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01:00After I mumbled, I like you, twisting the hem of my hoodie, the one who reacted the most wasn't Luke.
01:07It was Chad, star football player leaning against the net post.
01:10Chloe, you're actually obsessed with Luke?
01:13His loud voice carried straight across the entire beach volleyball court.
01:19Everyone can hear it.
01:20The entire beach volleyball court fell silent for a second, then burst into louder laughs.
01:27Damn, Luke's got game.
01:29Even the heavy girl tracked him down to the court to confess.
01:32Yo, Luke!
01:33You turned down all those hot girls just for this?
01:36That's hilarious!
01:37Luke stopped smiling, twisting his volleyball wristband, and stared at me.
01:42You serious?
01:44My face burned.
01:45I stared at my shoes, not saying a word.
01:48I didn't mean to draw this big of a crowd.
01:50Should have waited till he was alone after practice.
01:53A loud crash cut me off, Luke suddenly stood up.
01:56With a swift motion, a volleyball flew past my ear and landed on the ground behind me.
02:02Everyone went quiet when they saw he was actually mad.
02:05He looked down at me with that mocking smirk.
02:08Real question.
02:10What made you think I'd say yes?
02:12You think I got bad taste or something?
02:15Hey, fat ass.
02:16You don't think you're kind of gross?
02:19I could not take it anymore.
02:21I ran into the restroom and locked, myself inside a stall.
02:28Suddenly, Diana walked in with a group of people
02:32and splashed a bucket of water on me.
02:36I stood there without moving.
02:38Cold water dipped from my hair onto the floor.
02:42Look in a mirror before you embarrass Lucas.
02:48I'd been teased about my weight my whole life and grew super introverted
02:52until Luke sat next to me.
02:54He never judged me
02:55and even snapped at people who joked about my size.
02:59That's boring.
03:00Back when I just wanted a sweet high school romance,
03:03Luke was my whole source of dopamine.
03:05But that day, he dumped a bucket of cold water right over me.
03:09Turns out miracles never happen to nerdy fat girls like me.
03:13But I never saw him come back that day.
03:16Luke rubbed his temples and walked out.
03:18His friend came over to switch his seat with the teacher's permission.
03:23The guy gave me an awkward smile.
03:26Uh, Luke went home sick with a stomach bug.
03:29Said he wanted a new seat.
03:31He caught my blank stare and quickly added,
03:33It's not about you! Don't overthink it!
03:35I blinked back, stinging eyes.
03:37My chest tight.
03:39Why was I such a freak just for eating half a portion more mac and cheese
03:42or one extra chicken tender?
03:44I stared at my chubby hands and decided to stop daydreaming about being prom queen.
03:52Three days later, Luke showed up in the hallway with his arm around Diana, the cheer captain.
03:57Diana did competitive dance 5'6", 92 pounds.
04:01Me, Chloe, 5'4", 140 pounds.
04:06Chad the football player teased.
04:08Luke's finally off the market, huh?
04:10You serious or just messing around?
04:12Diana pouted, fake offended.
04:15What?
04:16You think I let just anyone put their arm around me?
04:19Luke raised an eyebrow, letting her claim stand.
04:22All his friends whooped and whistled.
04:24I stayed hard at my SAT prep book, my grip on the highlighter loosening.
04:29At least no one cared about that whole incident anymore.
04:31No one was teasing me.
04:33That was good enough.
04:34For a long time after that, Luke and I never crossed paths.
04:38I got used to working alone, pulled up in the library studying for the SATs,
04:43still less than a year away.
04:44On that practice test, I got a perfect score in AP Lit beat Ethan,
04:48the GPA-obsessed nerd, for the first time.
04:51Right after class, he asked the teacher if he could sit next to me
04:54and became my new deskmate.
04:57Mr. Davis said my essay sucks.
04:59Told me to learn from you.
05:00New partner? Nice to meet you.
05:02It took me a second to realize I had a deskmate again.
05:05I was kind of happy.
05:07I eagerly handed him my vocabulary notebook and gave a small smile.
05:11Here, I just memorized all this.
05:14Thanks.
05:16I looked up by accident and caught Luke staring from across the room, cold-faced.
05:22I didn't realize he was that disgusted by my confession,
05:25disgusted that he hated seeing me even a little happy.
05:28The next day, my new partner Ethan brought me two fresh cinnamon rolls.
05:33For me?
05:34Yeah.
05:35Thanks for the notes.
05:37A quiet scoff cut through the air.
05:41Damn, bro.
05:42Didn't know you had such low standards.
05:44What's that supposed to mean, Luke?
05:46There's a meme of a plus-size obese woman on the table.
05:50For you.
05:51Since you're into that, right?
05:52I can bring you bigger poters tomorrow if you want.
05:55Ethan shot up, red-faced, and yelled,
05:57Why the hell would I be into a pig?
06:00Luke didn't even get mad.
06:01He just raised an eyebrow and drawled.
06:04Oh, my bad.
06:05Saw you switch seats.
06:06Thought you were into her.
06:08My bad.
06:09All his friends whooped, making us the center of attention again.
06:12Ethan mothered a curse, grabbed his things, and ran off.
06:17Neither of them even looked into the headcane.
06:19But every word was about shaming me.
06:21I stared at the meme on the desk.
06:23My cinnamon roll went cold, and I didn't take a single bite.
06:27Before Luke walked away, I forced out a dry voice.
06:30Why are you doing this?
06:32What, you that desperate for attention?
06:34You throw yourself at every guy that sits next to you?
06:39After that day, not just Ethan,
06:42every guy in our grade avoided me like the plague.
06:44The cheerleaders and most other girls didn't want to talk to me either.
06:47Everyone loved those bubbly, California sunshine-type girls.
06:52I was just super introverted.
06:54Like underbaked dough, straight from the oven.
06:56Not pretty.
06:57Not nice.
06:58Stuck at the very bottom of the high school food chain.
07:00Even so, I never went back to dieting.
07:03Then, it started pouring out of nowhere.
07:05Hard, fast, raining.
07:07Everyone screamed and ran for the gym doors.
07:10I didn't even make it out of the sandpit by the field when my knee dislocated hard.
07:14I went straight down into the wet mud.
07:16When the bone popped back in, the pain was excruciating.
07:20I lay on my side in the muck, too hurt to sit up.
07:25Then, two pairs of expensive sneakers stopped next to me.
07:28Rain poured into my mouth as I begged.
07:30I can't stand up.
07:32Please, can you help me?
07:34The person stopped.
07:36A few seconds later, he pulled his leg away.
07:39Can't.
07:39It was Luke's voice.
07:41Told you, you should have lost weight.
07:43Now, you can't even run.
07:44Fell over like a bowling ball.
07:46Luke held a big black umbrella over Diana.
07:49They made me look even more pathetic.
07:52Soaked through like a drowned rat.
07:53Luke's face was blank.
07:55No pity at all.
07:55Coach is right behind you.
07:57His cold voice cutting through the rain.
08:00Even with rain filling my mouth, my throat felt like sand.
08:03I couldn't make another sound.
08:05I just tried to push myself up, desperate.
08:08I could hear the mean comments from the gym doors.
08:10She doesn't look like she's faking.
08:12Her knee's messed up.
08:13Should we help her?
08:14Go ahead if you're into tank-sized girls.
08:17F-K off.
08:18Who said I liked fat chicks?
08:19Still couldn't stand.
08:21Just sat there.
08:22Numb.
08:23I forced myself to think about what grandma would make for dinner tonight.
08:27At the end of the day, I pulled myself up out of the mud all alone.
08:31The laughs and whispers from the gym doors followed me the whole way.
08:34I didn't dare look back.
08:36I dragged my hurt leg all the way to campus security,
08:39used their phone to call out sick and go to the ER.
08:42Grandma heard about my dislocated kneecap
08:44and decided my weight was putting too much stress on my joints.
08:48She started strictly counting my calories,
08:50said she'd get me in shape for prom and protect my knee.
08:52I stayed home two days before limping back to school.
08:55Grandma only let me have one slice of low-fat avocado toast for breakfast,
09:00and I was miserable.
09:01Then my teacher walked in with a new student.
09:03The guy dressed super weird black mask.
09:06Baseball cap pulled low.
09:08Whole face hidden in shadow.
09:11The teacher scanned the room and pointed to the empty seat next to me.
09:15Simus, you can sit next to Chloe.
09:18Then she left.
09:19Silas pulled out the chair and sat down.
09:21Neither of us said a word.
09:25Yo, Luke, check this guy.
09:27Looks like a Halloween ghost.
09:28Face all covered.
09:29You think he's some disfigured freak?
09:31Diana sat on Luke's lap and giggled.
09:34Obviously, hot guys don't hide their faces.
09:37Ghost freak and the fat girl.
09:40Ultimate loser couple right there.
09:44Luke didn't react at all.
09:46He just spun his pen around, stone-faced, and said nothing.
09:51Silas and I went almost a month without saying a word to each other.
09:54I just didn't want to talk.
09:56I don't want what happened to anything to happen again.
10:00But at lunch that day, I noticed him hunched over his desk, hand clamped to his stomach,
10:06broad shoulders shaking a little.
10:07I hesitated, then walked over.
10:10Hey, you got a stomach ache or something?
10:12After a second, he grunted a yeah from his throat.
10:15Yeah.
10:17He was obviously in bad shape.
10:19Come on, I'll take you to the nurse.
10:21Thankfully, he didn't flinch away from touching a fat girl like me.
10:26Most of his weight leaning on me.
10:28Good thing I was sturdy.
10:29I never would have been able to hold him up otherwise.
10:32The nurse gave him painkillers and told me to go get him a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup
10:35from the cafeteria.
10:37I ran there and back, huffing and puffing.
10:40When I got back, Silas was alone in the nurse's office.
10:43You act like you hate me, but you still played hero?
10:46Huh?
10:46I blinked, confused.
10:48I don't hate you.
10:50I thought you hated me, so I didn't want to bother you.
10:53Real nice of you, partner.
10:58Why would I hate you?
10:59I licked my dry lips and shrugged.
11:02Because I'm fat.
11:03Silas let out a low, warm laugh.
11:05His eyes were deep and nice, like a calm lake on a quiet day.
11:09I just knew he wasn't some disfigured freak like Chad and everyone said.
11:13After that day, the wall between Silas and I slowly came down.
11:17But he still kept to himself, never took off his mask or hat around people,
11:22never talked to anyone but me.
11:24And my weight was changing fast, too.
11:26Before I knew it, I was down to 128 pounds.
11:30Grandma was so proud, said at 115 I'd fit into the hottest prom dress there was.
11:35Funny enough, the first person at school who noticed was Luke.
11:39During lunch that day, I sat on a bench on the lawn,
11:42forcing down a sad, low-fat chicken salad Grandma packed.
11:45I grabbed my tote and was heading back to class.
11:48Luke walked right up and grabbed my wrist hard.
11:51You starving yourself again?
11:52I tried to yank free and rolled my eyes.
11:55None of your business.
11:56Luke, let go.
11:58He didn't let go.
11:59He just started pulling me toward the cafeteria.
12:01You're gonna pass out from low blood sugar, you know that?
12:05You wanna collapse on the sidewalk and wait for an ambulance?
12:07I warned him one last time.
12:10Let go or I'll bite your hand off!
12:12Luke laughed, angry.
12:14He let go of my wrist and smirked.
12:16You really love throwing kindness back in people's faces, huh?
12:20Looked him dead in the eye and said one word.
12:23Fake.
12:25Then I turned and walked straight to class, no looking back.
12:30The classroom was almost empty.
12:32Just a few nerds catching up on homework.
12:34Silas was at his desk.
12:36He was hunched over again, and I rushed over.
12:39Your stomach acting up again?
12:43I wanted to get more meds,
12:44but I'm too dizzy to remember where the nurse's office is.
12:48Saw you from the window earlier,
12:49almost asked for help,
12:50but you were busy with that jock.
12:53Didn't want to interrupt.
12:58Chloe, it hurts so bad, I think I'm gonna die.
13:03I'll run and get you medicine right now, hold on!
13:07Silas pressed a hand to his stomach and slowly stood up.
13:10I'll come with you, show me the way.
13:12I held his arm carefully, and we walked downstairs.
13:15Right at the stairwell, we ran into Luke, coming up.
13:18Silas stumbled a little,
13:19leaning his weight against me, shoulder to shoulder.
13:22Can't walk, just let me lean on you for ten seconds, okay?
13:26I almost pushed him away,
13:27but I could hear how much pain he was in.
13:29I let him stay.
13:31Luke's face went ice cold when he saw us.
13:33Luke!
13:34But Chad and Diana called out to him from behind.
13:36Chad whooped when he saw us.
13:38Holy shit!
13:40Fat ass and the ghost freak?
13:42What is this, some weird, gross couple thing?
13:46Silas, who'd been barely standing a second ago,
13:49straightened up like a board.
13:50His eyes went sharp, cold as ice.
13:54What did you just call her?
13:57Fat sis!
13:58Am I blind?
13:59If she's skinny, then I'm a toothpick.
14:02Silas's mouth curved under the mask, cold and sharp.
14:05Nah, you're not fat.
14:07You're just all talk and no bite.
14:09Before Chad could throw a punch,
14:11I grabbed Silas's wrist and ran like hell.
14:18We hid in the nurse's office and I finally caught my breath.
14:22Thanks for that, by the way.
14:24But don't mess with guys like him.
14:27He's won state wrestling awards.
14:29You'd end up in the hospital.
14:31He was being mean to you, Chloe.
14:34I'm never going to let anyone be mean to you, period.
14:39The next day, Chad showed up with a black and blue face, limping bad.
14:43No way it was some random guy off campus.
14:46No one around here can kick my ass that bad except Luke.
14:50I'm going to find that hooded piece of shit and kill him.
14:54Quit your whining.
14:55Listen, I heard the front office talking.
14:57Some billionaire heir from Wall Street is going to your senior year, laying low.
15:01Went to fancy private school in Europe, speaks three languages,
15:03already got into Ivy League early.
15:07Bro, who do you think it is?
15:09Already got into Ivy League early.
15:11Bro, who do you think it is?
15:13I was still processing the gossip when I looked up and caught Silas's eyes calm.
15:19Chloe, can you show me how to do this one?
15:24Grandma told me to stop at 115,
15:26but my appetite shrank so much with studying and stress
15:29that I was down to 90 pounds at 5'4".
15:34Winter turned to spring.
15:35Before I knew it, SATs were only a month away.
15:39Diana, in charge of costumes for the spring musical,
15:42was going down the list asking for sizes.
15:44She stood at the front, calling names one by one.
15:47When she got to me,
15:49Chloe, I don't think standard sizes will fit you.
15:53You'll probably need a custom costume.
15:57I looked up for my test.
16:00I wear a small, actually.
16:07The whole class went silent.
16:09Then everyone turned to look at me.
16:11The shock on their faces told me no one had noticed,
16:14except Simus and Luke.
16:16Damn, is that actually Chloe?
16:18Told you she'd be hot when she lost weight.
16:20Diana's face went sour real fast.
16:23All those staring faces made me uncomfortable.
16:26Ethan, who hadn't talked to me in forever,
16:28looked straight up stunned.
16:30It made me even more awkward.
16:32I'd never had people look at me like that before.
16:34I was used to the shocked looks about how much I ate.
16:37Whoa, Chloe, you ate a whole large pizza?
16:39No way!
16:40One plate of pata isn't enough for you?
16:41I can barely finish mine.
16:43Chloe, how do you eat a hot dog in three bites?
16:46Ethan's ears went pink when I looked at him.
16:48He cleared his throat and said loud,
16:50Ms. Carter said auditions are still open, right?
16:53Chloe has a great voice.
16:55She should try out for lead.
16:56Diana always auditioned,
16:58and with her dance background,
16:59she almost always got the lead.
17:01Diana forced a smile.
17:02Chloe's shorter than me.
17:04I don't know if she could pull off a lead dress.
17:06Ethan shrugged.
17:07She's prettier than you, though.
17:08They can just buy a new dress.
17:10Chad, who always hated me, scoffed and stood up.
17:12What's that about?
17:13You sticking up for the fat girl now that she's skinny?
17:16You into her or something?
17:18Ethan glanced at me quick, almost bitter.
17:19So what if I am?
17:20It's not like she'd go for me anyway.
17:22Something in that set Luke off.
17:23He slammed his cup down so hard it shattered.
17:26The whole room went quiet.
17:27Luke just went,
17:28Oh.
17:28And said that, Luke.
17:29Slipped.
17:30That killed the conversation.
17:31Luke cut his palm picking up the glass.
17:33He didn't even flinch.
17:34When he got to my desk,
17:36blood was dripping off his fingertips onto the floor.
17:39He nodded at my box of Band-Aids.
17:41Hey, you got a Band-Aid?
17:42Cut my hand on the glass.
17:44Silas huffed a laugh next to me.
17:46He tugged the trash bag hanging between our desks
17:48and said dryly,
17:49Hey, look at this bag.
17:50He paused and added lazy.
17:52Full of crap.
17:53I looked away from Silas and shook my head at Luke.
17:55No, he could bleed out for all I cared.
17:57No idea why he had to ask me.
17:59Luke didn't look surprised.
18:01His face went pale.
18:02He spoke even quieter.
18:04Got it.
18:04His voice was so soft,
18:06it almost got lost in the air.
18:07I ended up getting the lead in the spring musical.
18:10After that, everything changed.
18:12First time I showed up on the anonymous gossip page.
18:14First time people asked for my Snapchat.
18:16First time so many people were nice to me.
18:19Guys and girls both.
18:20Even some guy from another class showed up between classes.
18:23Chloe, I bought an extra Frappuccino.
18:25It's for you.
18:26I said no, like always.
18:28No, thank you.
18:28But Silas called the guy back before he could leave.
18:31Chloe, I think my blood sugar's low.
18:33I want that Frappuccino, but I forgot my money.
18:36What do I do?
18:36It's okay, I have money.
18:38I pulled out my wallet, counted out five dollars,
18:40and handed it to the guy.
18:41Can I buy it from you?
18:42My deskmate wants it.
18:43The guy just stared, mad, but with nothing to say.
18:46Hanging out with Silas was easy.
18:47Even after all those people started being nice to me,
18:50he was still my only real friend.
18:52Naturally, rumors started about us.
18:54Chloe, the new hot girl from third period,
18:56has a thing for the ghost guy.
18:57Wild.
18:58I saw his face once.
18:59He's all disfigured, super gross.
19:01Yeah, me too.
19:01Burn scars all over.
19:02Chloe likes kissing that lumpy mess.
19:04But Silas never took off his mask or hat around anyone.
19:07He even ate alone.
19:08If it wasn't for me,
19:09people wouldn't be talking trash about him.
19:11So I started pulling away.
19:12Silas noticed.
19:14One morning during homeroom,
19:15after a long silence, he said,
19:17Quiet.
19:17Chloe, you can switch seats if you want.
19:19I blinked confused.
19:21Huh?
19:21I'm used to being alone.
19:22You don't have to be seen with someone like me.
19:24Everyone says I'm ugly and gross,
19:26that I don't deserve to be around you.
19:28You should get a new deskmate.
19:30Who said that?
19:30It doesn't matter.
19:31He smirked bitterly.
19:32Silas always stood up for me when people called me fat.
19:35Now it was my turn.
19:37I found those guys,
19:38turned them down flat,
19:39and warned them.
19:40If you keep spreading rumors,
19:41I will go straight to the principal
19:43and have this handled under the school's bullying protocol.
19:47When Silas found out,
19:49he put his head in his hands,
19:50shoulders shaking silently.
19:52I thought he was crying, upset.
19:53I patted his shoulder.
19:54No one's gonna say mean stuff about you anymore.
19:57Okay?
19:58His shoulders shook harder.
19:59I decided, very logically,
20:01that he was just really touched.
20:03Nothing else bad happened all the way through finals.
20:05The only big gossip right before graduation
20:07was that Luke and Diana broke up.
20:09Luke broke up with Diana.
20:10After school,
20:11Silas and I were walking ahead.
20:12Behind us,
20:13Chad tried to comfort Luke.
20:14Dude, don't be sad.
20:15There's better girls out there.
20:16Luke walked right past me,
20:18slow and casual.
20:19As he passed,
20:20he stared straight ahead
20:21and said flatly,
20:22Why would I be sad?
20:23I never even liked her.
20:25Sarah suddenly raised his finger
20:26toward the back
20:27and gave a meaningless lip gesture.
20:29Hey,
20:30sounds like a dog barking over there.
20:33I checked my answers after the test.
20:35I'd aced it.
20:36Way better than I expected.
20:38We're going to organize
20:39the final graduation party.
20:46When I got there,
20:47Luke was leaning against a tree
20:48outside the restaurant,
20:49cigarette in hand.
20:51He was staring right at me
20:52and it made my skin crawl.
20:54I looked away
20:55and tried to walk past him.
20:57Luke stepped in front of me,
20:58blocking my path,
21:00towering over me in the shadow.
21:02What is wrong with you?
21:03I tried to push him away,
21:05but he grabbed my wrist easy.
21:06He looked down at me,
21:07half-smoking.
21:08No matter what I say,
21:09you're never going to give me
21:10a chance, are you?
21:11I looked away.
21:12I have no idea
21:13what you're talking about.
21:14Drop it.
21:15You know exactly
21:16what I'm talking about.
21:17You know I said
21:17I never liked Diana
21:18just so you'd hear it.
21:19I went quiet,
21:20stopped fighting.
21:21After a long second,
21:22I looked him in the eye.
21:23Yeah, I know.
21:24And I know you liked me
21:25back then too.
21:27That's the only reason
21:28I was stupid enough
21:28to confess.
21:29The first time
21:30I tried losing weight,
21:31I did it in secret.
21:33Starved myself.
21:34Stopped taking the bus.
21:35Walked to and from school
21:37every day.
21:37I wanted to lose weight.
21:39I wanted to lose weight fast
21:39so I could wear
21:40my favorite dress
21:41and confess to Luke.
21:45But he noticed
21:46how pale I was
21:47and how I kept
21:48holding my stomach.
21:49You on your period?
21:50I shook my head,
21:51brushing it off.
21:52I'm fine.
21:53It'll pass.
21:54Luke wouldn't let it go.
21:56Come on.
21:56Insisted on taking me
21:57to the nurse.
21:58I finally told him
21:59I'd been skipping meals.
22:00He frowned even harder.
22:02He told the teacher
22:03I had low blood sugar,
22:04then pulled me
22:05toward the cafeteria.
22:07He pressed me
22:08against the wall
22:08and let out a cold sneer,
22:10walking ahead
22:11and scoffed.
22:14You care that much
22:15what people think?
22:16You'd actually starve yourself?
22:18I was so dizzy from hunger
22:20I could barely hear him.
22:21I just nodded.
22:22Yeah.
22:24Luke was so mad
22:25he squeezed my hand tight.
22:27Will you stop
22:28fucking dieting already?
22:30Anyone makes fun
22:31of your weight,
22:32I'll handle them.
22:33Okay?
22:33I smiled a little
22:34and mumbled.
22:35You don't think I'm fat?
22:36Like, ugly?
22:38Luke stopped walking.
22:39He didn't let go
22:40of my hand.
22:41He turned around,
22:42leaned down
22:43close to my face.
22:44He looked at me
22:45like he was solving
22:46the hardest physics problem
22:47on the exam.
22:48I looked.
22:50You're cute.
22:51All of you.
22:53Not cute for a big girl.
22:55Your face.
22:56You have a really pretty face.
22:57He said it
22:58like it was a fact.
22:59In that moment,
23:01my crush on him
23:02grew bigger than ever.
23:03I held his hand back
23:05like I was finally
23:06climbing out of all
23:07that self-hatred.
23:08And then,
23:09one second later,
23:10he pushed me right back in.
23:11And I stayed there
23:12for a really long time
23:13after that.
23:14Luke's eyes widened,
23:16his grip on my wrist
23:17loosened.
23:17He looked down,
23:18a sad, bitter smile
23:19on his face.
23:20I liked you
23:21for a long time.
23:24but being with you,
23:25all the stares,
23:27all the jokes,
23:27it was too much.
23:28That's exactly why
23:28you don't get to ask
23:29for a chance now.
23:30I walked away,
23:31a few meters out.
23:32I heard his voice again.
23:33But I liked you more
23:34than any of them ever did.
23:36Quiet,
23:36like he was talking to himself,
23:38like he knew
23:38none of it mattered.
23:39I fixed my face
23:41and pushed open the door
23:42to the private dining room.
23:45I scanned the room.
23:47Silas wasn't there yet.
23:48Our teacher waved me over
23:50with a smile.
23:51Great scores, Chloe.
23:52Come sit here.
23:53Diana had been scowling at me
23:55ever since I walked in.
23:57Then she smiled all sweet
23:58and said,
23:59Don't let her grades fool you,
24:01Mrs. Carter.
24:02Chloe's been sneaking around
24:03with a guy this whole time.
24:04I stared at her,
24:05confused.
24:05What are you talking about?
24:07Con,
24:07we're graduating.
24:08It's fine.
24:09Don't be mad.
24:10I laughed,
24:11annoyed,
24:12about to set the record
24:14when our teacher cut in.
24:15Wait,
24:15who?
24:16Who's Chloe dating?
24:17Her deskmate,
24:18Silas?
24:19Diana said it like
24:19it was big news
24:20and our teacher's eyes
24:22went wide.
24:22Diana preened,
24:23I just don't get it.
24:25Chloe's such a good student.
24:27Why would she go for someone
24:28with bad grades
24:29and a bad reputation?
24:30Our teacher frowned
24:31at Diana,
24:32weirded out.
24:32Diana didn't notice
24:33she was too busy
24:34glaring at me.
24:35Come on,
24:35Chloe,
24:36don't deny it
24:36just because he's ugly.
24:37Make him take off his mask.
24:39Show everyone
24:40the burn scars.
24:41I didn't care that much
24:42about the dating rumor.
24:43but lying about Silas,
24:45that I couldn't stand.
24:48Diana,
24:49have you ever actually
24:51seen scars on his face?
24:52She froze.
24:53Well,
24:54no,
24:55but...
24:56but you're saying it
24:57like it's true?
24:59Everyone says it!
25:01I nodded,
25:01playing her own game.
25:03Everyone also says
25:04you bribed your way
25:05into that cheer scholarship.
25:07By your logic,
25:08that must be true too,
25:09right?
25:09Diana,
25:10who's saying that?
25:11She looked around the room,
25:12wild-eyed,
25:13looking for someone to blame.
25:15The room was loud.
25:16Another group
25:17was bugging our teacher.
25:18We heard from
25:18the grade coordinator
25:19there's a billionaire
25:19heir in our grade.
25:20Who is it?
25:21What's his name?
25:21Is he hot?
25:22He must be, right?
25:23Our teacher was too busy
25:24to answer either group.
25:26The noise hit its peak.
25:27Everyone talking over each other,
25:29then the door opened again.
25:30The room went dead silent.
25:32Everyone stared
25:33at the guy in the doorway,
25:34sharp features,
25:35tall,
25:36movie star,
25:36handsome.
25:37The girl closest to him
25:38blushed and said,
25:40Um,
25:41can we help you find someone?
25:42Our teacher laughed and said,
25:44What,
25:45you don't recognize him?
25:47This is the guy
25:48you've all been talking about.
25:50Diana shrieked.
25:51Silas!
25:52Everyone else lost it.
25:54The heir?
25:55No way.
25:56That's Silas?
25:57The trilendual,
25:59Ivy League-bounded,
25:59billionaire heir?
26:00All right, all right,
26:01stop teasing them.
26:03Silas,
26:03we barely recognized you
26:04without the mask.
26:05I was totally stunned.
26:07Like I'd been struck by lightning.
26:08Silas,
26:09this stranger in front of me,
26:10raised an eyebrow,
26:11looked right at me,
26:12and hummed.
26:13I said yes.
26:15Yes to what?
26:19The whole room erected.
26:25No wonder he aced
26:26all the multiple choice
26:27on that test once,
26:28just wrote the final answers.
26:29I thought he cheated.
26:30I always said his eyes
26:31were too pretty
26:31for him to be ugly.
26:33He had those same sneakers
26:34as that NBA star once.
26:35I swear they were fake.
26:39Dinner ended fast,
26:41everyone still buzzing
26:42the whole time.
26:43On the walk home,
26:44Silas answered
26:45all my questions.
26:46He'd worn the mask
26:48and hat when he first transferred
26:49because he'd gotten in a fight
26:50and his face was all bruised.
26:52Then he just got used to it.
26:54When I first transferred here,
26:55I wore a mask and a hat
26:56because I'd just been in a fight
26:57not long before
26:58and the wounds on my face
26:59hadn't healed yet.
27:00Later, I just got used to wearing it.
27:01You've already been recommended
27:02for admission,
27:03so why are you still
27:04taking the final exemption?
27:06I did it just so we could
27:06go to the same college, babe.
27:09This is my first relationship.
27:12No one in my family
27:13ever really liked me.
27:15Grew up being compared
27:16to everyone else,
27:17constant pressure.
27:19Always felt like
27:19everyone left me.
27:21His eyes were soft,
27:23almost shy.
27:26No wonder he aced
27:27all the multiple choice
27:28on that test once,
27:29just wrote the final answers.
27:30I thought he cheated.
27:31I always said his eyes
27:32were too pretty for him
27:33to be ugly.
27:34He had those same sneakers
27:35as that NBA star once.
27:36I swear they were fake.
27:40Dinner ended fast,
27:42everyone still buzzing
27:43the whole time.
27:44On the walk home,
27:45Silas answered
27:46all my questions.
27:47He'd worn the mask and hat
27:49when he first transferred,
27:50because he'd gotten in a fight
27:51and his face was all bruised.
27:53Then he just got used to it.
27:55When I first transferred here,
27:56I wore a mask and a hat
27:57because I'd just been in a fight
27:58not long before
27:59and the wounds on my face
28:00hadn't healed yet.
28:00Later, I just got used to wearing it.
28:02You've already been recommended
28:03for admission,
28:04so why are you still
28:05taking the final exemption?
28:06I did it just so we could
28:07go to the same college, babe.
28:10This is my first relationship.
28:13No one in my family
28:14ever really liked me.
28:16Grew up being compared
28:17to everyone else,
28:18constant pressure.
28:20always felt like
28:20everyone left me.
28:22His eyes were soft,
28:24almost shy.
28:25I tried to kill myself
28:26once when I was little.
28:27After my family bailed on me,
28:29then I just got used to it.
28:31He tried to say it casual,
28:32but I could see
28:33the hurt in his eyes.
28:35My throat tightened.
28:36Rich kid life
28:37sounded miserable.
28:38He saw my eyes getting wet
28:40and brushed a thumb
28:41under my eye.
28:45Don't feel bad for me.
28:46This is the first time
28:47someone chose me
28:48instead of leaving.
28:49That's more than enough for me.
28:51He said it like he expected
28:52so little.
28:53Hey, don't cry, Chloe.
28:56So,
28:57what was it I got wrong again?
29:04Nothing.
29:07Boyfriend.
29:08If I denied it now,
29:10he'd probably break.
29:12And I knew I felt something
29:13for him, too.
29:16Trying it out
29:17wouldn't hurt.
29:18He was so starved
29:19for affection.
29:20Our city had more top colleges
29:22than anywhere else.
29:23The school Silas got early acceptance to
29:25was ranked almost the same
29:26as the one I applied to.
29:28So when he turned it down
29:29to apply to the same one as me,
29:30his cold,
29:31distant family
29:32didn't even put up
29:33that much of a fight.
29:35By the end of summer break,
29:36I was fully used to
29:37calling Silas my boyfriend.
29:39He took things slow.
29:40The most we'd done
29:41was a kiss on the forehead
29:42when he walked me home at night.
29:44Other than being a little clingy,
29:45he was basically perfect.
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