11RosieLate January.I was a bundle of nerves as I walked onto the campus for my first day. I didn’t think I’d be back in school in my life after being expelled. I’d given up on education for now, but here I was, in a red hoodie that covered the side of my face, my hands holding the handle of my bag tighter, feeling anxiety eating my soul up.God, I wasn’t really mentally prepared for this as I walked further, following the map pamphlet in my hand. Highland University was bigger and more lively than I expected, filled with groups of students chatting, laughing, and moving together. I felt like an outsider. Late registration, late acceptance. I was even shocked when I was given admission in my last semester of final year. Maybe because of my GPA throughout three and a half years, I had to count for something. But I prayed to be able to make it through.Although I was a top student throughout my life, that top was for my parents. I studied more than normal to be better than Sophia—lat
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