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breath while gripping the strap of my duffel bag. Bexley Academy loomed before of me, with its m

luxury boarding school for wealthy children in New Hampshire? As I climbed the s

rother. We survived paycheck to paycheck. But here? These children

r, looking for the office number indicated in my orientation package. Bexley has the greatest pre-med program in the northeast, at least for undergraduate studen

ith gray hair sat typing behind a huge oak desk. Di

My voice came o

u must be Zara! I am Mrs. Howard,

eat pant suit and a strand of genuine pearls. I tried not

! Have you already found

my orientation packet. Mrs. Howard didn't seem to care that I

ompany you over to your dor

he dormitory. The campus looked like a picture, with ivy and beautiful flowers. We ascended

y." Mrs. Howard smiled kindly over her shoulder at m

hard for the last year, aiming to ace the exam. Hard effort was t

"This is going to be your room for the year. "Your roommate has not arrived yet." She motioned to one side, which wa

laid my stuff on the bare mattress, my heart thumping. Th

every night to keep my grades up. No more street noise or sirens to disrup

with beautiful, golden waves in her hair. Her flowered sundress and jeweled sandals shouted cash. She laughed hearti

dropped wide. Her gorgeous face hardened as she glanced me over, from

my roommate?" I f

she said bitterly