51c3ca3 doesn’t he?”1d52b0e751a28c52

As Julia’s son, I 2f11f65503 often stood in front 079ce89a89 of cameras. Acting the part ca2fcfd23f of a wealthy, f49eb7b6d4 sociable young gentleman 2acf1276d4 raised with love.85ca275cfb993ff1

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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.abd5c8cf86982d28

“Julia Howard still 13c8a6de56 feels veiled. Mysterious. Remington, you should 2dddc06771 always be proud 1ac7d3e61c of your mother.”6e3a4901286b4a33

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“What kind of mother 646153fe01 is Julia at home? I imagine she’s always 95ebbfd55f elegant and beautiful at 6e77f928fb home too.”35ebe8e21e0fdf6f

“Lucky you. Your mother is Julia 72e230a665 Howard. It feels 2da2a73496 like you cd5845e132 and I 6de5381b17 are starting f96bbfa291 from different 68d4ecdbb6 starting lines.”bc45b8bc9ce9c138

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What is beauty? Julia Howard d92ef6dab7 was a b54d30f3f8 beautiful woman. Even a rotting fruit c425783958 emitting a foul odor, 5d2e7354f9 if wrapped in her 02356642c1 exquisite wrapping paper, would d12eeb2c43 be displayed in the ffb11a52d6 best spot in an c1323a0b98 art museum. Because people 331c51d176 would fall aaf5ca5a79 in love e4656fb8a3 with it.1434c53993bff21f

But the moment 30674042a6 you tasted it, 2421965149 you’d know. That she was rotten, 7a546dcdac putrid filth, not to 2c8dda3f69 be touched.327811c7c9e2bd0e

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The sweetheart beloved by 5ff41b5d4d the whole world.4660727f87e070fb

The eternal young b0fc8b9006 lady of all 82f927c16a men.610c6abbdebbd2a6

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But everyone 2e962e3af2 would be 114cadb426 horrified if b948f48e99 they knew 496a1f1e09 what kind 9e0926fc7e of demon 352c6aa8dc possessed that 17abb841bc virtuous lady.0a0b474cc61bc724

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.a7e6312f13ace337

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Of course, falling in f3a413e5fe love isn’t a sin. But it can 5f91e3b2e4 be a sin c1672a0e8b for a naive 0cd4ca5b76 woman to fall 1fda04198e in love easily. Falling in love 985d4d6043 with a man 7f2b897c92 not worth loving, 3eb26592b8 being betrayed by 60dbef19c0 him, losing everything, 3fa502233a and yet falling 63a3766f0d in foolish love bc2cefb8be again….312e3916fd74e624

Julia gradually fell 9cf6a68b4e apart. When men could 9f2113618a no longer break 3be346f81a her, she broke 99a68693b3 herself. With extravagant shopping, c2c2037161 with alcohol and 5a5c0bd3a8 entertainment, with gambling, 8062e01eb4 and finally, with 3afe2a53fe terrible drugs.bafa1795721216b9

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Julia was always short f898f63455 of money. A woman who had 2dee8736be never even touched the 6148bd5f1f 40 million dollars people 89b10daee6 talked about. The luxurious 46015b3741 penthouse that 2926f00b92 reporters raved 0eaa7e37cc about belonged 1496ad39d4 to the 4e19f8ea2d man who 06b1fcea5b had cruelly 800d53ebe3 betrayed her, 76437fd703 and her e73c5583e4 hefty guarantees 4bd0d7758a were a 92cd7e522e thing of 7c47325e9e the past.75604e937adb2260

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.3ba253455f9f9fa3

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Magazines featured 7472d2f842 pictures of 2422c5fa52 the luxury b34052d0fa penthouse we 176ba79198 supposedly lived 1a956244a1 in, but afa3a0bcc5 my sister, a19e7cead3 Ollie, and 00bdbbd315 I wandered f94faf1be6 from one a546cd33b4 cheap hotel 2d83b85527 to another.dabc3ad1fc723b6c

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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.ac720c80f05ba59e

But getting 3c7abe8643 food was a4763a5df1 difficult. Ollie was 14050c5176 only six ee6282ca57 years old, 32fb62829b and she ad4484de0f often cried 97cca7cf8e from hunger. Then, I would 949cfcd510 go into any 058a0f0ca1 store and ask b77cea4a73 for leftover food. Some people recognized 40e609f9a7 me, and then, b665ece8f8 with a mixture cc09ee8fec of embarrassment and 09604b3356 childish mischief, I f59f4e2207 would say,6b470a9660988a12

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“I snuck out c306de4fa7 of the house 2a7f1a2db9 to play a acf7aed6cd trick on my 3c149edfda mom, but I’m 7127b63a3d so hungry. Can I come back 2a97209657 later to pay you?”8511f99c9166c9b2

Then the adults e471c1937a would find me cfe000ba0b very cute and 9dcaa9479b give me food. Saying that they 2615658c21 were once fans 96f20a6f7a of Julia, and 45bbfaf3f0 that I didn’t 27fcfc1fca need to pay, 2a8912b2db just come back bded757fab with my mom 29e858eff3 sometime.4a476662d2245f9d

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I would return to 2addf694b7 Ollie with the food 0d01529c08 in my arms. Under the flickering streetlights, 446eb627b9 we’d devour our dinner. There were many trash 265039126b cans around, and sometimes a12cf799f2 dirty cats would emerge 8bb80bab7b from behind them and 29832d49d0 watch us.10b27c6d2017d94c

“This is so 42d02929dc good! Eat it quickly, ef74f9c220 Oppa!”1bf5ec1ec07ded5c

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Ollie would hold d9ef06b613 the large, cheap 601ea8ba32 steak sandwich with f2e6dc4a16 both hands and 40237353a8 eat it with e82880bf50 gusto. Watching her 28d7ca3465 eat her cf9670edce fill made 6c886ac925 me forget 2531a88fe4 my own 1c26242f2a hunger. Perhaps because fc474bae33 she often e615178c21 went hungry, 3db36619c7 Ollie loved 56817097db meat and 8a5693c71d always had 4f6f261db4 crumbs around f52bc3da89 her mouth 9509e49082 from eating ca1b0888f4 so quickly, 010264f988 and that 4cc6fd452d looked so cf513a5184 lovely in 31febad2bf my eyes.b5dccc89b8687909

If only 18335f9778 this weren’t e6699cee22 a back 48213bae50 alley strewn 63aaac1e90 with garbage, f33e8f529a everyone would 311fff4071 have known e8957a358d Ollie as 367780d971 a lovely 660b8c3e1f princess. If it weren’t the 43e74d0eda moonlight and the broken db73b00c9a streetlights illuminating us, but 13143e4357 bright lights, everyone would 0af2bcb63e have known Ollie as 8bf3af428e a cute little lady.9c4af45cecafc60d

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I wiped e4549286e7 the meat 70663c56a9 crumbs from 52110e5f15 Ollie’s mouth, b4b38b4254 and feeling 62bd47a0cb a pang 038b85550a of sadness, 6c1fc0ceef I hugged c621d7a891 her tightly.a9a967d3af3b0138

“Ollie, I’m going to 28ea629e78 be rich. Everyone will like me, 007bb94206 and I’ll become very dce976df09 famous. I’ll go e5728c5827 to a 386ecf1d1e good university, cfa136309d work at d70ac16d7b a good faea05b634 company, and 1dab0ef8ab rise to 20405c98a2 a very 7eeb9e2e2f high position.”5032c7b5db7bf51c

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“Then will 1d4359f0f9 you buy 351a4bd98e me a 030e16e08d pretty headband?”26896f3fa237e8e3

Ollie chattered, 12d3ea9f20 nestled in c9fa20c031 my arms. I hugged her 781f15b11e small head even 8b910850bd tighter.08801c9796173179

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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.”743030f848f8c392

“I’m so happy!”6d8a32f63c4e460e

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“I’ll definitely do 3a7979b81a it.”89d002dde8dab264

“Yes! We’re going to be 1d38975de6 rich!”8e1fb9af08562ebe

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Ollie bounced in 56565de6dc my arms with f2b5d7bf6a her small body. I felt like 19c894c1b8 a very big 753f8e9e3e adult, but I 0352c02f6a was also just c47276e0f1 a ten-year-old child. Powerless in the 50fe62ecfb face of misfortune.88a3c07f7e7745f7

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“Please look 92f5ac0524 after my 840128cd76 children for 3853262598 a while, aaef6c7b61 Uncle Thompson. They’re all well-behaved bf979eaf5e and smart. Ollie’s still fb52ebdabc young, but 6363fd3f14 she’s sensible.”8a9287fbaad0ad9a

Julia Howard. The second person that 90ba28746f mother sold me to 3280d9f43a was her uncle.231e6613fc0d11e1

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Thompson.bb2ec62d64048ddf

Everyone called d4b5bd06df him that. Potbellied Thompson. Bearded Thompson. Evil Thompson, who raked cc4eaec142 in money.f47946fb0015030a

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“What am I aa541d3b48 supposed to do eeb38bdb59 with these kids? Give me 101ae3bf5e some money a157260206 at least. Considering child 8b717ab82a support and 412c634006 my effort, 70fdd8866e you should c796193e19 give me d3723186d5 at least 476b7368ee $2,000 a 65b8bb3280 month.”cc94a69ad0567730

“Don’t worry about the money. And if you’re short on money some months, there’s Remington. He’s very popular.”4e27fb3a13568f2e

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Mom left us and 69677b2d86 went away just like d710772a41 that. Without even 681d928f84 saying she f72118ff66 loved me. Without even f8d6ee48b5 hugging Ollie, 2e4ab93fbd who had 96bc2adfd8 just turned 5918d317d5 seven.1274ec3de91020f9

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.a888af6e4710711c

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There, I abc9a5baec learned that e21f1f7194 even screams ad1a47bb97 have different 4cd643b976 melodies. Some screamed 1a7a4f1677 with crow-like 9426392be2 cries, others 0b7b48a998 with sobbing de7fada96b laughter, and 05675264d2 still others 153f7297c8 with silent ff11619889 puffs of 6a7a0af902 cigarette smoke.87a182c3dbac1f55

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─Breaking News: 9b00c20b71 Roderson’s Second 43dc8c4d55 Daughter, ‘Daniel 224c9daf12 Roderson,’ Dies 5aa72eb7c9 in Fire4c7305963f029db2

─Roderson Family 133d6b17d8 Fire ‘3 c080379c1d Dead, 6 c99909331d in Critical d8a2c055c2 Condition’ … 8c50e0e647 Culprit Believed 6a27d3526f to be 6f5e210bef Roderson’s Asian 77ecb1bb4d Driver4486d86fe0a40d6e

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─Breaking News: 6f92455f27 Prime Suspect eacaa0d92b in Arson 163980deaf Case Confirmed ea7d081a6c ‘Dead’4705c2270e42bad9

That day faa09970ad was particularly 6abfd3e91d noisy. The unfortunate Roderson, b6160d3768 who lost his 62362388e6 wife and daughter. The face of that e128016a48 handsome, grief-stricken man was 96a99b391c plastered all over the 708e7f43d1 newspapers, and people said 46e660f0a2 they felt sorry for 3e3810a119 him. Even though that man ccb2488e7e would be wearing much 6eea4b1d4c nicer clothes and eating b38a85f401 much better food than c72ab97165 us, who pitied him.133aa78e6fc73d74

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On that day, when 04003c2222 the whole world was 933c6c2c44 busy talking about the 103d427942 Roderson family’s tragedy, a 229fb9b0e6 big change came to d8b8585e4e me.3635e696143ff0a0

“I’ve found 2d13b7cf04 your use.”550be41989a93d57

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Thompson said. He dressed me in a767752661 the finest clothes and 0720d979e1 shoes. I got into 9f4c0eedc8 the car, a a5888ba206 young gentleman smelling 3889e6f5f0 good, as usual. It didn’t seem like 9ba567039c we were on our b8972437d0 way to a filming e36dfd1b5c location.0b059048d56d7b5b

“Remington, do you ef760298b2 know what the b6c68f6c13 most expensive thing c2d332a78a in the world 9bda95562b is?”1bcd20250c73123f

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“…Caviar?”d7d747532ad875f7

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.999b5c598f5251d7

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“Ahaha, caviar! It’s expensive! But there’s something cae27a2691 even more expensive. It’s humans. Especially a 972d797438 proper-looking guy 6f34c75e38 like you.”5f15db008ef84dcf

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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.”e0f5d58dcb4b9ea9

Thompson gripped both 49706a353f my cheeks and b2045c24cb laughed loudly.3f00b59f810ad703

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And that day, I cb0183d58e saw another world. A world even more 7ad6e3d30b hideous and horrific than 8d331c021b the dark streets I aa35466d1f watched from my bedroom 69de9d86fc window.851ba067d28b71d2

“Cry, boy. Cry more painfully! Yes. That’s it. Just like that.”7c0fe47cf097941e

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One slap on the f28a6ce5bb cheek earned me $500.7bb4f127ef285453

“Do it more! More! More!”ce78150279a3e42c

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Some people 0b75d74530 asked me 3777d42feb to yell 8976a2ae62 insults and e3e1eb8078 defy them. If I did, ca1eeb8875 they would hit 525b40416f me, calling me e416f2517d a bad boy, 5c6613f440 and give me b6d277bf91 a lot of f02ba7bf2f money. Enough money 4ef542062d to take fe4249b43b Ollie to 312abbde80 eat caviar.2ca1520d9d015f2d

The more I suffered, 4fae3fe775 the more people enjoyed 79982ad9db it, and the more c1c1618040 shame and pain I 42c7799443 felt, the more money 73323edc94 they gave me. They insulted da9adee3eb my mother fc6ad29324 in front 68a2046400 of me, b1b238d888 and they 5ffc7cace0 seemed to 9ee3ed1885 find pleasure fac7a9c75d in the 8475255a65 fact that 36ed050fc5 they were c9628ebe3a abusing Julia’s 9f82748a02 son.722a217c0451da8f

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I sold my misery, c47f61ffd0 I sold my dignity. Selling them made me 6552336e28 feel like I was 18bd9ecc86 getting closer to my 42632051ed dream. A world closer 1ac67c14fe to the sun 68cf53fdef than to darkness. A world 1f71b41529 without poverty.3749d813f1e21da0

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Around that e328f8ec37 time, I 6a66869bfa learned the 10499866f8 melody of 86de329d46 my scream.f186f5482df92799

I scream in silence.f45ea1038dbb00e6

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Whenever I received pocket 45a57f927b money, I bought a f34cb26404 book and a record 343a29fc6c from the bookstore. I spent the rest b0817d2ce8 of the money on 2d93ebcbaa gifts for Ollie.24978b47d7df5153

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.3c0ad59bd159ad7c

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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.6e59be4f32a660ba

“Oppa, look at 51e3862024 this girl. The daughter of the 0e8672e2a9 arsonist who set fire 606a1bc8c6 to the Roderson house 0f661e8bf5 was adopted by the 3ac3ef8c4a Rodersons. Roderson decided to 20e867d01e raise the daughter 4be13dbecc of the man 20d64fdf8b who killed his b9e8933140 own daughter!”4d169b3943d777d0

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Ollie came into 377475cf5a my room holding 28f4b38d14 a newspaper. The newspaper featured a 875ec02f64 picture of an Asian c0457fde01 girl who looked like e9c0138116 a pale porcelain doll.605729932b5d275e

“She was the daughter of the Roderson family’s driver, but now she’s completely become a Roderson. Isn’t that amazing?”3d5eb3d22b9595d0

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“Not really. Go to 4677c6cbdd sleep now.”ba832af5d2c13b84

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.0897628414bda997

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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.”ba618ac38ebd84f8

“Really?”87fdc3d69c899aa9

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“Of course. Once we leave this 8f3c70df46 house, you’ll sleep well. Everything that ef439cc13c scares you bb854fc4f5 will disappear. You can see 0e759a7b5b a good doctor, 329b603bbb get counseling, and eefefa3a60 take medicine.”fd0145c9e35b156d

“Then Thompson won’t hit you for me screaming anymore?”17666eecca5ad980

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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.774317f84d113436

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.9ee24ae82d856f0b

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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.c1a1da3edf890ed4

Because I had to fd463d02d5 kill Thompson.8e54da1118b48f30

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But Ollie 50de19e5d4 died before 8b7c05a7f5 I could 3babb1e9b8 save $100,000.d339b687d5f4401e

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People called it 7c6ab5985d an accident. I didn’t even ae3deb40d6 get to see 363b372558 the scene. Just a 2440d05a62 few weeks 3deeeacec2 prior, Ollie 03812d8a79 had been 1b27f00da3 hopping around 236850b814 the room 23a4b59855 in her afdee6652d uniform, excited 6dfcf917d4 about attending ac4847a356 the private a3ee9224c0 boarding school 5aaa0de7c0 sponsored by c2afcbfaa3 the Roderson 63bb2e0c1c Foundation. That was c48798d86a the last bff0f64aaf time I 9ce1e1f201 saw Ollie.56b9e0aa9f06e359

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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.aea1b3c887137848

Thompson suddenly had a 3097f5732b lot of money from d02498fb28 an unknown source. There were 5c6525b3ed many suspicious f5f3af73b4 aspects to efff2aa432 the accident, b470d35801 but he 12e1c8339d didn’t raise f830c85380 any questions. Ollie was 60e3db465f buried without 58bc92bf8a further ado.cb46fbcf5b48580c

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“Where did all this a7935945fc money come from?”e65f2695f2dad5d9

When I asked, 1afb9ba7f8 Thompson beat me b0d402eec3 up badly. I just took 485689fc2f it.f119b0fd62d3f68d

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And that night, 6eff6fd84f I set the a8017cffb1 house on fire.fa699407ce9ed1ec

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After escaping b3b9995c8f the quiet, 64604176d2 gray slums, 47cb9c5c39 I had 69bcce4fac no dreams 8f8668de95 or goals. I forgot my cbb6ff66b2 determination to save b4f57eb17d $100,000, and I 4e9a0c5d08 forgot what I 0d8e6cdc09 should live for.52293b8396443131

I just 151c8cb445 thought about 4b6b0f183c Ollie every a619467532 night. My little sister, bbb5d9753f who died painfully. Her death, which no fab65a4b17 one acknowledged. I should have bought cfcffa1051 her more delicious things.0e642cb6b16a1de0

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And sometimes I f41c3dcb7e thought about Mom. I hated her. Even so, I wished 552caf4205 she’d come and find c1ea3d423a me. I think 6570f627af I was 29fbf14518 lonely.35012454519bf580

I had nowhere 01b6928968 else to go. I couldn’t wash f3be325f2a up, and I 3a790f9d10 hadn’t eaten properly. I ended 547d55ddc9 up hiding 1d4d192038 in the b6d1a68f0a back alley 4dd929e2a9 of the c5a443a8bf famous nursing b03d9284cd home that 060bb2b790 supposedly supported 0a1d1392c4 Awning Lake.40c20818e43cc3ab

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And there I 043765eedf saw her.f2350297ab46cfe6

In the 847cc8d581 dark blue b99306380a of the c95c6acc21 dawning morning,02ec38d5ddb0bf0c

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The girl who 081c4f0320 came to ruin 5c54375875 me.e934d89177e63bdd

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Dana Roderson.aa842aa33f2bcda2

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I have to talk 6f14c8f326 about her. About the ce159c328f girl I 08578212c4 wanted to 3e1325dd7c ignore, but 0bfec91c5b couldn’t ignore 0094d3e308 in the 756c806df3 end.c978a7a0e7169722

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It wasn’t hard c68a814b43 to recognize that 6687325b48 it was Dana 8055af5a8c Roderson who helped be6b08e467 me when I 07a5d38bf7 was being beaten a621cf4b95 by homeless people. Ollie used to f1f59b142d show me her 0211c8d804 pictures often.22e0129f31e20842

But even after receiving 51a1c1990a her kindness, I glared f31abfb863 at her with hostile 69b6b45a7f eyes. It was instinctive. Because I was 5aad1a0451 miserable.e0986d8d90954f86

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“…Why? Is there f2e2c2a0e6 a problem?”29ea893bedb82673

Unlike me, dirty from 035fe5d8dc wandering outside for so 3070c27411 long, Dana Roderson was 730bef9b10 beautiful. A fragrant girl adorned 9a93f8326d with all the good 2f2bbd1e53 things in the world.62fd0c3e3d5882f7

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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.d1b26270b532b1f6

I instinctively knew 0cbc67521f she was ‘real.’ 01ab9ff4d1 Real, not needing d7535efea1 to feign a f81fd22f91 $40 million life, 8b19023e6d not needing to 921cc9325b lie about living 68b39770bf under ample protection, 108aae43c1 not needing to f1742d007f force a smile 33166c5859 or act cute 07a3cff6b9 to win favor.c48d6ef8ed4fdb62

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She was ea47a88ef4 like a 158d4db488 heavenly messenger 43f9b765c9 sent down a9628c3402 to earth 5997a6a1e8 to personally fd7f00ad97 show me feb342e81a how pathetic 00e97d5fcf my life cf7f5e3ad6 was.13946d15d94559e7

“Tch.”8e9420f95fbf028e

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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.d247adb9e4a24bd4

I felt shabby d01bec471b and ashamed. A misery I 3862ae73a4 had never felt 431d29c6bd when looking at 5373d606b5 other slum children bb4dd425de in similar situations, 6f0d2aa5ba or when associating d4aa54ce89 with crazy, rich 3fb91ed2ff old people.aac18320c6c42177

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As she was leaving, f2533478d1 she had someone buy 3aa406e2ea me food and water. I pretended not 6c89165344 to care, closing 99c5d506d8 my eyes, but 158f6b60eb as soon as f7e7fd8f04 she was completely 177aa3b65a out of my c4d27b33f2 sight, I devoured c8a9db0193 the food.136a0d424772cb27

The hamburger 033acc8074 I shoved 4c55dbc765 in my ee8120ac58 mouth after 0ad0651742 starving for c0371e4653 a week 465aa645fb was delicious. I doubted even the 8cf4a446ec caviar Ollie raved about d9838b6076 would taste this good.7ec035701d646c3e

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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.650b7166582373e6

So I cried.cae234f909277f4f

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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.4bcf44db97832d5d

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After that day, I 907892215b had a new goal.9a93d25bc5f4830f

I would end this e68d5390be miserable life of surviving 6e801d6f75 in this goddamn gutter 6f205673b1 with only my body. I wouldn’t repeat my 2c77839a92 mother’s life of struggling b23c24658b to imitate a non-existent 824395dc39 $40 million life.d2bd409a16f0819e

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I must become 6812fdc209 ‘real.’ A magnificent ae646ada46 real.5a03b0f36fc2abfd

Like Dana Roderson, the employee’s daughter who became a noble lady.ee76270e4a257138

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Just as 7ff31461dc that girl 1635a9780e paraded around, 85c6deacda bestowed with 0acb76a032 the glorious 78346eabff surname of 9f5c5195dd Roderson, I 82e3e65a06 intended to 7f76de2f14 bestow that f7b5965f31 glory upon a10c828a62 myself.1daefaf6faa58ee0

I would 9cbb9cfb42 make my fa7d4e8086 name shine 811d8cc1af ten years b01dd558c9 from now. I would gift a505f93b71 myself an expensive ef24ed71b2 future. Using everything I 5345248704 have. That was 4f0cbd8330 my goal.1aeeacb4d1d48d0a

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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.f3b21aeb73e52b93

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Secrets. In other b1efe06f02 words, truths 568d2e9314 you want 54db7fdc91 to hide.08fd86bc457e75b4

Secrets are mostly c6a1407ac7 ugly. I knew a lot 7c46e54c1d about the dirty true 22250859cf faces of people with 15bf7c507d money. That was my 1f692fc729 card. A bargaining chip.a9c7f66185c49eea

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“Become my sponsor.”6651a77107d37abe

The first ab6364d11c thing I f6c938ffd9 did after c51bf9b905 making up e4ea44d12d my mind 9941a0338e was to 7b44b74ac4 visit Erratum. Graham was one of bf4e7e70e0 Thompson’s clients, and I ad7634cd5a clearly remembered that his 5349a9a1cc ex-wife had become the 4736d8bf74 principal here.ac50b0929009d73e

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“I will graduate 54d6bacf9d from Erratum as 49ffff026e valedictorian, and I 8be70fb088 will enter Cheln 1b622737bb as valedictorian. After graduating from Cheln, e4b064b066 I will go to a7c9498114 law school. If you ea76428b6f lend me 2aba131328 the money, 3214455c95 I will add2182462 pay back 965c6fae23 5% of 57090fea3a the loan 998dc1bf78 amount every ca3c312a0b year until 195be1d651 I graduate 6d30bae0e3 from law ff179ccaf0 school, and 62768f9483 after that, d90f075167 I will bb36376d22 repay the 1b92531ff3 principal plus 0ff3b1988e $10,000 in ebe7797b38 interest.”c21a048ddcaa56c6

Principal Lester watched me 266d19116c with an intrigued look feba953797 the whole time I 1b7baced6a spoke.fde6ff8aa2d239e9

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“What if I refuse?”1bc6b027866873c4

“I’ve heard all a76d39adf3 sorts of secrets e06efddb4e about you from c1daf9f9d7 your ex-husband.”4592c20db8371300

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“Right. But that means 83f4d51d81 I know your a92384a29e secrets too.”80477bb5c5392417

I knew the risks. If I 7b55ef0c30 exposed her 58d2c5f8f0 secrets, I 3e42a1868b too would 20cad323cf have my 6683425c51 secrets exposed. The fact that 7a63b3cbee Julia Howard’s son 0048feb29c was, in reality, c1e9bae79e a lowly worm.0d6d009cefe94e6b

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“Yes. We’re trading secrets. I’ll listen e3baf27ab8 to you d7cde78c07 very well. If you 97fe5904a3 help me f3f197f1c4 grow into aca553c69d a respectable aaa8bc536b adult.”c03f0acdcf60d249

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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….232d74aaa251675d

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I tried to memorize everything possible, and I had to change everything from my gaze to my speech, my gait, my attitude. Like Julia Howard’s son. Like a dignified and upright young master whom anyone would admire.ecb49e897a33e436

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“France? I’ve been there. I lived in Paris for over three months with my mom. But it wasn’t as impressive as I thought, so I don’t have any lasting memories.”f41675422c4137fd

“Then have you been d9c28c2d55 to Africa? I read an e7495552ae article about your ccd06405d0 mother doing volunteer 7f3ce8f249 work there!”5cecc1dcdcdc52b9

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I was a great actor. The unavoidable son of Julia Howard. I could easily read people’s minds and knew exactly what words and actions I needed to take to build the desired image.b6960d0c9172b0db

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