“Hey, Bookworm!”I closed my eyes for a second, biting back a groan. That voice—of course was hers. Daniella Johansen. The campus queen with a smile sweet enough for professors but sharp as glass for anyone she deemed beneath her.I quickened my pace, head down, clutching my bag tighter. Every few steps, I pushed my glasses back up my nose, praying they wouldn’t fall. But the clicking of her heels grew louder, joined by the giggles of her two ever-present shadows.“Don’t pretend you can’t hear me, Leah Bennett,” she drawled, her voice dripping with faux sweetness. “I just wanted to check in on the most diligent girl in the department. Still busy writing down every word the professors say?”I didn’t look back. “Please, Daniella. I don’t want any trouble.”“Oh?” She laughed softly, then gave my shoulder a little tap. “Trouble finds you even when you don’t ask for it, sweetheart.”I sighed, exasperated. “What do you want?”“Just a little help from you, Bookworm. What else?”Her friends s
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