I had told no one.
Even if it was a coincidence, how could he have
come up with the same idea?
Someone had to be telling him!
Was it Sarah? Brittany?
Were they both involved?
What was their end game?
I got slapped on the back.
“What’s wrong, buddy?”
I jumped and turned around to see Sarah and
Brittany.
They had gotten worried when I didn’t come
back.
I was still on edge,
“I’m going to stay here, okay?”
Brittany threw her hands up,
“Fine! I don’t want to hang around you anyway!”
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8:23
Sarah tried to smooth things out,
“She means that you’re just putting too much
pressure on yourself!”
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“We know you’re worried about the tests, you’re
fine.”
“I know that you guys mean well.”
“Maybe I should just live at school for a couple
of days.”
Brittany rolled her eyes,
“Whatever, I’m not trying to help you.”
Then she grabbed Sarah and they left.
I felt relieved.
At 10:30 PM, I came back to my dorm.
I immediately heard my roommates talking
about Chad.
There was a photo up.
Three hands, holding drinks.
“Love from my favorite helpers!”
I knew that Sarah and Brittany had been with
him.
I looked at his social media.
There were comments from Sarah and Brittany.
“You’re my favorite student!”
“I’ve got your back!”
I blinked, had I read that wrong?
Then everything was gone.
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They must’ve taken them down.
They were definitely helping Chad.
Coming to that conclusion was a relief.
If I knew who the problem was, I could deal with
- it.
If I just stayed at school for the week they
couldn’t do anything.
I felt much better.
That night, I woke up to find my roommate
searching through my stuff.
“What are you doing?”
He jumped and dropped my notebook.
“I know you cheated to get here!”
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“I can’t believe I live with someone like you, I’m going to report you to the administration.”
It turned out Chad had told his followers who I was and to report me.
I was getting hate mail and people were even messing with my food.
I reached out to my guidance counselor.
He had believed in me before.
He got me a single room so I could get my
studying done.
The essay was finished.
I was ready.
Then I saw his post.
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“I finally finished my new essay.”
There was a photo of the last paragraph.
I knew it.
It was the same as mine.
He had posted it 10 minutes earlier.
I lost it and destroyed my notes.
Was I just meant to be stolen from?
I was ready to give up.
Then the phone rang.
I had gotten early admission to Stanford.
I didn’t even have to test!
I was ready to go.
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But I was happy.
With an offer from Stanford, I was ready to get
back at Chad.
I told no one that I was going to skip the test.
The night before, I changed the essay again.
Chad liked to copy?
I would give him something worth copying!
When the final test finished, Chad was the first
out of the room.
There was a crowd waiting, including some
online streamers.
When they saw him they rushed over.
“What was that test like? I bet you aced it!”
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There was a crowd waiting, including some
online streamers.
When they saw him they rushed over.
“What was that test like? I bet you aced it!”
Brittany spoke before he had a chance,
