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00:01The day after meeting my online boyfriend in person, I saw him admit on the Anonymous
00:05School Forum that he had dated me online for six months, only because he had mistaken me
00:10for another girl.
00:11I opened the Anonymous School Forum and saw the pinned post at the top.
00:14If you could go back six months, what would you most want to change?
00:18The top voted answer was only three lines long.
00:20I would ask her for her contact information myself instead of sending my friend.
00:24Then my friend wouldn't have given me the wrong account, and I wouldn't have spent six
00:28whole months talking to the wrong girl.
00:30I stared at the profile picture beside the answer.
00:32He wore a dark grey jersey and a silver stud earring.
00:35His face turned in profile.
00:37A sliver of white t-shirt showed above the collar of his team jacket.
00:40Exactly what he had looked like sitting across from me yesterday.
00:44Casper Wynn, the boyfriend I had only met in person yesterday.
00:47I held my phone, my fingertip resting on those three lines.
00:50For the past six months, he had stayed up late with me online while I revised my application
00:54essays.
00:55He remembered every exam I had, and every night, he had to work late at the coffee shop.
00:59Whenever I worked the evening shift, a paper bag with my name on it would appear on the
01:03counter.
01:04A sandwich inside.
01:05I had always thought all of that meant he liked me.
01:07Only now did I understand.
01:09All his tenderness and concern had been meant for another girl.
01:14That afternoon, I went to the school café to meet Casper.
01:17He sat by the window in a navy team jacket.
01:19When he saw me, he slid the hot chocolate across the table to me.
01:23Less sugar, no whipped cream, extra cinnamon.
01:25You barely ate last night.
01:27Does your stomach still hurt?
01:28I sat down and saw steam still curling from the edge of the lid.
01:32I didn't touch the drink.
01:33I slid my phone across the table to him.
01:35His anonymous answer was on the screen.
01:37The smile slowly faded from Casper's face.
01:40Six months ago, did Oren give you my account by mistake?
01:42He lowered his eyes and said nothing for a long time.
01:45After a long pause, he finally spoke.
01:47Leah, at first, I really did think, I really did think you were Selenia.
01:54Selenia Ashburn.
01:55Hey Selenia!
01:56Student council vice president, cheer captain, and the daughter of a school trustee.
02:00At the fall dance, she had stood beneath the lights in a silver slip dress.
02:04So beautiful that no one dared approach her.
02:06I had walked past her carrying a tray in the white shirt I wore for my waitressing job,
02:10an ugly duckling beside a swan.
02:12Later, Casper followed me on Instagram.
02:14He said he remembered what I looked like, that I had a beautiful smile,
02:17and that from the first moment he saw me, he knew I was different from everyone else.
02:21It wasn't until today that I learned the truth.
02:23I was never the one he remembered.
02:27I took a slip of paper from my backpack and set it in front of him.
02:31One corner was slightly crumpled from where I had been pinching it.
02:34Selenia's Instagram handle was written on it.
02:36You don't have to force yourself to keep dating me.
02:39Just because your friend gave you the wrong account?
02:41She's the one you wanted to get to know.
02:43Now you can go find her.
02:44Casper stared at the username, frowning.
02:47I never said I was forcing myself.
02:49I looked at him.
02:49If I hadn't seen that answer,
02:51were you planning to pretend nothing happened and keep dating me?
02:54He said nothing.
02:55A faint thread of steam still rose from the hot chocolate on the table.
02:58At the next table, people laughed as they talked about a weekend party.
03:02By the counter, someone sat with a laptop, revising an application essay.
03:05At our table alone, the mood was tense and awkward.
03:08I put my phone in my bag and stood.
03:10Don't worry.
03:11I won't tell anyone we dated online for six months.
03:13And I won't let Selen find out you mistook me for her.
03:16When we see each other at school, we'll just be regular classmates.
03:19Casper looked up at me, his Adam's apple bobbing.
03:21To make it up to you, I'll do one thing you ask.
03:24Not wanting to drag this out any further, I nodded.
03:26The hot chocolate had already gone cold.
03:28I left it untouched and walked out of the cafe.
03:32When I returned to class, Tasha knew immediately that something was wrong.
03:35She dragged her chair over beside mine.
03:37Weren't you meeting your online boyfriend?
03:39Why do you look so awful?
03:41Before meeting Casper yesterday, I had changed into a dress
03:44and even swapped evening shifts at the coffee shop with a co-worker.
03:47In the end, our first meeting turned out to be nothing more than a farce.
03:51Caused by mistaken identity, I opened my textbook
03:53and spent a long time rummaging through my pencil case with my head down.
03:57It was nothing.
03:59We met and realized we weren't right for each other.
04:01Tasha frowned.
04:02Was he really ugly?
04:04No.
04:05Then does he have a terrible personality?
04:07I was silent for a moment.
04:08Something like that.
04:09Tasha looked curious and was about to ask more
04:11when someone in the front row suddenly held up a phone and shouted,
04:14Check the anonymous forum!
04:16Casper and Celelia were spotted together!
04:18The classroom erupted.
04:19I opened the forum too.
04:20In the photo, Celine smiled as she accepted a coffee from Casper.
04:24They both looked shy.
04:25The comments were full of people cheering them on.
04:28Finally!
04:29Westbrook's perfect couple!
04:30I always knew they'd end up together.
04:32No one else is good enough for Casper.
04:34I stared at the last comment and suddenly found it almost funny.
04:37They weren't wrong.
04:38Of course someone like Casper would choose Celine.
04:41Before the final bell, Celine came over to my desk.
04:44She wore a white knit top.
04:45Her hair loosely tied back.
04:46She looked beautiful and harmless.
04:48She placed a gift bag on my desk.
04:50Casper said you helped us.
04:52This is a little thank you gift.
04:54The logo belonged to a brand whose window displays I never dared look at for more than a few seconds.
04:59I pushed the bag back.
05:01You really don't have to.
05:03Celine's smile faded a little.
05:04Don't you like me?
05:05Every eye nearby turned toward me.
05:08I had no choice but to take the bag back.
05:11Only then did Celine leave.
05:13Satisfied, the moment she was gone, Tasha leaned over.
05:16Since when do you know Casper Wine?
05:18The fall dance.
05:20I was working there that night.
05:22We only said a few words to each other.
05:24Tasha clicked her tongue.
05:25You're ridiculously lucky.
05:26I shoved the gift bag into my backpack.
05:30If I were really lucky, my online relationship wouldn't have fallen apart.
05:34After school the next day, rain suddenly began pouring down.
05:38I didn't have an umbrella, so I could only stand at the entrance to the school building and wait for
05:42it to ease.
05:43Just then, Celine walked over and casually linked her arm through mine.
05:47Casper's picking me up.
05:48We can drop you off on the way.
05:50I was about to refuse when a black SUV pulled up in front of the steps.
05:54The window rolled down.
05:55Casper looked at me from the driver's seat.
05:57Get in.
05:58They had both invited me.
05:59If I refused again, it would only look like I was making a point.
06:02But just as I reached for the rear door, Casper came around the car and opened the front passenger door.
06:07Don't you get carsick in the back?
06:09My hand froze on the door handle.
06:10Celine turned to look at me, too.
06:12The truth was, I didn't get carsick at all.
06:14I had thrown up on the school bus once only because I had been exhausted from work and hadn't eaten
06:18breakfast.
06:19When Casper asked about it later, I casually said I didn't feel well in cars.
06:23I never expected him to remember it all this time.
06:25You must be remembering wrong. I don't get carsick.
06:28Casper paused, then quickly corrected himself.
06:31I was asking Celelia.
06:33The tension in Celine's face eased a little.
06:35Celine got into the front passenger seat.
06:36I sat in the back and watched rain slide down the window the entire way.
06:40When the car stopped near my house, I opened the door almost immediately.
06:44Thanks. I'll walk from here.
06:46That night, Casper sent me a text.
06:48Keep your distance from Celine at school.
06:50She's smart.
06:51Sooner or later, she'll realize something's off.
06:53Just a few days ago, he had been my boyfriend.
06:55Now, he was warning me not to make his current girlfriend suspicious.
06:58I replied,
06:59To avoid any misunderstanding, you and I shouldn't contact each other again either.
07:04After sending it, I blocked his number.
07:06The next morning, a teacher asked me to take some documents to the front office.
07:09When I opened the door, I saw Oren Bell sitting inside.
07:12He looked up, and his face lit up with delight when he saw me.
07:16Leah, fancy seeing you again.
07:18After the teacher stepped out to take a call, Oren leaned a little closer.
07:22I heard about you and Casper.
07:24My fingers tightened.
07:26What did you hear? He said.
07:27He told me I gave him the wrong account, and that was why he mistook you for someone else.
07:32Oren frowned.
07:34But… but I… I never gave him your account.
07:38I froze.
07:39What do you mean? His smile disappeared from Oren's face.
07:42I was the one who wanted to get to know you at the fall dance.
07:45I saved your username so I could add you later.
07:47Then I went to the bathroom, and Casper took it from my phone.
07:50So no one had ever given him the wrong account.
07:53Casper had taken my contact information, then realized he had mistaken me for someone else.
07:57And blamed the mistake on his friend.
07:59I was about to speak when a voice came from the doorway.
08:02Leah.
08:03Casper stood there, his expression cold.
08:06Leah, stay away from Oren. He's not a good person.
08:09I laughed.
08:11What gives you the right to tell me what to do?
08:14Footsteps sounded outside.
08:15Selene came down the hall carrying a folder, and saw the three of us standing together.
08:19Her gaze landed on Oren first, then shifted to me.
08:21Leah, you and Oren seem awfully close.
08:24I parted my lips.
08:26I'm trying to win her over.
08:27Maybe one day I'll be her boyfriend.
08:29Casper shot him a cold look.
08:31No one asked you.
08:33Selene's smile stiffened.
08:34She linked her arm through Casper's.
08:36Let's go.
08:38Before he left, Casper looked back at me once more.
08:40That night, I worked the evening shift at the coffee shop.
08:43Just before closing, the bell above the door rang.
08:45Casper walked in, wearing a black hoodie.
08:48Why did you block me?
08:49I put a cup in the sink.
08:50You have a girlfriend now.
08:52Don't come looking for me again.
08:53He frowned.
08:55Oren isn't right for you.
08:56I almost laughed.
08:57I braced both hands on the counter.
08:59Just leave already.
09:03Casper stood at the counter without saying a word.
09:05The next morning, a photo appeared on the anonymous forum.
09:08The photo had been taken from outside the coffee shop, through the glass window.
09:11In the photo, I had both hands braced on the counter, while Casper lowered his head and
09:16leaned closer to me.
09:17From that angle, it looked as if we were kissing.
09:19The caption was only one sentence.
09:21Selene and Casper just got together, and a certain scholarship girl already can't resist
09:26being the other woman.
09:27Within 10 minutes, the photo had spread across the entire school.
09:31The comments were filled with words like,
09:33Bitch.
09:33Slut.
09:34And homewrecker.
09:35Suddenly, everyone had turned against me.
09:38That afternoon, I had barely stepped into the classroom.
09:40Selene was already standing in front of my desk.
09:43Her eyes red.
09:43The next second, she slapped me hard across the face in front of the entire class.
09:48Leah was so good to you!
09:50Why did you still try to seduce my boyfriend?
09:54The slap snapped my head to the side.
09:56The classroom fell silent in an instant.
09:59Selene stood in front of me, as if she were the one who had been wronged.
10:02Leah, I gave you a thank you gift.
10:05And even had Casper drive you home.
10:07And then you turned around and tried to seduce him?
10:10My cheek burned with pain.
10:12I didn't.
10:15Then what is this?
10:18Casper came to the coffee shop on his own.
10:21I told him to leave.
10:24Selene sneered.
10:27First you said you barely knew each other.
10:30Now you're saying he came looking for you.
10:34Leah, which one of your stories is true?
10:36I couldn't tell the whole school that Casper and I had dated online for six months.
10:40I'm sorry.
10:40And I certainly couldn't tell them that he had mistaken me for someone else at first.
10:43That would only make everything worse.
10:44Does she seriously think she can lash on to someone like Casper?
10:48Isn't her scholarship enough?
10:50Now she's trying to worm her way into their circle and scam them out of money?
10:54I looked at Tasha.
10:55She stood in the crowd, clutching her phone, but she avoided my gaze.
11:00Selene took a deep breath.
11:04Explain everything to Director Matthews, then voluntarily withdraw from the Student Council
11:08Scholarship Program.
11:10Absolutely not.
11:12It was the most important part of my college application.
11:14I had worked an entire year for it.
11:16But during the last class of the day, I was still called into the Director's office.
11:19The anonymous form screenshots open on the screen.
11:22You're suspended from the Student Council Scholarship Program until the investigation is complete.
11:29Your recommendation letter will also be put on hold.
11:32When I left the office, Tasha stood at the farthest end of the hallway.
11:35She looked guilty.
11:38Leah, I was going to speak up for you.
11:41But there were just too many people.
11:43Did you take that photo?
11:44Why would you think that?
11:46The day Casper came to the coffee shop, you were the only person who knew I was working.
11:49So now you're blaming me?
11:50You're the one who chose to keep getting involved with Casper!
11:54The coffee shop owner also messaged me.
11:56There had been too many complaints lately, so he told me not to come in for the time being.
12:00Sitting at home, I felt for the first time as though Westbridge Prep were impossibly far away from me.
12:05Eat something.
12:06Mom came home from work and set a plate of fried eggs in front of me.
12:11People are allowed not to like you.
12:13I picked up my fork and tears fell onto the plate.
12:15She didn't press me for an explanation.
12:17But they don't get to decide what kind of person you are.
12:20She only stroked the top of my head.
12:23After school the next day, Warren stopped me at the school gates.
12:26Less sugar, no whipped cream, extra cinnamon.
12:29He held a cup of hot chocolate.
12:31Who told you?
12:31I looked at the hot chocolate but didn't take it.
12:33I saw Casper order it before.
12:35I don't need it.
12:36I stepped around him.
12:36The photo on the anonymous forum isn't real, right?
12:38What do you think?
12:39Of course it isn't real.
12:40I just want to know who took the photo.
12:42What difference would knowing make?
12:43I'd help clear your name.
12:44How?
12:44By telling the whole school Casper and I dated online for six months?
12:48Warren had no answer.
12:50I gripped the strap of my backpack and took a deep breath.
12:54All I want is to graduate without trouble, get my recommendation letter and leave this place.
13:00When people from families like yours get into trouble, the worst that happens is you get scolded at home.
13:06But I can't afford to lose.
13:09Warren was silent for a long time.
13:11I'm sorry.
13:12He set the hot chocolate on a bench.
13:16I'll get to the bottom of this.
13:18Don't worry.
13:19After all, Casper and I are the ones who owe you.
13:24Warren kept his word.
13:25He went to the coffee shop owner and obtained the security footage and a statement from an employee.
13:29Hello?
13:30The footage showed that Casper had left less than five minutes after entering the shop.
13:34I had stayed behind the counter the entire time, keeping my distance from him.
13:38The supposed kiss was nothing more than an angle deliberately chosen by the person taking the photo.
13:43Warren gave the footage and employee statement to Director Matthews and posted both on the anonymous forum.
13:48Public opinion shifted almost immediately, so...
13:52Leia never tried to seduce him.
13:54Then who took the photo?
13:55I stared at the comments, my finger resting on the screen.
13:58I had thought clearing up the misunderstanding would make me feel better.
14:01Now I realized that the harm done to me wouldn't be so easily erased.
14:08That afternoon...
14:10Leia...
14:10Celine stopped me outside the library.
14:12She didn't look well.
14:13I closed my book.
14:16Leia...
14:16I didn't know the photo had been taken out of context.
14:20Now you know.
14:22She bit her lip.
14:23I'm sorry.
14:25Everyone nearby heard her.
14:27I nodded.
14:29Apology accepted.
14:30Celine relaxed.
14:31Then asked...
14:32Could you say something to Casper for me?
14:35I looked at her.
14:36Say what?
14:37Her eyes reddened.
14:39We argued because of this.
14:41He said I never should have forced you to leave the program.
14:44So she hadn't apologized because she truly believed she had hurt me.
14:47She had apologized.
14:49Because Casper was angry.
14:52Whatever happens between you and Casper has nothing to do with me.
14:55Don't come looking for me again.
14:58I walked past her.
15:00Casper was standing at the far end of the hallway.
15:03He had heard the entire conversation.
15:07Casper called after me.
15:11Leia...
15:11I'll get you reinstated in the program.
15:13And make sure your recommendation letter moves forward too.
15:16I said...
15:17I don't need your help.
15:20It's what I should do.
15:22I turned to face him.
15:24What you really should have done was tell the truth from the start.
15:28You should have figured out who you wanted from the beginning.
15:32You should have kept your distance from me from the beginning.
15:37When the photo appeared...
15:39You could have explained everything.
15:42But you chose to stay silent.
15:45Casper stood frozen.
15:46Now you want to make it up to me, but I don't need that anymore.
15:50His voice dropped.
15:52Selene and I broke up.
15:54I gave a non-committal hum.
15:56That's your business?
15:57He looked at me.
15:58Leia, I know who I truly like now.
16:00I smiled.
16:01What a coincidence.
16:02So do I.
16:04That person isn't you.
16:06Casper's face went pale.
16:08This time, I didn't stop.
16:12Once I was reinstated in the program, my recommendation letter was back on track too.
16:17The coffee shop owner also told me I could return to work whenever I wanted.
16:21Everything seemed to be back on track, except for Tasha.
16:23She began avoiding me.
16:24She no longer saved me a seat.
16:26She no longer set aside the strawberry yogurt from her lunch for me.
16:29Whenever she saw me enter the classroom, she immediately lowered her head and flipped through her book.
16:33Then Oren sent me the submission records from the anonymous forum.
16:36On the morning the uproar began, Tasha had used a backup email address to submit the photo.
16:42At lunch, I found her in the stairwell.
16:44Hi, Leia.
16:49You found out?
16:51Why?
16:52Because I hate you.
16:54You're just as ordinary as I am.
16:56Why do the teachers like you?
16:58Why did Casper treat you like you were precious?
17:02And why is Oren chasing after you now too?
17:05What about me?
17:10Whenever I'm beside you, I'm always just the supporting character.
17:15So you secretly took a photo of me?
17:18So you stood by and watched the entire school attack me?
17:21All I did was post a photo.
17:24They were the ones who read too much into it.
17:27Then you can face the consequences yourself.
17:30I gave the submission records to Director Matthews.
17:32That evening, the school's anonymous forum posted an official statement.
17:38Unauthorized photography.
17:40Misleading composition.
17:41And malicious dissemination.
17:44Tasha lost her position as a spring dance volunteer.
17:47And was formally disciplined.
17:49People began sending me apology messages.
17:51I'm sorry. I misunderstood you.
17:53Everyone else was insulting you.
17:54So I just joined in and said a few things.
17:56I didn't reply to a single one.
17:58Oren sat beside me, watching my phone light up over and over.
18:01You're not going to insult them back?
18:04There's no point.
18:07That doesn't sound like you.
18:11How long have you known me?
18:15Six months, if we count from the fall dance.
18:21And how many words have we actually exchanged in those six months?
18:25That's okay.
18:27I've known you for a long time.
18:30You just didn't know me.
18:34I hadn't planned to attend the spring dance.
18:37But after being reinstated in the student council program, I was still responsible for the sign-in table.
18:41The gymnasium was strung with lights.
18:43Celine stood in the middle of the crowd, as beautiful as ever.
18:47Casper had come too, but he wasn't standing beside her.
18:49I lowered my head to check the guest list and pretended not to see him.
18:54Oren entered carrying a bouquet.
18:56I glanced at it.
18:58The sign-in table doesn't take flowers.
19:01They're not for the sign-in table.
19:03They're for you.
19:05Oren, I'm working.
19:07Then I'll wait until you're done.
19:09Oren looks so handsome tonight.
19:12Then go ask him to dance.
19:16Would you like to dance?
19:19Busy.
19:24What exactly are you trying to do?
19:28I'm trying to win you over.
19:31I don't want to be dragged into your circle again.
19:34I know.
19:39That's why I'm not asking you to enter my world.
19:43I'm coming into yours.
19:46As the dance neared its end, Casper came over.
19:49Oren immediately stood in front of me, blocking his path.
19:53Why are you here again?
19:55Casper kept his eyes on me.
19:58Leah, I want to talk.
19:59I said, we have nothing to talk about.
20:02Selene and I broke up.
20:04You already told me.
20:05Casper's voice was hoarse.
20:06At the time, I thought she was the person I wanted.
20:09But once we were really together, I kept thinking about you.
20:13She puts a lot of sugar in her coffee, and I thought about how you don't like things too sweet.
20:17She looked down at her phone in the car, and I thought about how you said you didn't feel well
20:21on car rides.
20:21That's when I knew.
20:24The person I really wanted to see this whole time was you.
20:27In the past, those words would have left me hurting for a long time.
20:31Now all I felt was that they had come far too late.
20:34I looked at Casper.
20:35All you've realized is that you made the wrong choice.
20:38But I'm not an option you can choose again.
20:40His face went pale.
20:44I know I hurt you.
20:45I suddenly remembered that he had once promised to do one thing for me.
20:48Then keep that promise now.
20:51Casper nodded at once.
20:55Tell me.
20:55I looked at him.
21:00Don't ever bother me again.
21:03Orin nearly laughed, but managed to hold it in.
21:05I picked up my bag.
21:06I won't look back!
21:09Especially not for someone who never chose me in the first place!
21:12Casper looked at Orin, but this time, he said nothing.
21:15One week before prom, Tasha came to see me.
21:17She stood beside the lockers and said quietly,
21:19I'm sorry.
21:20I put my books in my locker.
21:22I heard you.
21:23With red-rimmed eyes, she asked,
21:24Can things ever go back to the way they were?
21:26No.
21:28Jealousy is not an excuse for hurting me.
21:30I walked past her without looking back.
21:31Later, I got my recommendation letter without any further trouble.
21:34The student council scholarship program also became the strongest part of my college application.
21:40On prom night, Orin waited for me at the school gates.
21:43He wore a black suit, and his tie was so crooked it almost touched his shoulder.
21:47I walked over and straightened it for him.
21:49You don't even know how to tie a tie?
21:51He looked down at my hands.
21:52I know how.
21:53Then why did you make it look like this?
21:56He answered honestly.
21:57I wanted you to fix it for me.
21:59I couldn't help smiling.
22:00At the entrance to the gymnasium, Casper stood beneath the lights.
22:03His gaze fell on Orin's hand clasped with mine.
22:06Leah.
22:07He said.
22:08If he treats you badly someday, you can come to me.
22:10Orin's fingers immediately tightened around mine.
22:13I gave his hand a small squeeze, telling him not to speak.
22:16No need.
22:16I looked at Casper.
22:17If he ever treats me badly, I'll leave on my own.
22:20The music began.
22:21Orin held out his hand to me.
22:23Leah.
22:24May I have the first dance?
22:25I placed my hand in his.
22:28You may.
22:29On the very first step, he stepped on my foot.
22:32I sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.
22:34Orin's entire body went rigid.
22:36I'm sorry.
22:37On the second step, he stepped on me again.
22:39I led him straight to the edge of the dance floor.
22:42He ran off to get a cup of ice water.
22:44He held it against the top of my shoe.
22:45I admit it.
22:47I practiced for three days, and I'm still not quite worthy of you.
22:50Watching him fuss over me in a panic, I finally laughed out loud.
22:55I was working the evening shift at the coffee shop when the acceptance email arrived.
22:59The shop had just closed, and a closed sign hung on the glass door.
23:03My phone lit up with the university crest on the screen.
23:05Before I could open the email, the bell above the door rang.
23:08Orin pushed open the door and came in, his hair slightly tousled by the wind.
23:11He was holding up his phone too.
23:13Leah, I got an acceptance email too.
23:15He mailed the phone out to me.
23:16Both screens displayed acceptance letters from the same university.
23:19A paper bag sat on the counter.
23:20Inside was a sandwich from the deli on the corner.
23:22He pushed the bag toward me.
23:23Easy on the pickles.
23:25I remembered.
23:26I looked at him and suddenly smiled.
23:28Why do you copy everything Casper did?
23:30Orin frowned at once.
23:31Who's copying him?
23:32He opened his own sandwich.
23:33It was packed with pickles.
23:35I'd spell all the pickles you don't eat at mine.
23:37I lowered my head and took a bite of my sandwich.
23:39The edge of the paper bag brushed the back of my hand.
23:41It was an ordinary dinner, but to me, it was the most delicious food in the world.
23:45Orin sat across from me and placed our phones side by side.
23:48Their screens glowed.
23:49The two acceptance emails glowed side by side.
23:52That fall, we rolled our suitcases onto the campus of the same university.
23:57Maple leaves carpeted the ground at the entrance.
23:59My suitcase caught on the edge of a step.
24:01And no matter how hard I tugged, the wheels wouldn't climb over it.
24:05Scholarship girl, are you planning to abandon your suitcase at the gates on your first day?
24:09Orin reached out and took the suitcase from me.
24:11I smacked my admissions folder against his chest.
24:14If you're going to help, then help. Stop talking.
24:17Laughing, he lifted the suitcase up the steps.
24:19The folder slipped from his arms.
24:21The corner of my new student ID peeked out.
24:23With my photo on it, Orin glanced at it.
24:27This is a great picture.
24:28I reached for it.
24:29Give it back.
24:29He raised the folder out of reach.
24:32His grin, as cocky as ever, on the first day of classes.
24:35He came with me to find my classroom.
24:37Halfway there, he led us in the wrong direction again.
24:39I stood beneath a signpost and looked at him.
24:41He rubbed the tip of his nose.
24:43The first chime of the clock tower rang out in the distance.
24:46I walked ahead with my backpack over one shoulder.
24:48Orin hurried after me.
24:49I really did just read the sign wrong.
24:52I didn't look back.
24:53I only held the map out behind me.
24:54The next second, Orin took my hand with a smile.
24:57I squeezed his hand in return.
24:59This time, I wasn't a mistake in someone else's story.
25:02I was the beginning of my own.
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