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Chapter 13

Author: Caramel Pudding
People around me were pointing and whispering. A few had their phones out, filming for social media and muttering about how the state's top scorer could be so ungrateful to her own family.

The live comments came again. "These three are like stray dogs who won't stop following her. They actually showed up at the train station. Have they got no shame?"

I looked at the three of them making a spectacle of themselves. My fingertips tapped lightly against the portable hard drive in my pocket.

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    Comments flashed by. "Ha, they're turning on each other now."The reporter saw the footage on the screen too and cleared his throat awkwardly. I just smiled, didn't say a word, and turned to follow the upperclassman through the Whitmore University gates.The September sun was warm on my face. The live comments had completely changed. All those old comments fawning over Joey and telling me to drop dead were gone. In their place was something entirely different."Eloise is out here winning and living her best life. I love this for her.""She got everything she deserved. The future is wide open.""Karma really came through on this one. From here on out, it's nothing but academics and greatness. Forget those people."Mr. Wilson was already waiting for me at the bottom of the dorm building. He handed me my room key with a smile."Your single room is all set. It's on the fourth floor—nice and quiet, perfect for studying. The financial aid and scholarship have both been approved, and t

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