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The next day, I walked into class wearing limited edition sneakers.[]
School queen Sutton Clarke let out a snort.]]
Everyone turned to look.
“Stella and Sutton are wearing the same shoes.“]]
“Took me one second to guess whose are fake.“]]
“Stella bought knockoffs? No wonder Grayson dumped her. So desperate to flex.“[]
“I heard after Grayson’s family got rich, Stella was begging him not to break up.”
“Yesterday she wore eighty–dollar canvas shoes, today it’s twenty–grand sneakers. Yeah right.“[]
Sutton decided to chime in.[]
She put on this fake–sweet act.[]
“It’s fine, maybe Stella just doesn’t know better.“[]
I shoved her hand away:
“Who the fuck doesn’t know better?“]]
Getting called out pissed Sutton off, but she couldn’t show it. Had to play the victim.[]
“Why are you being so mean?“]
“If you’re mad because Grayson’s pursuing me.“]
“I just won’t say yes.”
What?
Who’s mad about that?
Right on cue, Grayson swooped in like some white knight protecting his delicate girlfriend.]
“Stella, we’ve known each other for years. You think I don’t know what you’re about?“]
“The only thing you know is two–dollar hot–dogs and seven–dollar sandwiches from outside school. Now you’re a sneaker expert?”
The whole class cracked up.]
“I saw Stella fight with some old lady over fifty cents once. Girl’s broke as hell!“]]
Thou Launb
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“Think wearing Sutton’s shoes makes you the school queen? Or trying to win your man
“Copying the popular girl’s style just makes you a cheap knockoff.“]
Maybe that thirty million payout gave him confidence.
back?”
Grayson said he’d test me.]
“Since you claim to know shoes.“]
“What’s the founder’s name? When’s his birthday?“]]
The brand name and model number were right on the tip of my tongue.[]
You don’t ask about names and models?
You ask about founders and birthdays?
My face turned red with rage. Before I could figure out how to cuss him out, Grayson thought I was embarrassed.[]
“Enough. I know breaking up with me hit you hard.“[]
He pulled a meal card from his pocket.[]
“Five hundred bucks. Should last you the semester.”
When I didn’t take it, he shoved it in my hands.
“Stop pretending. I know you need this.“]
“Consider it breakup compensation.“]
I rolled my eyes and threw the card back at him.]
When I got to my seat, I noticed Grayson had moved.
He’d switched to sit next to Sutton, claiming he was helping her with homework.]
But everyone knew what he was really after.]]
After Grayson moved, nobody wanted to sit with me.]
But this scholarship kid in our class took pity on me and quietly moved over.]
As she was moving, Sutton leaned against her desk and smirked:
“Now that the whole class hates her, you know what sitting next to her means, right?“]
The scholarship student, Yunaa Shaw, still moved next to me anyway.
I asked her why.]
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She said she couldn’t stand watching Grayson and Sutton bully people just because they had money.[]
Honestly, I felt a little called out.
Because who knows who’s really using money to bully people here.
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