Chapter 4 That night, our schoolâs Discord server absolutely exploded:
[OMG!!! Zephyr is SUCH A GODDAMN SNACK!! Total bad boy energy, who wouldnât fall for that??]
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[The way he LOOKED at her though?? When will someone stare at ME like Iâm their entire world smh]
[What about that desperate girl who sits next to him? LMAO, sheâs been throwing herself at him forever, and still tried to make e? From what Zephyr said, sounds like sheâs already been his hookup multiple times?]
[Phoebe Johnson? Just a basic bitch with big tits. Total thirst trap vibe, probably been ran through already. I heard she makes Zephyr buy her slutty lingerie~]
[Letâs be real, Phoebeâs type only appeals to creepy older guys. Some âqueen beeâ-bet sheâs got sugar daddies lined up in her DMs!]
[Itâs so cringe watching her cling to Zephyr every day. Katherine and Zephyr are THE it couple! If this were Netflix, Phoebe would be the toxic ex nobody likes!]
[Facts! And now that theyâve had their kiss, Katherineâs definitely locked him down!]
Zephyr only bothered to reply in the thread discussing Katherine:
ZephFire: [Chill with that shit. Not cool to talk about her like that]
I stared at my screen, completely numb.
My already shattered heart somehow found new ways to hurt.
I tilted my head back, breathing deeply to keep the tears at bay.
Waking up from this fantasy was excruciating.
My phone buzzed.
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Sid: [Hey, you doing alright?]
Sid: [Have you seen the Discord? Donât look if you havenât)
Sid: [Those assholes donât know you at all. Theyâre just being toxic]
Sid Loxley was a sophomore on my academic decathlon team.
During summer, weâd trained together, competed, and won medals. Everyone on the team was tight.
My fingers hovered over the keyboard as I was about to reply, then pivoted:
Phoebe: [That gold medal from the state competitionâdoes it still come with automatic acceptance to Stanfordâs early program?]
Sid: [?]
Sid: [Coach was just saying how crazy it was you were passing up such an insane opportunity. Glad youâre reconsidering!
Iâm thinking of applying too when Iâm eligible, so Iâll send you the forms]
Sid sent them almost instantly. Sid: [Stanford_Early Program.zip]
Phoebe: [?]
Phoebe: [Arenât you only a sophomore? Isnât that way too early for you to apply?]
Sid typed for what seemed like forever but never sent a response.
I dropped it and just replied: [Thanks. Could you keep this Stanford thing on the low for now?]
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