Crafroze.Herfever-heavymind,alreadyfogged,wasstabbedawakebytheaccusation.
“I’mnotpretending…mywholebodyhurts…”shetriedtoexpin,butherweakvoicesoundedpaleanduselessagaiher’sforce.
“Don’tgivemethat!”Mrs.Lin’svoicesharpened.“Don’tthinkIhaven’tnoticedyht’sbeenonuntilowhtthesepasttwoweeks.Whoknowsifyou’redoingmath—orreadingthoseuselessextracurricurbooksofyours?”Hereyesleftnorootiation.“Highschoolersdosickthateasily.Thisisbecauseyouneverfocusproperly,becauseyourmindisalwayssomewhereelse—andnowyou’relookingforexcuses!”
Mrs.Linturnedawayandthrewdownherfinalorderlikeaverdict:
“Gowashyourfacewithcoldwater,taketwoPanadol,adressed.Thenineo’clockeseliteraturereviewisnotoptional.I’mgoingtowatchyouleaveinabit.”
Herfootstepsfaded,leavingCraalohthecleofthedoorway.
Shebracedherselfagainstthewalndsliddownontotheicyfloor.Thefour-tatamiroomfeltlikeacageshecouldn’tescape.Ihebckfive-stringbassstoodquietly—liketheonlypieceofdriftwoodshecouldgrab,aimpossiblyheavy.
Dizzinessrolledierwave.
Crastaredatthethick,uglycallushtthumb—hard-won,stubborn—andforthefirsttime,hereyesburhaphysical,untrolblesting.
Susalwayshadstandardanswers.Pluginthecorrectdata,andyougotaresult.
Butinthissuffogseventeen-year-oldlife,nomatterhowcarefullyshecalcuted,nomatterhowhardshegrittedherteethandheldon—
realitynevergaveherasolutionthatletherbreathe.
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