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The more I scrolled, the more I realized there wasn’t

I set the phone in the sand and stared at it as I wrappedrootless and completely untethered

The rest of the weekend was about the sa in aThere were hardly any pictures in the place, and almost none of my mom

Are they really that ashamed of her?

It was almost a relief when Monday rolled around Nervousness ht be, it had to be better than the aard, tense atmosphere of this house

My school uniform had arrived over the weekend, and I threw it on quickly before heading downstairs When I reached the front door, Jacqueline aiting forlook and nodded toward the door

“Our car is waiting”

The driver tossed rand my backpack between my feet

“We’ll get you a car of your own and have it delivered to campus sometime this week,” she said as we drove “You can stay in your dorm over the weekends or come back home—it’s up to you”

“Sounds good”

I offered up a weak smile No matter how nice the words sounded, her offer didn’t seeenuine

The black gates opened, and the car pulled into the , but we rolled past it, following the curving road toward the large school building Two other buildings clustered around it, and they all lookedup close than they had from the road Each one seemed to loom over me, and I felt a shiver crawl up my spine

“What are you waiting for? You’re going to be late”

I jerked “Right Sorry Thanks”

“I’ll have your things brought to your roo you”