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All eyes turned to Sadie, most of them expecting to watch her crash and burn. After all, her grades had always been worse than Lorena’s. Odds were, she’d get it wrong too

But Sadie stood up and answered the question clearly and confidently 

The teacher blinked, surprised. That’s correct. Well done. Sadie has been putting in the work lately. The rest of you should follow her example and stop slacking off.” 

Lorena snuck a glance at Sadie, her chest tight with frustration. She thought. If it weren’t for all the time I’ve spent at training. I could’ve answered that

And now Sadie had stolen the spotlight. Unbelievable‘ 

She clenched her fists under the desk. Fine. I’ll just have to catch up- 

fast.‘ 

Meanwhile, Sadie’s mood had lifted. The teacher’s praise felt like a small but wellearned reward

After school, she didn’t stop by the infirmary like usual. Instead, she went straight homebetter to avoid giving Jeremy any reason to get suspicious. She had to stay under the radar

Sure enough, as soon as she got back, the butler seemed to be watching her closely. It made her skin crawl 

After dinner, she went straight to her room. Only once the door was locked behind her did she finally breathe a little easier

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While doing homework, she picked up her phone

She hesitated. ‘Should I text Sean? After all, I didn’t show up today.‘ 

But then again, it wasn’t like he was expecting her. It had always been her going to himnot the other way around

Still, should I say something?” 

She stared at the message screen, conflicted

Maybe I’ll text him later.‘ 

Setting the phone aside, she got back to work. But not long after, her eyelids grew heavyprobably the result of last night’s allnighter

She rested her head on the desk, meaning to close her eyes just for a momentand ended up falling asleep

The next morning, Sadie was jolted awake by her alarm

She groaned and glanced at the clock. How is it morning already

Grabbing her things, she rushed downstairs, snagged a sandwich from the kitchen, and darted out the door to school

At lunch, she debated for a moment, then decided to stop by the infirmary

But Sean wasn’t there

She worked up the nerve to ask the doctor on duty, Is Dr. Francis here??” 

He went out for lunch.” 

Sadie nodded. I’ll come back after school.‘ 

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But when she returned that afternoon, he still wasn’t there. It was the same doctor from earlier

The doctor looked her over and said, I’m on duty today. You should be focusing on your studies, not chasing after this kind of thing. You’re still too young for that.” 

Sadie’s face flushed crimson. She didn’t explainjust turned and left

For several days afterward, she stopped by the infirmary in secret, but never saw Sean again

And to her surprise, she started to feeldisappointed

‘Have I really gotten used to him being there?‘ 

The realization stung

No,she told herself. I can’t rely on anyone. Not in this life. I need to stand on my own.‘ 

She forced herself to refocus, pouring all her energy into preparing for the upcoming exam

She refused to lose

After the exam, Sadie walked out of the classroom feeling cautiously optimistic

I think I did okay. Maybe even good enough to break into the top 100.‘ 

Around her, students were complaining about how hard the test was

She pulled out her phone and opened her chat with Sean. Her fingers hovered over the screenbut in the end, she didn’t send anything

‘We’re not exactly close, she thought

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Frustrated by her own awkwardness, she locked her phone and shoved it back into her bag

Still, she was in a good mood as she packed up and headed home

When she walked into the living room, she found it unusually lively. Her brothers were all there

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