I Was Meant For More의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

The moment I submitted the changes to my college application, a line of text flashed across the screen: "Modification Successful."I stared at those words, my eyes burning with unshed tears. There was one minute left before the system closed.Just then, the phone on my desk buzzed. It was Silas Lind.I answered, and his cheerful voice came through the speaker. "Sonia, you finished your application, right? I can't wait for us to go to college together."I fell silent for a moment before asking, "Are you really looking forward to it?""Of course, I am," he said lightly, as though the answer were obvious. "We've been planning this since we were kids."I couldn't take it anymore, so I hung up on him.My mother and Silas' mother had been college roommates. They were as close as sisters. Hence, Silas and I had grown up together from the day we were born. We were inseparable.When we were little, he always said we'd stay together forever.We went to the same preschool, the same eleme

Silas didn't reply until 30 minutes later. "Nothing. I was just wondering."…Two days later, it was our graduation dinner. After dinner, everyone headed to a karaoke bar.I sat quietly in the corner with a glass of juice.After a few songs, Rachel suddenly stood up. She picked up the microphone and turned the volume down. "Why don't we all share where they're going to college? Maybe some of us will end up in the same city and can look out for each other."The room instantly came alive. Everyone started calling out college names and cities over one another.I leaned back against the couch without saying a word.After more than half the class had shared where they were going, the class athlete suddenly shouted, "Our academic trio hasn't gone yet!"He wiggled his eyebrows at the three of us. "Sonia, Silas, Rachel… You all applied to Bradford University, right?"Rachel lowered her head shyly as everyone teased them.Then, she reached over and took Silas' hand right before everyo

The private group exploded as soon as Benjamin's announcement appeared in the class group chat."What the heck?""Didn't Rachel and Silas say Sonia never checked her college application? I bet they're eating their words now.""Holy crap!"In the class group chat, I followed everyone else's lead and replied, "Thank you, Mr. Miller."Then, I switched back to the private group. "So, Defense Technology Institute is a community college, huh? How did I not know that?"After that, I tagged both Silas and Rachel and said, "Why aren't you two saying anything? Cat got your tongues?"The moment the message went through, a system notification popped up. Both Silas and Rachel had left the group chat.The member count next to the group name at the top of the screen dropped from 43 to 41.The group chat stayed quiet for a bit. Then, the screen flooded with messages. It was like water coming to a boil.People kept typing "That's awesome!" over and over. Someone sent several exclamation marks

Samantha's shoulders shook. It was a long while before she finally spoke, her voice muffled behind her hands. "I failed to raise my son properly."After she left, my mother closed the front door, and the entryway fell silent again.She walked over and stood beside me without saying a word. She simply rested a hand on my shoulder and gave it a firm squeeze.A little after 11 p.m., I was scrolling through my phone when I saw someone share a news article in our class WhatsApp group."What the hell is this? How dare she do such a thing!"The headline read, "Top Student at Prestigious High School Falsely Accused of Tampering With College Application!"The cover image was a selfie of Rachel. It was a nine-photo collage, and every single picture was carefully edited.She smiled sweetly and innocently in every shot, showing off just the right hint of her dimples.There were more than 3,000 comments underneath. The top one had over 5,000 likes. "Sonia Knight has no shame."I scrolled d

I looked at them over for two seconds before finally saying, "So, the first thing you did after getting out of detention was to come here and ask me to take the blame and clear your names?"Silas panicked and took another step toward me. "My life will be ruined if this stays on record! What's so hard about posting a statement? It's not like it'll kill you!""Did you ever think about what would've happened if I'd actually ended up at a community college when you changed my college application? Did you ever stop once to consider whether my life would've been ruined?"Rachel's face turned deathly pale. Her lips trembled as she reached toward my arm, but I quickly pulled my hand away. "Sonia, you can't be this heartless. We're begging you. We won't ever bother you again after this. Isn't that enough?"I straightened my spine as I retorted, "You spent seven days in detention because you broke the law. Whether or not I post a statement has nothing to do with it. You stained your own reco