On top of everything, my head is pounding. I’m hungover, dehydrated, and exhausted, but I need to take care of business. I drag myself into a sitting position and call my mom back. It rings a few times while I chug from the water bottle on my nightstand, and then my mom picks it up. I can tell from the very first syllable that she is not pleased.“Taylor Marie Snow, where in the world have you been?” she greets me.“Do you mean, like, this morning? Or just in general?” I ask.“Both,” says my father, chiming in over her shoulder as he does.“Uh, well, this morning I was here, in my dorm, asleep,” I explain. “As for--”“Don’t you have a class right now?” Mom interjects.I grimace. Here we go. “Yeah. I overslept,” I answer meekly.“Unbelievable,” she hisses. “Taylor, we were calling to talk to you about this letter we got from the college. Something about you being on academic probation?”I wince so hard I might just curl in on myself.“Shit. I mean, damn it. Sorry,” I sigh. “I was hopin
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