ops. "They understand that high school is a stepping stone to a successful future, not a social club. They focus on their stud

he was a performer, a

Captain of the football team. He has a full scholarship offer from a Division I university. Do you know why? Because he is

ed directly at me, h

udents like Ethan as your role model. You should be striving to emulate his ded

in my throat. Lady, I'm the one he's writing the letters to. I'm the one he's 'distracted' by. You want me to be more

he commanded, handing

ng to steady my hands. I f

how many people are looking. When you answered that question in Mr. Henderson's history class about the Peloponnesian War, the whole class was sile

hadn't realized anyone, let alone Ethan, had paid that much attention. A small, war

ainy days, you don't hide in the library. You walk between classe

een watching me for a long time. This wasn't some

ched the letter f

as undermining her narrative. "This is precisely what I'm talking about! This is no

venomous. She was escalating, turning a simple

h indignation. "This is not healthy! This is a distraction that has clearly crossed a line. And you, Chloe," she said, poin

he unfairness of it all made my blood boil. I was being publicly shamed for a letter I didn't ask for,