The Beginning Of All Sins

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Olivia quickly got up and continued walking, her f

pale.

Finally, she had parted ways with the boy she had liked for years…

That night, she didn’t dare to return home. She stayed in the dormitory, where she developed a fever. She felt as if she were in a daze, as if she had lost her soul.

The next day, she was roused from her sleep by a barrage of phone calls. She was drenched in sweat. Glancing at her phone, she saw numerous missed calls from Sophie, mutual friends of hers and Jacob’s, and many classmates.

One text message from Sophie caught her attention: “Olivia, something happened to Jacob.”

Olivia’s hands trembled as she read the text. She immediately called Sophie, and the latter answered

right away.

“Olivia! You finally called back! Jacob is at the police station!”

Olivia inquired, “Why is he there?”

at a bar last night. He seems

Is he out of his mind? He’ll have a stain on his record. now! None of us can visit him!”

told herself to stay calm. She replied,

up the phone, her mind racing. In the next moment,

answered.

from a prominent family. Even my dad can’t help him with his connections.”

“I understand,” then

was jeopardizing his future because of what she had said to him the previous day. What should she do now? How could she save him? How could she ensure that he didn’t end up with a permanent stain on

a

if he would assist her, but he had told her to reach out no matter the circumstances. It felt as though a fragile string in her heart was on the verge of snapping.

rang three times before someone picked up, but

was silence on the other

control the tremor in her voice as she said, “I

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was amiss on her end, and his brows furrowed. He was in the midst. of entertaining at a noisy

the police station. They told me he seriously injured the other person, and he might

stunned to hear that.

his hand holding a wine

this happen?”