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“Later, Mr. and Mrs. Dunn came to apologize to Tracy, but she went crazy again- biting Simon so hard she nearly tore the skin off his arm, and it made Grandpa so angry that he fainted …”
“Tracy’s behavior is getting worse and worse!” someoneined angrily.
Another agreed, “Yeah, she’s just treating kindness like dirt!”
“If it were me, I wouldn’t let her get away without a few ps.”
Everyone was harshly judging Tracy’s wild, out–of–control actions while praising Erin’s kindness.
It seemed like they needed to put the two of them side by side to make the difference even clearer.
“Tracy’s gone too far. She needs to learn a lesson,” Winona said angrily.
Her words got quick agreement from the whole group.
Erin looked unsure. “Isn’t that … a bit too much?”
“What’s too much about it?” someone shot back right away. “She acts like that because no one ever puts her in line/ She’ll only learn if someone really teaches her a lesson.”
Winona nodded. “Exactly. She came back and immediately started cozying up to Professor Dinwiddie. Maybe she’s why you got pushed out!”
Erin’s face went pale, disbelief all over it. “No way. Why would Tracy do that to me?”
“Because she got caught giarizing your work and now she’s holding a grudge,” Winona said firmly. “People like her need a hard lesson, or who knows what trouble she’ll cause next!“/
Erin looked hurt, clearly not wanting to believe Tracy could hurt her like that.
Seeing Erin’s kindness, Winona sighed. “Don’t worry, Erin. We’re just going to
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teach her a lesson. We won’t actually hurt her.”
<i>Out </i><i>of </i><i>respect </i><i>for </i><i>Erin</i>, we <i>might </i><i>go </i><i>easy </i><i>on </i><i>Tracy</i><i>—</i><i>but </i><i>the </i><i>lesson </i><i>has </i><i>to </i><i>happen</i>.
Erin seemed convinced. “O–okay then. But don’t go too far.”
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Back in the servants‘ quarters, Tracy didn’t rest early like she used to. Instead, she pulled out her brand–new, unopened painting supplies.
She thought her love for painting had died during those two years at the Angelic Etiquette Academy. But the moment she held the brush, she realized her passion hadn’t faded.
With brush in hand, Tracy sank deep into her own world.
No one knew how long she had been painting before a sharp knock interrupted her. “Ms. Tracy, Professor Dinwiddie is waiting by the pool. She said she forgot to tell you something.”
Being interrupted in the middle of something she loved made Tracy’s real impatience show for the first time since she came back.
She didn’t want to answer, but since Phoebe was asking to see her, she put the brush away and went out.
The pool was far from the party hall, and almost no one came there at night, so Tracy didn’t suspect anything.
But when she arrived, the lights were on and no one was around–a sudden unease crept into her heart.
It was an instinct she’d developed after countless traps and humiliations at the academy.
Without thinking, Tracy turned and hurried away as fast as she could, as if waiting one second longer would let those demons catch her.
But she was a moment toote.
Before she reached the door, a group blocked her path. Leading them was Winona.
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“Been a while. Howe you don’t even say hi to your old friends? Where are you rushing off to?”
Their hostile faces were all too familiar, and Tracy instinctively wanted to grab something to defend herself.
But the ce was empty except for the pool filled with water.
Her face went pale.
I’ve <i>worked </i><i>so </i><i>hard </i><i>to </i><i>avoid </i><i>them</i>–why <i>wouldn’t </i><i>they </i><i>just </i><i>leave </i><i>me </i><i>alone</i><i>? </i>
The crowd quickly closed in, eyes full of hate. Tracy couldn’t even remember some of their names.
It seemed since Erin came back, everyone–whether they’d met her or not- started hating Tracy.
Only Winona had been against her from the start.
Winona had feelings for Norris, and back then, he only ever had eyes for Winona.
Now Norris’s attention was all on Erin, yet Winona still had an issue with Tracy- she even became friends with Erin.
It was like Erin had some kind of magic that made everyone like her.
Tracy’s eyes caught sight of Erin hiding at the back of the crowd. “It’s your graduation party tonight. Do you want to cause a scene like at Sometime Hotel?”
Tracy knew they had lured her there on purpose, but she didn’t have the energy to fight.
Erin looked worried, but didn’t stop anyone. When asked, she just looked troubled and said, “I–I…”
“Why are you bullying Erin again?!” Winona stepped in front of Erin, looking fierce.
Tracy couldn’t understand how, trapped in the middle like this, she suddenly became the one used of bullying Erin.