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The person she loved was David.
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David was an abandoned baby Patricia’s grandmother had taken in and raised. When he was a teenager, his family found him and brought him home, giving him the name David Renault.
That was the man Tracy had known.
David and Patricia weren’t rted by blood, but Winona didn’t care. Even if she had known the truth, it wouldn’t have mattered.
What she cared about was that Patricia had broken the societal rules by falling in love with her brother.
Winona saw it as the perfect weapon to control Patricia.
She got hold of Patricia’s diary and used it to ckmail her. Winona forced Patricia to cheat on the SAT and even told her to get caught on purpose. If she refused, Winona threatened to post her diary online and show her grandmother the videos she had secretly recorded.
For three long years, Patricia had endured relentless bullying. Yet she still fought to <i>stay </i><i>at </i>the top ss, holding on because the SAT was her one chance to change everything.
That test was the hope that kept her going.
She believed that once it was over, she would finally be free.
of her
Patricia’s greatest secret was used against her. Winona wasn’t just out to ruin what mattered most–she dragged Patricia’s grandmother into <i>it </i>too. After three years of bottled–up pain and humiliation, everything finally burst.
In despair, Patricia climbed to the rooftop. With bitterness and grief boiling inside her, she stepped off the edge and jumped off the building.
“After it happened, Winona panicked,” Jasmin said quietly, her hands gripping her coffee cup so hard they trembled. Her face had gone pale. “She deleted the videos, burned the diary, and warned all of us never to mention what she’d done to Patricia.
“Patricia’s grandmother didn’t believe her granddaughter would kill herself. She stormed into the school. demanding answers–but she only came once. After that, she never returned. Patricia’s school record was changed to say she withdrew on her own. I know Winona was behind that.”
Jasmin’s voice trembled, but her words were sharp. “I remember Winona saying she’d already grown tired of ying with Patricia. She had nned to leave her alone after the SAT. But Patricia was too fragile and jumped off the rool.
“Winona called her a jinx, and it was boring to toy with her. Said she ruined the fun and nearly dragged her into trouble,”
Jasmin wasn’t loud, but she spoke it clearly.
Every word felt like a hammer pounding into Tracy’s chest.
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Her hands clenched so hard on herp that her nails nearly broke the skin.
Then, all at once, she lifted her head–catching Jasmin’s wide, nervous eyes.
Her sudden nce up startled Jasmin, who quickly ducked her head, flustered and uneasy.
She looked away fast, but Tracy still caught the flicker of expectation and excitement in her eyes.
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Yes, Tracy was furious when she learned the truth, but she wasn’t about to let anger drown out her reason.
Back in high school, Jasmin had been one of Winona’s most loyal followers. If she knew this much, she wouldn’t have just been a bystander.
Winona had her little circle, and Patricia’s torment hade from more than one person.
Tracy wasn’t the same gullible girl as before.
Jasmin was so eager to pin all the me on Winona. It wasn’t just about clearing her own name–Tracy suspected she also wanted to use her as a weapon against Winona.
Tracy forced down her anger and pulled a photo from her pocket. “Take a good look. Is this Patricia?”
Trina had helped her find the photo. Tracy had alreadypared it to the memory of the girl she’d seen leap from the roof years ago.
Still, she needed absolute certainty. If there was even the faintest chance David’s sister was alive, she had to hold onto it.
She couldn’t let David die with that regret forever unhealed.
Jasmin studied the picture carefully before nodding with certainty. “Yes. That’s Patricia.”
In that moment, Tracy’s fragile hope shattered. Her hand shook, and the coffee sloshed over the rim, spilling onto her skin like ice water, sinking straight into her chest.
Noticing her reaction, Jasmin spoke up quickly. “I remember the homeroom teacher saying that several top universities had already reached out to Patricia. She had such a bright future. All she needed was to finish the SAT. But Winona ruined it—she destroyed Patricia’s life. Patricia was pushed to her death!”
Tracy’s lips pressed into a thin, cold line, her face emotionless.
Jasrnin was right–Patricia had been driven to her death.
But was Winona the only one responsible?
Tracy’s gaze lingered on Jasmin, and she suddenly asked, “I remember you used to be Winona’s closest friend. So why do you look like you hate her so much now?”
At that, Jasmin panicked. Her head dropped even lower, and she didn’t answer.
It was clear she was afraid of something.
Tracy’s eyes narrowed, and after a pause, she cut straight through her silence. “You never asked how I knew Patricia. You never cared why I came here looking for her. You went straight to ming Winona–<b>as </b>if you
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