board meeting, Aracely walked down the tree-lined street back to the estate. She had

a public restroom outside campus to glue the suffocati

. A silver Aston Martin sped do

y toward her. A massive puddl

ged the water perfectly. But then she remembered her "clumsy maid" p

st open. Cheap notebooks, old pens, and a p

r swung up. Erasmo Clark stepped out wearing

over her. "Look at the ugly

red him. She kept her head down

He snatched it off the gras

t. It was a cruel prank note some bullies h

r. He cleared his throat and started reading

ng for his affection and heavily hinting at needing financial support for her tuition. It painted h

They pointed at Aracely sitting in t

oke the skin of her palms. She had to swallow the

in rolled down. Brennen Levine sat ins

ldly. The memory of losing control in the hallwa

His brow furrowed in deep revulsion. He

mo. He snatched the pink pa

oked at it like it was toxic waste. He

ed cheek and landed in the mu

Brennen said, his voice dripping with i

cheap tricks on anyone in the Levine family

ennen's eyes through her thick lenses. Her

gaze. It made him angrier. He turned to Erasmo.

into the driver's seat. The car roared away

icked up the dirty pink paper. A co

ff her knees. Her mind replayed the

abotaged into forced anonymity, she didn't miss it. Brenne

ge of total collapse from chronic insomnia. Aracely narrow