All Chapters of A Friendship Poisoned by Shrooms: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Nova, I paid a fortune for these mushrooms. People online say if you eat them, you can see the answers to the SAT."The moment I opened my eyes, I saw my best friend, Elise Moore, excitedly holding a white-stemmed, red-capped mushroom in front of me."When the exam day comes, I'll eat one of these. Getting into a top university will be effortless."The smug look in Elise's eyes made my whole body tremble with rage.In my previous life, when I heard her say this, I had curiously examined the mushroom in her hand.As someone who grew up in rural Aethoria, I immediately realized something was off.This wasn't just any poisonous mushroom. It was a fly agaric with strong hallucinogenic properties. If consumed carelessly, it could kill someone.I told Elise the truth and even showed her news articles about people dying after eating those poisonous mushrooms.She had been terrified and immediately threw the mushroom into the trash."Nova, thank God you warned me. If I'd actually eat

Chapter 2

In the end, Elise was still worried. She secretly searched online for videos about people eating poisonous mushrooms and acing their exams.Thanks to the algorithm, every video pushed onto her feed was from people claiming they had eaten poisonous mushrooms and achieved incredible exam scores afterward.Every so often, there were actual educational videos warning people not to eat toxic mushrooms carelessly.Elise ignored every single one. She only had eyes for those so-called success stories, fantasizing about using those poisonous mushrooms to soar to the top.Meanwhile, I stayed up late every night solving practice problems and memorizing material. Whenever I got sleepy, I forced myself awake with coffee and menthol rub.Elise, on the other hand, spent her nights gaming. She had even gotten into an online relationship and would sit in class clutching her phone, giggling to herself at every message.One day, she caught me eating lunch with my notes spread out. Disdain flickered

Chapter 3

While Elise went on bragging, the whole class became increasingly restless with excitement."Oh my God, El! Every answer you gave was correct. You're definitely getting a perfect score in math!""At this rate, never mind your average top-tier schools. Even the most elite ones would be begging you to come."Hearing all the flattery, Elise couldn't stop the smugness from spreading across her face.Then someone suddenly asked, "El, how did you see the answers? We're classmates. If there's really some miracle way, you can't keep it secret. I saw your post online—you ate poisonous mushrooms to see the exam answers, didn't you?"Elise didn't deny it.Instead, she admitted it openly. The whole class looked at her with burning excitement."There's still one more exam tomorrow. If we eat those poisonous mushrooms too, wouldn't we all get perfect scores?"The room ignited. Everyone was staring at Elise like she was their only hope. "El, where did you buy those mushrooms? Get them for m

Chapter 4

Hearing what Elise and the others said, a crowd immediately swarmed around them."You actually saw the answers on the test?""No doubt about it. I'm getting into a university for sure. You should've listened to El. Have fun failing.""El is so generous. She's helping even us struggling students get into college."The moment those words sank in, regret hit the crowd like a wave.Noticing the remorse on their faces, Elise turned to me with a smug smile."Nova, if you hadn't intentionally held everyone back, our whole class could have gotten into top universities this year."Then she sighed dramatically and shook her head."But don't feel too bad. If you can't get in this year, there's always next year."Her words only made things worse. Even the classmates who had stood by my side yesterday were now glaring at me with resentment."Nova, you're vicious! You intentionally ruined our chances of getting into college!""I studied for over ten years for this! If I can't get into uni

Chapter 5

Everyone saw the shock on Elise's face and instinctively turned to look at the surveillance footage.The moment the screen came into view, the whole crowd froze like they'd seen a ghost.In the video, Elise was sitting at her desk, seriously working on her math exam. Every so often, a strange, almost eerie smile crossed her face.However, what she wrote on the answer sheet wasn't the actual answers at all. It was nothing but crooked, meaningless scribbles.That was when it clicked for me. This was why Mr. Langley had offered to make an exception and show us Elise's score early.Her score was zero.Elise realized it too.Her face instantly turned deathly pale."That's impossible," she muttered frantically. "I clearly saw the math answers. I finished every question. How could this happen?"Mr. Langley let out a heavy sigh."Elise, what you saw in the footage is the truth. After eating the poisonous mushrooms, you became intoxicated. You didn't even answer a single question."S

Chapter 6

Elise clawed at her own throat, making her eyes bulge so badly they looked ready to pop. She could barely breathe, yet she didn't seem to feel it at all. Her face was twisted with excitement, like she genuinely believed the person she was strangling was me.It was only then that I realized just how deep her hatred for me ran.A chill crept down my spine.Just as Elise was on the verge of choking herself to death, the police rushed in to pull her away. She wasn't particularly strong, yet it still took three officers a full two minutes to pry her hands from her own throat.However, the chaos didn't stop there.The other students who had eaten the poisonous mushrooms began hallucinating one after another.Some screamed like lunatics. Others laughed and cried at the same time, stumbling around the room. A few even attacked nearby classmates, shrieking that they were monsters and that they were ridding the world of evil.Mr. Langley looked like he was about to lose his mind. He calle

Chapter 7

In what felt like the blink of an eye, it was finally the day the SAT results came outI scored well. In fact, I scored 50 points higher than I had in my previous life. My results were more than enough to get me into a top-tier university.As for Elise, she scored a miserable 50 points total.A top university was out of the question. She couldn't even qualify for community college.The same went for the students who had eaten the poisonous mushrooms. A few of them had originally been on track for decent undergraduate programs, but because they were poisoned during the final exam, their scores tanked so badly that they could only apply to community college.The parents couldn't accept the outcome.They all gathered outside Elise's house, demanding an explanation.I didn't pay much attention to the drama because I was busy working part-time to save up for tuition. Later, one of my classmates told me Elise had paid each poisoned student 50 thousand dollars in compensation before th

Chapter 8

I didn't bother hiding my face. The second my livestream started, everyone recognized me.Within minutes, a hundred thousand viewers had flooded the stream. They didn't come to listen. They came to tear me apart.I stared at the endless barrage of insults scrolling across the screen without even blinking."I'm going live today to clarify one thing. I never tricked anyone into eating poisonous mushrooms."The moment those words left my mouth, the chat turned into a wildfire. It exploded with curses, demanding that I drop dead."If it wasn't you, then who was it? Elise and the others were ruined because of you. Don't you feel even a little guilty?""You did all this just so you could get into college, right? Well, listen up. Justice is on our side. You'll never get into a university in your life!"I ignored every word and calmly played the recordings I had saved. In them, Elise bragged about the poisonous mushrooms, telling how she helped other classmates buy them, along with the

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