Chapter 1It’s three in the morning, and the air in Derek’s dorm room is stale, and thick with the smell of stale coffee and boy sweat. Textbooks are scattered everywhere, open pages highlighted in neon yellows and pinks, filled with formulas and dates we need to memorize by sunrise.I shift my weight on the floor, my legs cramping from sitting cross-legged for too long. My back presses against the side of the bed frame. There are five of them crammed into this tiny space…Derek, Jason, Leo, Sam, and Mark and just me.They are loud, restless, their energy spiking and crashing with every caffeine shot. I stay quiet, clutching my highlighter like a lifeline, trying to make myself small. I’m the only one not failing Intro to Stats, which is why I’m here, but the dynamic is clear. I’m the tutor, the shy girl who sits in the front row, the one who doesn’t go to parties."Okay, explain the standard deviation again," Sam groans, rubbing a hand over his face. He looks wrecked, dark circles
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