"Lavender Lyon, you're on your last chance. If you can't fix your habit of sleeping in class and can't reach the admission cutoff score for second-tier colleges in the upcoming mock exam, we will have no choice but to make you repeat a year. "You'll also have to return the 50-thousand-dollar scholarship that we awarded you for being the top scorer in the high school entrance exam," said Elton Sanford, the Dean of Studies, in a grave voice.I nodded numbly as I clutched the official notice stating that I might have to repeat my senior year and return my scholarship. With my head hung low, I walked out of the office.The phone in my pocket vibrated. I swiped to answer and heard Mom's stern voice, barely holding back her suppressed fury.She scolded, "The dean just called us! You've humiliated your father and me, Lavender! How did we end up with such a useless daughter? You're absolutely hopeless! If you end up having to pay back the full amount of your scholarship, you figure it out
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