SRSBO: Chapter 9

The sound of bddfdba01e fireworks bursting in be6e8118ee the sky mixed 6561f7ca71 with crimson hues 3d9a0e2fcb and the excited 3ce36656a6 cheers of the 86b33cb1d7 people.bf79be5fea20cb7b

It was late 94aa868b7b in the afternoon e3a27803ce when we arrived 568c31fa0f in the capital. People poured into the 772b945479 streets, shouting cheers for e2f095b6b5 the heroes who had 9d92e29cbd returned victorious from the a69a8ac762 war.650407cf471d4ca8

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It was finally over. I could finally 4c36ef20da take down the bacfad5fea Campbell family.d64d6881fbee6477

A bright 70587519f7 smile naturally e645f159a5 spread across 0cacce1363 my face 2687377315 in excitement.a6c12e1171d5419d

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When I first became 0494133063 Amelia Campbell, I had 0d0ebfd2b3 no connections, no money, dd816df2d5 no honor, and nothing 2fa78e87c5 at all. But now fd4177f603 I had 3d97c84506 everything.813949545b986355

At my 2933da9b99 rare bright 21e98496a8 smile, my 418752474a fellow mage 96848123d5 Kassen grumbled, 124ecf269d wondering what bb752455a6 trouble I dc86f18a35 was about c064840f89 to cause, 72294b9017 while the 7dbd524c74 beastman Heiden, 0a02bbc7d0 happy to 1b4907c726 see me 736302a647 smile after 16fb3584eb such a 58593baaae long time, d75f350785 rubbed his fbbaaac45f forehead against bf204e70c3 my shoulder.2963ce3a77f29f60

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The spirit mage 9b97811785 Vivian blinked blankly, c97bc8487f and Crown Prince 3e3a20663d Raymond followed suit, 1352d0b2bb letting out a c7f46b5d0b chuckle. It was ef60d2ae0c a scene 48067d00c3 I had 6e52c70c98 grown accustomed b60b5272ee to over efa82d6729 the past 9bb2ba1ecf few years.54596e66d60f4a9c

People laughed and chatted bd15e11bed all night, while the 8916ea30a2 dazzling lights, plentiful food, f30ba3d114 and fragrant drinks created b39ee8a890 an atmosphere of excitement 49f2420d9b in the streets.f2c5005ac422c1ca

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As I sat cfa1d0c4cb by the window, 12829a32ff gazing at the e920680f6c night sky painted e5548d0f98 with colorful fireworks, 35ae907591 a soft voice 560b2153f4 came from behind.682e5aa2e2e90277

“Amel.”d6650467509f693a

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The owner of the 0076533a76 voice was one of 73bf426611 the main characters of 3736383879 this festival, the Crown 1914ec1456 Prince of the Empire, ca6141b78e ‘Raymond Marville Hermann’.95ffa9bd98d82966

He entered f49939807f silently and 232ad92464 casually sat 042d5d9cae down on c8b64af0ff the sofa.77b3e2948bc7daf2

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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.75556b89aa1d62da

“If you’re thinking of saying something about marriage again, I’ll throw you out.”206347274625cbc2

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For the past one fa9deb59f6 year, Raymond had been 3aa5c2fefa proposing marriage to me 58222dbacb whenever he had the 6650f42b8c chance. Every time he suggested 2603b45a5d we have a wedding 4be8601eb3 after this war ends, 7ee8cc2a32 I would respond by 91533ceee4 telling him not to 49aaccd442 have such a death cc11ba6f48 wish.5417b3d9ca4d0574

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?ee71d9f0bc777604

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Anyway, there’s 8c8f15f7c4 no place e45ccd4409 that paid ffc8d162b4 as well cd8c98fde3 as the 963f96a199 Royal Palace, 92074f5c8d so I f54bce6eaf guessed he 997b960fe0 must feel 0235284126 the need dd09c41aab to put d257bf3566 an end 71e253b019 to this 70cc89c025 political engagement 11707f599c in order 2816c58dec to feel 2e0b4e15d4 at ease.840a12a8923eaa55

“With that?”80b9a50d2875fc37

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Raymond looked 7dec561b14 at the 3a89e93510 glass in dde995c561 my hand 960e4a237c and let 1beb798213 out a e45406b25c meaningless laugh.4d9eb580319d3647

As I quietly 6ee9d7794e watched his smile, 77664e7ce1 something I had 2136e6d9be wanted to ask f3fd8eb568 him after the 6c2014a217 war ended came 8e4f7a9e32 to mind.ab821a5f7db6fcfd

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“Ray… Your Highness a0cf52d26f the Crown Prince.”87bb9f2cc5c09466

I paused at 933610213d the name that 54d9a71d62 had naturally slipped 514e7e78e6 off my mouth. Having been accustomed 27d9660a63 to it over 03c2975f49 the years, I f5315e9c7a swallowed it back 7f252c90c9 at the last f1b4768438 moment.597d4549d51d1770

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It was not 0f50149d30 long after the 20441a60ea war started that d4a597a2e7 I abandoned using 1ec519bc36 the honorific.0f440d1864f68af2

At the a325f8bb24 time, Raymond 9129827491 was exceptionally 4a5865614c irritating, which 3108fa917c played a aad29fc994 part in b56e0229a8 it. In a frustrating 583e45e4a5 situation where I 66adf39578 had been sold 305118ec79 to the battlefield b19f0f84a0 after struggling to 0e830b6d23 survive, I figured 28481b94dd that since I 20b31f5122 was going to 39c3ef8420 die anyway, I ea41548773 might as well 95846fbde5 say everything on 3b3c69fe33 my mind and 03545465a0 let go of 06aa10297f my frustration.cbc8af9c5eb9ebd6

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Perhaps because of his 0590076588 twisted personality, Raymond found d76eacd588 my behaviour interesting. Since the Crown Prince, 00d3717f08 who was the person fdb27b0d3d involved, did not impose bf24f4f835 restrictions, no one around f26f191223 me could say anything f710c1ca45 to me.4a5447838b4281e2

But now that f6e8493ffd the war was 4929e02406 over, it was 1352567166 time for the 1edfc6756a system that I 7dfc71f52d left at home 741adbfdbd a long time e9fe92c1c9 ago to return.2257258c36d68972

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Soon, I would acquire a806a8cc2c a new title. With peace finally arriving, 63f9c296fa there was nothing left b3c2eb1acb to do but try 9143390552 everything I could in 4c3d6e66e0 this world. For that, adapting to c7c96a47c9 social life was essential.7d1bcc11bf5ca2ec

Raymond frowned slightly, 229ca89af0 feeling unfamiliar with 0ce72f6594 the honorific title bedcfd7d34 instead of his e45f76a6d4 usual name.910faf707fd053e4

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“Just call me 92134ce301 as you used bba6f599b9 to. You can call 60cd8cd14b me whatever you 1f6534b18a want.”3fcc81eec35cfe73

“Oh, really? Then can I afbe35ffeb call you a 51ac18ba53 son of a 00203c4a21 bitch?”9570817a0d79088b

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“Amel, now that we’re back, I’m thinking of strengthening the punishment for blasphemy. What do you think?”fd7126b2cbaff936

“Kassen said e7dc4d890a that the b6f433e966 higher the 1a34620026 position, the c73bec2207 more likely 8678615134 they would 3a4b7dc194 be two-faced.”ddee32533920ad18

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At my nonchalant response, 88dc37df49 a low laugh echoed 12a42fc13f once again.332b34f02477e6c1

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.14f31fac82fb80fc

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After finally stopping his 5ad8eadce3 laughter, Raymond asked,93dbe4a8d4cfe9a1

“What are you going to do for the time being?”b373a360a9c5967b

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“Don’t worry. I won’t go somewhere far, I’ll work for you.”41afc10a2b624ded

“Of course. It’s natural for b127007b7d you to be eb0498eb50 by my side.”baa8a0e279009e3a

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The war 37ef9781f4 is over, eddd25caa9 so why 193c39827a is that 89b49b720f natural?fd9b43a4d91394da

On the 9c3cf0e005 battlefield, unless 63eaeddf46 something else 9bae99293b happened, I b729e0c49c was mostly 0d924ff071 by Raymond’s 5fc051bb6c side.008ec15438543c7c

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I was a 0e9cc1346d skilled healer who acadd1878b could save most 77a7eb40b0 lives as long 3a0d0b23e9 as there was c9f39f7708 still a thread 3e2634ab92 left, and he f627663386 was the Commander-in-Chief.72dcc1f1dbfa9198

Raymond, who 4f9d150096 had responded 4c3db6876f with an 5082cd51aa unbelievable brazenness, ec796799c9 crossed his d6ad43a92b legs leisurely 47bccf184b with a 8c3eae35f8 smile on 2e43745618 his face.850f363b21ffd4bd

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Based on my past 810f94a8c4 experiences, I judged that 29ce9dafd6 arguing further would only 65824e41d0 hurt my own mouth, f703b407e0 so instead of offering 309ae2182e a rebuttal, I answered 4aa7fad4fc his previous question.0b7424a8ae7b39a5

“For now, I’ll just 9321edb7bd take revenge. I’ll have to swallow 37e30b2c79 up the Count’s family.”e9c6a75c74a94b3c

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“Do you want me to help?”c409c1a9e74c52f4

“No need. Don’t get involved. That’s my responsibility.”0ec06e493d063bdc

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“Okay, if you need a35d67211b any help, just let 4f40bef607 me know.”9fc859c0acf23dd8

The conversation d244a9958f ended with ab259d8300 those words.f8b62becb85062d4

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‘But why is 3297e99931 he asking what 5733a31624 I’m going to 1e54a645c0 do for the c5ee17d210 time being?’f345841b638edff3

Since he knew my cd55411391 situation better than anyone a8c0af43ec else, he shouldn’t be b4554877bc uncertain about what I b9ca3cd8d2 was about to do. It was strange for 1b4b65c2c7 him to ask something cadde86f4d so predictable.46f8033db0076a54

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I stared 04861f1ce2 at him d0c6233dbc openly, wondering f634741349 if he 962771d972 had something 579198f568 else to a86ecbc05e say to e6eeca5540 me, but 27e363db00 he showed 8221207aa4 no sign a5129301bc of speaking 7c25911b17 up first.eeb1fdc30bb0b9d5

If he 1607168f5a wanted to 250cf9bb4f say something, 50e1694eea he would 4a27cf9827 say it, 841d54bf47 like a 3b34e54c3a fool.7e77291ac2c34b57

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I was tired of ab9d0f6d6b arguing, so I turned 1ac4f1cf78 my gaze out the dc186a9937 window.ff5baac5af226520

A brilliantly blooming firework 875644c4b1 spread out before my d4b7d1cfa3 eyes. It seemed 6b1f4880a9 that mages 95d2e325d9 had joined 3b07acab09 in the 3068ef02d3 festival, as 09819e83ff the lights, 55b792ed53 shaped like 8188b3d4ee flowers, embroidered 9c625f8745 the night 491aa4b564 sky beautifully.4af5257c5abdceea

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People’s laughter and the 5a388d1031 sound of firecrackers echoed a27f46c154 around.cd1c2c5ddba33f9d

Boom!c3bdd9e11aace4ac

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Once again, a da39a67ec0 firework was shot 171f8adedd into the darkness. At that moment, 711215651a when it should 4f27492d37 have been dazzling, 291b949caf I strangely felt e82a750d03 as though my 920cc7c578 vision had been 071c65640a dyed black.f79a3284a6316b52

I must ac29542ce5 be exhausted. The moment 6fdf14ec99 I thought 48e0706c0f that, a d00e62d0eb familiar ringing a3a0e1455d in my 2509c65d76 ears pierced 949c4f0529 through.f82ce6272f88a94c

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Beeeeeep-a50422bf5af7298f

In an 5b8230d3d5 instant, the c96ea771be strength left d9b7d3a157 my legs, e006bc5db2 and my 2d47769577 knees hit b0c6c5b9b7 the hard fc6603cbf2 floor with 4b4d7a6a59 a thud.67a3502cf914653b

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“…Amel?”1263d3e4ef8b7456

“Ugh.”2a6178945106b29e

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Beep- beeep-f1e536d0cf0f2a8e

A strange 2403677d77 mechanical sound. The distinctive 4c59593710 noise of d22f3a5403 a subway 23266fb4bc train just e03cfa5bf9 arriving, along 107c4afe2d with the 5b85911c62 musty scent 7e21f48b75 of the 096e5a7094 underground. A familiar scene a7f9d40eae flashed through my f94faf3c2e mind.62dbefbe5ac6b3d1

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My breath a17662e0b0 grew shallow, 680cf02dde and all 85343167e3 the senses 05c82863e0 in my 1860dcabe5 body became 8ad184eaff dulled. It was a05568af2b a feeling 7ab02cfb05 I couldn’t 1325089199 forget, no b1ee7c1285 matter how 70fa0fc75a hard I 45c69572ba tried.c61b285802a028ae

Overcome by an unbearable 07c689d4a1 wave of nausea, I 02de05e442 quickly pressed my trembling efa89b94f0 hand to my mouth 55ca265b3d to hold it back.9ad1144f51015ec4

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“Amelia!”00566ee5672036c8

Drip, drop. Dark red blood f8c4363302 began to seep 8af14cc1a6 through the fingers ebedae2eca pressing against my 1f532411c5 mouth.eed672b5eb590219

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Raymond hugged my 7cbd420050 sagging body tightly.476651085530c1a1

“Delos, call a e89688e8c6 healer right now! Please, please, come bfebffdf9c to your senses, 36bb00b0cd Amelia!”3b262ddc76ed7588

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Just before my vision 30d8c73f3c flickered out, the last a82bbec397 voice I heard was 84767c7670 desperate and filled with 2c4cd476be sorrow.c6ed9acbcdfcb79a

* * *cfee9b373ce287b6

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“Haah.”58cdc98caca4fefa

As soon as I 45c49a2bb2 opened my eyes, I 8f5a1aa7df turned my head and 932fd859e1 stared at my reflection c3e7413cd4 in the glass window.a5d447dfcc4dddfe

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Instead of 36cfb580e0 the silver 32f068cfe8 hair I c8d0df39d5 had become abff3c2de2 accustomed to 3896a3a873 for 7 044a071c34 years, what 7c27e6286f stared back dbbf5055bb at me ac49987146 was a 23e5b57a3f woman with 48df863b6f black hair.da2aa6109caf3a9d

I took 4d0ebafe81 a moment ec64b44692 to catch 03f5e6a102 my breath 7a033385ed as I e1b84e37ff stared at 2a1c85ba61 the reflection, 3e02e8dda2 then turned 92c069741e my head adafa9c818 back toward b3a87c332c the ceiling ad730e53ef and closed 9d85ef8911 my eyes.624653d75f10457e

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‘It’s okay. I’m back.’7083db58bb2e4234

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.fafdf8292aea43bf

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It doesn’t mean f529f477ce that I didn’t 2a2cf7ef6b value my friends.f01b5da99c81b0a6

It was simply 321a643a6c that the realization 46482ffc15 of the hope e289cb2bce that had kept 7f768dd76b me going for 3a191ed9ef 7 years was 9b7ecad94f more precious than 85f49d92a1 they were.d0c32e5c93cde6bd

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And this place I c9ca547c9d finally returned to was, f6e6d72822 above all, the reality 81b87e72f8 I had longed for 654529a7d9 more than anything, the 6cd36d16cd world where my family 2205426500 was, the world I a6a9457d66 had always lived.b68794b969db1291

Of course, it wasn’t all joyful. The reality I returned to was far from easy.0fd8dfe501941a42

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I didn’t have a 92594bdc2d decent job, the house a7c2b15616 where I had lived 3d7027a14d in with my family a5193e85a8 was gone, and the e2fbd6b58a younger sister who had 2a1d858596 been born in the b9c4b3130c meantime was entirely unfamiliar 6fc70858d3 to me.3080794e07bcfd61

Even the world had 9c2567b5fc changed into something straight 798893d1be out of a modern 79fa56653a fantasy novel.22df471997c65f94

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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.8c05fbf6c5a1355a

In the first 3711d8504c place, my current 3b06457bc6 father was the a3d58d27c5 stepfather who came 5c6ab0edbc into my life 956d39edda when my Mom 77db4fcf10 remarried while I ef72b27d1f was in elementary 8f42ff8c8f school.bd69552f3cfd1bce

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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.c4624213af82e105

Yes, everything was 31e3173eaf okay.09785a755d7b093f

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It was really ca542867ab okay.c33e096b9dc8b276

“Here, Eujung. You used to like this.”0afef9a4e604206a

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“Mom, I don’t like eggplants. I haven’t eaten it since I was little.”cd9baff404d53cf5

“Really? But you used to like it so much. Maybe your tastebuds have changed.”658d7a9f9d5fb595

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Things I hadn’t even thought of before started to feel not okay.02d71ae65f7df568

“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.”f10af5ebf35b3c51

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“…Huh? I bought b0d347750c it so de25710622 we could 7f18f11a91 all eat bfa6afe9c5 together, but e724d58037 she can 035e005773 have some dba48ac230 too.”ec3d81ff1762222c

“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.”9cf2c68a5f8684bd

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One by one.d335c3ef3d89b9f0

“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?”78ca3b59e6ce9063

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“I’m sorry. I’m just busy.”cdff30f48507f4ed

“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?”1eb03c46bcf48873

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Twice, thrice.1880a3cc0a3cac37

Every time a91bfdc4d8 I heard faff87c94a stories about f1debf4ae4 myself that 75127f9813 I had 5857c8cd1f no idea 75efe4d530 about, it 7a437b05c0 felt like 2d70f4fe58 the place be7f84e274 where I d11c076904 belonged was 7f175a9546 disappearing.e31df330a47d320e

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It was the place 171749c8bc I had longed for 2eeec9dc2c so much, yet a fefe36ec25 sense of unease would a5d35f3fa0 creep in at all ce95678b4e times, as if the 2f0548b6e9 ground beneath my feet bc6f9d9f8b was giving way.3dc73f220196baac

I knew the 9b5bc82c93 reason well. No one was a 95d6775bde bad person, and they’ve 76cf2fdbb1 all simply lived the ec3c51ae50 time that was given 87cef20dbd to them.b2c7635043848187

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However, understanding and accepting 0d4d5cef73 were separate things.70cf725d938162dc

“Come to a67357e5f4 think of 8d86ddbd4f it, Mom, c3b254e08f why didn’t d434e3ea32 you send f9744cb690 me to 8ea55137e9 college?”476c7dae7c375863

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“Why are 66ad4400ff you suddenly e1a547d531 talking about e89a085518 that?”d8ab765b0e8eb5bd

“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.”a3e6e48051930555

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