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In12thgrade,sses17and15wereconsideredthebottomof<b>the</b>barrcademically.
Notonlydidthestudents<b>in</b>thesetwossesstruggleacademically,buttheywerealsodifficulttomanage.Fightsanddisturbanceswereadailyurrence.
Manyteacherswerereluctanttoteachstudentsinthesetwosses.
Thereweretworeasonsforthis.First,thestudentswereindeeddifficulttomanage.Second,EmberCreekHighSchoolwasmoreyears,ithadtransformedintoaneliteacademyduetoaninfluxofchildrenfromwealthytamilies.
Justaprestigiousinstitution.Inrecent
Withlimitedslotsavable,childrenfromordinaryfamiliesoftenfoundthemselvesedgedoutbytheoffspringofwealthyfamilles<b>unless</b>theyexcelledacademicallyThoughmoststudentsinhonors<b>sses</b>camefromaveragebackgrounds,afewcamefromprivilegedfamilies.However,toboostgraduationratesandmindinizedisruptions,<b>teachers</b>generallypreferredtofocusonstudentsfromthehonorsses.
Meanwhile,studentsinremedialsseswerelefttofendforthemselves
Withherheadhanginglow,LilyfollowedJohnintoss18.TheLacus noisethatfilledtheairfromthessroomwaslibleevenfromthehallway.
AsJohnpushedopenthessroomdoor,thenoiseinstantlyceased.Thestudentsallsatdownquietly.
“Goodmorning,Mr.Everton,”thestudentsstoodupandgreetedJohn.
TheirpollinedemeanorcontrastedsharplywiththerumorsLilyhadheardaboutthem.Lilyraisedhereyesand scannedtheorderlyssroom.
“Haveaseat.”
Johngesturedwithachuckleandawave ofhis hand.“Letmeintroduceyoutoournewtransferstudent.”TemingtoLily,hecontinued,“Whydon’tyouintroduceyourself?”Lilyliftedhereyelidsslightly.Shehadastackofbookscradledinonearm,andherotherhandwastuckedinherpocket.Hereyeswereveiledby thebrimofhercap
Partingherredlips,shenonchntlyutteredtwowords,“I’mLily.”Withaneasygoingvibe,shestoodthere casually.
<b>Yet</b>,therewassomethingaboutherthatkeptpeopleatadistance,especiallythewayhershoulderbaghungonhershoulder.Sheseemedbothcool<b>and</b>aloof
EveryonestaredatLily.Manystudentsgasped,momentarilystunned<b>into</b>silence.Justwhowasshe?
Shewassimplytoobeautiful!
Herlonghaircascadedoverhershoulders,andacap perchedslightlyatopherhead.Thoughhereyeswereobscured,hersharplydefinedfeatureswerebreathtakinglybeautiful.Her<b>skin</b>waswlesstoo.
Dressedentirelyinck,sheappearedaloofwithonehand<b>casually</b>tuckedintoherpocket.Herpostureexudedaquietauthoritylikeastreetboss.
Awaveofmurmurs sweptthroughtheotherwisequietssroomasgaspsandwhisperserupted.“Holycrap,she’sstunning!”
<b>“</b>Seriously,thatfaceisoutofthisworld!She’sevenprettierthanShannon, ourschoolbelle!”
<b>“</b>LookslikewehaveanewbelleinschoolTM
Atthebackofthessroom,aboyturnedtothepersonbehindhimandasked,“Tan,wheredidthisgirefrom?Doyouknowher?
The personheaddressed<b>was</b>fanFletcher,thesonoftheFletcherfamilyinLagersfield
InLagersfield,theFletcherfamilyheldthemostprestigiousposition,wieldingimmensepowerandinfluence,<bn</b>ncedatLily,tryingtorecallifhe’d<b>ever</b>mether.“I’veneverseenherbefore,”heconcluded.
Withclean–cutfeaturesandadashofroguishcharmyingonhislips,heexudedan<b>air</b>of<b>casual</b>confidence.
“Ithoughtshewasfromoneofyourexclusivecircles.Withherstunninglooks<b>,</b><b>her</b>familymustbequitewealthy.Howelsecouldshebe<b>so</b>beautiful?”Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.
TheonespeakingwasSeanLarson<b>,</b>whosefamilyranasmallbusiness.ustomedtoalifeofort,heviewedprettygirlsasproductsovishspending.
Laproppedhischinonhishandandponderedforamoment.Heknewmostofthepeopleinhiscircle,buthecouldn’trecallevermeetingLily.“Shemustbefromanothercity,”
Janroluded
“That’sapossibility,”Seanagreed,turningbackwithoutanotherword.
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