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grown up in the lap of luxury. Everything about her life was meticulously curated-from the designer clothes she wo

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r declared over dinner one evening. Ava froze, her fork halfway to her mouth. Greenfield High was a stark contrast to the private institutions she was used to. It was a public school in a middle-class neighborhood, infamous for its lack of resources and rowdy students. "Greenfield?" Ava echoed, her voice tin

mediately. "Who's the new rich girl?" "Look at her shoes-those cost more than my rent." Ava's face burned as she walked through the hallways, her head down. For weeks, she was a loner. The students either avoided her or mocked her behind her back. But everything changed when she met Joy and Tasha. Joy approached her first, offering

ing family, and Tasha, a spirited yet controver

eir bond forged through shared lunches, late-nig