Coolest Girl in Town

But that meant he couldn’t meet Elise, since she was not interested in it. “It’s fine. As long as you’re in Northcliff.” Elise knew what Zachary was trying to say, but she had to give him a clear-cut refusal. Dragging things out was a big taboo in relationships. She wouldn’t give anyone even the slightest bit of hope if she didn’t like him. “I might not be going to any college, Zachary. You don’t have to stubbornly cling onto me. You’ll be living a great life and meeting a lot of new people.

Don’t be too obsessed over me. You might just meet the girl of your life tomorrow.” Zachary was looking at her, but he didn’t seem to hear what she just said. “I know, but I’ll still go on.” In other words, he didn’t mind that his love was unrequited. Even though she had no romantic interest in him, that wouldn’t change how he felt about her. A frown appeared on her forehead. She never talked to him that much aside from that time in the National Math Olympiad training camp. Even then, they didn’t talk about anything other than the competition.

I’ll be waiting here.” Elise went away, but she couldn’t

rich ladies, come up to her. Elise smiled mirthlessly. “Anything you need, Miss Lawson?” No matter how many times Ashlyn saw her, she could never understand why Elise had the guts to stand among

looked at Elise in contempt. “She’s just dragging our class down. Now I feel all dirty knowing someone like her is breathing the same air as me.” Elise knew the girls were here to cause trouble at once, but she wouldn’t give them the pleasure. “Well, you can always get the hell out of here. You belong in the

Another lady called Nelly agreed, “You know, you can get first prize even without any makeup on in a Halloween costume contest. If anyone here is ugly, it’s you.” Elise crossed her arms and stared at the ladies as she replied without skipping a beat, “Honestly, I might be ugly, but at least I’m not a troll. You could be cast in the first Harry Potter’s film and nobody could tell the difference between you and the troll in the dungeon.” Before they could say anything, Elise looked at Ashlyn. You think this is funny? Remember what happened last time? Now that was funny. I can jog your memory for you if you’ve forgotten all about it.” Ashlyn could hear the

could you do this after what she said to us?” Queenie grumbled. Nelly shared her sentiment. “You’d better not use us as a means to an end. We’re not stupid.” The sudden infighting caught Ashlyn by surprise, but she had more important matters to handle, so it wasn’t the time to antagonize