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Zane hadn’t even opened his mouth when she bolted.

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As he watched her sprint away, a sly grin spread across Zane’s face. In the past, seeing other women drool over him made

him feel sick.

But now, seeing Elysia do the same, he actually felt good. He even felt nice to be wanted.

Alice saw Zane’s sudden smile and was shocked like she’d seen a ghost. She thought, ‘Isn’t Zane always stone–faced? What’s with this smile?”

On the way back, she let out a long sigh, thinking the car was finally going at a normal speed.

Earlier, it was like a snail’s crawl. But she didn’t dare ask, afraid Elysia would think Zane was driving slowly on purpose, not wanting to take her home.

After Elysia got home, she took a cold shower to calm down. She kept reminding herself in her head not to get lost in

someone’s looks.

Emma was in a great mood today. She just heard that Elysia fell asleep during the Language and Composition test. If Elysia could sleep during a test where points were easy to score, it showed how bad she really was.

Emma figured if Elysia bombed Language and Composition, her other subjects couldn’t be much better. The chance to show Elysia up she’d been waiting for was finally coming, and she was happy about it.

Elysia changed into her pajamas and planned to type up the manuscript she’d been writing. She started writing just for fun, but then she got more and more into it. So she wrote a little every day and had a bunch of words now.

After copying all her handwritten notes to the computer, it was one in the morning. She found a website, made an account. and picked the pen name “Nightwood.” Then she posted her story in chapters and went to bed.

Elysia felt

asleep during the Language and Composition test.”

“Who knows?!”

to talk about me? Why not

1, the atmosphere was super tense. Most udents knew about her sleeping during the test and were worried she’d bring the class average down. But after what

take it anymore. As the leader

someone did, she’d cut them out.

wouldn’t count toward Class L’s average.

Jan

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the test, Elysia? Bianca demanded.

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‘Does she have to control everything? Is she thinking straight? I

I just didn’t write the essay. Is

too much attention at school. Anything related to her was fair game

not answering, Bianca thought she was guilty and felt smug. “Elysia, why don’t you just leave Class 1? To be honest,

you crossed the line, Justin said,

down the law. “Elysia’s in our class. You’re supposed to help her, instead of

speechless. She couldn’t believe Justin was backing Elysia. He was usually so hands–off, not the one to get in the middle of

It was clear who he was closer to Bianca wondered if she was really that unlikable, even less likable than

down on people he thinks are beneath him. And Elysia’s not even in the same league as me. I’m a top student and the class leader. How can Elysia compare?

She had always liked Justin and tried to get closer to him by studying

cold. But today, this cold person was actually speaking up for someone else, and it left her feeling really

the initiative to help someone was a first in his memory. It felt almost surreal. Elysia glanced at Justin, thinking he was being pretty loyal today, But

equally surprised that

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