University. Annabell walked across the quad, wearing a f

ozen yet. Carisa stood by the fountain, surrounded by a flock of w

ad across his face. He broke away from the group an

tyard. "The trailer park trash. Heard my dad threw you out last nigh

ell's cheap clothes. Carisa stood in the background, placing a hand over her

completely dead. She reached into her bag a

, her voice carrying a chilling clarity, "your GPA will dr

th hit a nerve. He raised his fist, steppin

ster stepped in front of Annabell, his

Leo warned, his voi

He swallowed his anger, lowered his fist, and spat on the ground. He

se. Professor Miller, a man infamous for his brutal grading,

o Annabell. His upper lip curled in a sneer, his disg

Financial Engineering. The pages were fille

antic scratching of p

n, sweat beading on his forehead. He frantically scribbled something

by Annab

her worn sneaker and planted it firm

ge. The complex mathematical models unraveled in her mi

e wrote out lines of flawless, elegant d

t of the class was still groani

final integer for the extra credit question. S

ic

lent hall. Professor Miller's head snapped up.

up, grabbed her paper, and wal

, whispering to her neighbor that Annabell ha

xam flat on Miller's

mia! Do you think because your family kicked you out, yo

her index finger twice on the final extra

nd walked ou

aying on his lips. He was the only one on campus who kn

wn, intending to draw a mass

rst line of the deriva

shed his slipping glasses up his nose and grabbed the paper with both hands. His fingers began to t