University. Annabell walked across the quad, wearing a f
ozen yet. Carisa stood by the fountain, surrounded by a flock of w
ad across his face. He broke away from the group an
tyard. "The trailer park trash. Heard my dad threw you out last nigh
ell's cheap clothes. Carisa stood in the background, placing a hand over her
completely dead. She reached into her bag a
, her voice carrying a chilling clarity, "your GPA will dr
th hit a nerve. He raised his fist, steppin
ster stepped in front of Annabell, his
Leo warned, his voi
He swallowed his anger, lowered his fist, and spat on the ground. He
se. Professor Miller, a man infamous for his brutal grading,
o Annabell. His upper lip curled in a sneer, his disg
Financial Engineering. The pages were fille
antic scratching of p
n, sweat beading on his forehead. He frantically scribbled something
by Annab
her worn sneaker and planted it firm
ge. The complex mathematical models unraveled in her mi
e wrote out lines of flawless, elegant d
t of the class was still groani
final integer for the extra credit question. S
ic
lent hall. Professor Miller's head snapped up.
up, grabbed her paper, and wal
, whispering to her neighbor that Annabell ha
xam flat on Miller's
mia! Do you think because your family kicked you out, yo
her index finger twice on the final extra
nd walked ou
aying on his lips. He was the only one on campus who kn
wn, intending to draw a mass
rst line of the deriva
shed his slipping glasses up his nose and grabbed the paper with both hands. His fingers began to t
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