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Chapter 1 The Wheel of Wishes

The day someone started spreading sexual rumors about Naomi Ellington, everyone in class claimed they were just watching the drama unfold.They had not taken the photos. They had not made the post.As for cornering Naomi and asking, "How much for a night?" or stuffing condoms into her backpack, those were just jokes.…After she jumped off the roof, they were even more innocent."She was the one who couldn't handle it. What does that have to do with us?"I was the only one who remembered that the day before it happened, Naomi had been locked inside the girls' bathroom.When I broke the door open, she was sitting on the floor, clutching her soaked backpack, trembling from head to toe.She looked up at me and asked, "Clara, if enough people say something, does that make it true?"That day, I told her again and again that it was not true.But the next day, she still jumped from the roof.…Three months after her death, her old account suddenly posted something called the Wheel

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Chapter 2 The Wish Is Granted

Sophia had just opened the post when the wheel suddenly started spinning on its own.The whole class crowded around her.The pointer swept past "Money," "Beauty," and "Love" before slowly coming to a stop on "Health."Cheers erupted across the classroom."See? Naomi came back to save someone! She even knew exactly what Sophia needed!"A button appeared in the center of the screen. "Claim Your Wish."Sophia's trembling finger reached toward it.I rushed forward and turned off the screen. "Don't press it!"She jerked her hand away from me. "You're still trying to stop me?""Why did the wheel start spinning on its own? Who's running this account? We don't even know what's going on."Beatrice rolled her eyes. "What, do we need an investigation before someone can be saved? Naomi's dead, and you're still doubting her. No wonder you were her only friend when she was alive. Maybe she couldn't stand you, either."I clenched my fists. "Shut up.""Am I wrong?" Beatrice leaned closer a

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Chapter 3 Turning Against Me

The hospital called during lunch.Sophia put the call on speaker, and the doctor's excited voice filled the classroom.Her mother was awake. The lesions had shrunk rapidly, and her test results were returning to normal.Sophia cried as she made the doctor confirm it several times.The moment the call ended, the whole class erupted."She's really better!""Naomi was so kind!""Guess a certain someone has nothing to say now!"I stood outside the crowd, and for the first time, I wavered.Could I really have been wrong? But the doubt lasted only a moment.Someone who had been dead for three months. A wish wheel that had appeared out of nowhere.A good outcome, at least for now, did not mean we could stop being cautious."I'm glad your mom is getting better, too." I looked at Sophia. "But she still needs to be monitored. You'd better keep all her test reports. And don't touch that wheel again."The smile vanished from her face. "So, you're still hoping something happens to my m

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Chapter 4 The Wishes Must Be Repaid

Over the next two days, more and more people spun the Wheel of Wishes.One person received a confession from their crush. Another went from near the bottom of the grade rankings to the top 100. One person's parents got back together. Another won a championship.Every wish came true, exactly as promised.The whole class went wild. They became convinced that Naomi had made peace with them. They also became convinced that I was the only one who had done anything wrong.They moved my desk next to the trash can and smeared glue on my chair. They cut up my cafeteria card. They blacked out my homework.Every day, new words appeared on my desk. "Why don't you go and keep her company?"I fought back.I tore down the photos they had put up on the walls. I poured the water they had dumped on my desk right back at them. I also saved every secretly recorded video they had posted in the class group chat.But there were 46 of them. I could deal with one person. I could not fight all of them

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Chapter 5 No One Gets Away

No one spoke. The hands that had been gripping me only moments ago slowly let go, one after another.The only sound left in the bathroom was the steady beep of 46 phones counting down in unison.Beatrice was the first to react. "Quit the act."She tapped "Choose How to Repay."Two lines immediately appeared on the screen."1. Return the wish received.""2. Publicly disclose all actions taken in Naomi's incident and accept the consequences."A third line appeared underneath."Repayment period: Seven days."Felix's expression darkened. "Close the post."Someone immediately did.However, whether they left the school forum or shut down and restarted their phones, the repayment page kept appearing.Gregory snatched someone else's phone and tried logging into his own account.The same message appeared."Switching phones won't work. The account's bound to it. Is someone controlling this from the backend?"For the first time, everyone remembered that this might not be some super

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Chapter 6 The Last Choice

The school wanted to classify the whole thing as a conflict between classmates.The grade-level dean called me into the office alone."They didn't actually hurt you. We still need to investigate what happened with the camera. Clara, this is senior year. If more than 40 students are disciplined, it could hurt the entire grade's college-admission rate."I set my phone on the desk.The videos showed my desk being carried into the bathroom, my backpack being dunked into a mop bucket, and my uniform covered in filthy insults."What about Naomi?"The dean frowned. "Don't mix the two incidents together.""They're the same incident. They used those rumors to drive her to her death. Now, they're using her name to bully me."The homeroom teacher sighed. "We know you've been wronged, but you need to think about the bigger picture, too."I nodded and opened another recording.It was from a class meeting after Naomi's death. The grade-level dean's voice came through clearly. "If the inves

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Chapter 7 Turning on Each Other

Gregory was the first to speak.He had just received $5 million and had already used part of it to pay off his father's debts. If the wish were taken back, his family would never be able to repay them."The first photo was posted by Beatrice! She said Naomi had stolen her spot as host for the school anniversary event. She wanted to teach her a lesson."Beatrice lunged at him. "That's a lie!"He immediately pulled up their chat history."Put this in her backpack."Beneath the message was a photo of a condom.The message had been sent by Beatrice."You told me to plant it! You said the bigger the scene, the better. You wanted to make sure she'd be too humiliated to keep hosting the school anniversary event!"Beatrice's face went white. She turned and pointed at Felix."Felix knew too! When the teacher investigated the first time, he told everyone to stick to the same story and say they had not seen anything. He said as long as we all gave the same account, Naomi couldn't do any

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Chapter 8 No One Can Hide Forever

Felix still refused to confess.His early-admission paperwork was already complete. If he could hold out for another two weeks, he would receive his official acceptance letter.His father had hired a lawyer, who insisted the chat records could have been fabricated."My son was just the class president. When a conflict broke out between students, what was wrong with him stepping in to keep order?"Beatrice's parents also rushed to the school.Her mother pointed at Hazel and shouted, "Your daughter is already dead. Why won't you leave the living alone? Beatrice finally got her looks. She's about to audition for a talent show. Do you really have to ruin her future?"Hazel didn't argue. She asked only one question. "Did she fabricate the photos?"Beatrice's mother choked. "She's just a kid. She was only fooling around.""Then, let her explain that joke in front of everyone."Beatrice clenched her teeth. She couldn't do it.If she admitted to fabricating the photos and spreading t

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Chapter 9 She Was a Kid Too

Once the scandal became impossible to contain, the school finally stopped trying to bury it.The Department of Education formed an investigation team.The grade-level dean was suspended.The homeroom teacher admitted to deleting posts and pressuring students to stick to the same story. She was removed from her teaching position.The school still wanted to salvage what little dignity it had left.The principal came to Hazel and me personally, hoping we would settle the matter privately."The school is willing to pay compensation. We'll also clear Naomi's name, but could the public apology leave out the specific teachers and students involved?"I pushed the statement they had prepared back across the table.It read, "Naomi Ellington passed away due to mental health issues. The school deeply regrets her passing."There was no mention of bullying. No mention of the sexual rumors. No mention of the school's negligence.Once again, all the blame was being pushed onto Naomi."This

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Chapter 10 The Life They Couldn't Take

After the investigation ended, I transferred to another school.No one came to see me off.Felix sent me dozens of messages. He said he had only deleted a memory card and should not have lost his guaranteed admission.Beatrice said everyone was already blaming her and asked why I still would not clear things up for her.Gregory wanted me to sign a statement saying I forgave him so his punishment would be reduced.I did not answer any of them.They were not sorry for what they had done to Naomi. They were sorry they finally had to face the consequences.At my new school, no one knew who I was.At first, I still was not comfortable with people getting too close.If someone laughed behind me, I would check my uniform for anything someone might have written on it.If my desk mate borrowed my phone, I would instinctively tighten my grip on my backpack.The school counselor told me I did not have to force myself to forget everything right away."Walking away from the people who h

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