7
The graduation exams were finally over, and
all I heard was the cicadas outside.
There was no way I was going back to that
house.
I rented a small apartment.
I did tutoring and got a head start on my
studies.
I was not at home when the college reps
arrived.
When Mom and Dad heard that I was at the
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When Mom and Dad heard that I was at the
top of the class, they stopped.
“Emily is an amazing student, and we came
here out of respect.”
My mom turned her eyes to the door, like she was sneaking out, and locked it.
She and my dad exchanged glances. “Emily! Get out here! The college teacher is here!”
Ashley came out with her eyelids drooping. “Mom are you out of your mind? Emily is
gone-”
My mom pinched her arm and started
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My mom pinched her arm and started
bragging to the reps. “That’s my daughter
Emily. The top student!”
The reps furrowed their eyebrows. “Is that
Emily?”
My mom raised her chest. “Of course.”
Ashley realized that this could change her life.
She fixed her hair.
“Yeah, I’m Emily. I’m the top student.”
She wrinkled her nose.
“You could have sent more people. You have
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Lo have a real interest to yel me.
The college reps raised their eyebrows and
were about to say something when Ashley
interrupted.
“You didn’t send anything. You came.”
“I am not that interested. If you want me,
what will you do to get me?”
Mom and Dad acted like they were just as
good. “Yeah, my daughter is the best!”
“Did you get something wrong?”
“Emily has already agreed to go into energ
dynamics.”
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“I came to help her with her records.”
He held up his phone.
There was a video of me.
The three of them looked at me with stiff
faces.
Someone was knocking on the door. The teacher got up and opened it.
There were two officers. “Who made the
call?”
I held up my hand.
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“Someone is using my information to commit
crimes.”
The reps nodded. “We are the witnesses.”
The family was taken into a police car.
My dad was freaking out. “We were making a
joke.”
The police didn’t answer him.
He pointed to my mom.
“It’s the fault of you and your daughter!”
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My mom lowered her head.
My mom cursed me, did everything. My dad
just stood by and didn’t say a word.
She felt bad for not having had a son.
My dad took her actions.
She was still in the Dark Ages.
It was sad, but it wasn’t.
Like my dad said, it was a family problem.
The police made me sign the papers:
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I saw Ashley’s boyfriend at the police station.
When he saw me, his eyes lit up.
When he saw me, his eyes lit up.
