All Chapters of Good Luck Ending My Guaranteed Future: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

I didn't go straight home.If I went back now, my parents, Robert and Diane Jameson, would definitely want to know why I'd turned in my paper so early.And if my dad found out that Camelia Kester had kept my admission ticket outside the exam hall, he'd march straight over to the Kesters' house and demand an explanation.All that back-and-forth would be way too much trouble.Besides, I'd secured a guaranteed admission spot at Harween University long ago. For me, today's exam had only ever been a formality.If Camelia was willing to scheme against eighteen years of friendship for Grayson Ferguson's sake, then today was the day I finally saw her for who she really was.I turned and walked into the café across from the exam site, planning to sit there for a while.Once the exam session was over, I'd head home and act as if I'd sat through the whole thing like everyone else.It wasn't until there were fifteen minutes left in the final exam that two familiar figures walked out throug

I looked at the familiar profile pictures and read their vicious speculations, one after another.In three years of high school, I'd done little besides study, and I'd rarely joined in their little cliques.In their eyes, Camelia was the beautiful, wealthy It girl of the school, and Grayson was the handsome, top-performing class heartthrob. The two of them were simply meant to be together.As for me, the childhood friend who'd been at Camelia's side since we were kids, I was nothing but a clueless, clingy third wheel.Camelia seized the moment and popped up to smooth things over.Camelia: [Everyone, let's tone it down. Clyde's in a bad mood today. Skipping the exam has hit him pretty hard too.]Camelia: [Clyde, you should still come to the party tomorrow and take your mind off things. I'll help you figure out the whole repeating-a-year thing.]How magnanimous of her. The picture of devotion.On the surface, she was trying to break up the fight, but in reality, she'd casually ma

The phone screen showed my digital acceptance letter for the Physics Leaders Program, launched by Harween University.My information was printed clearly on it, along with the university's digital seal.Camelia froze. "Harween... guaranteed admission?"Standing beside her, Grayson twitched the corners of his mouth a couple of times before forcing out a smile. "Mrs. Jameson, did you... did you maybe pull up the wrong picture?"There are barely a handful of guaranteed admission spots to Harween in the entire state, and you have to get through several rounds of written exams and interviews."Clyde... I mean, his grades are usually good, but how could he possibly have gotten in without anyone hearing a thing...""Why not?" my dad cut in coldly. "In three years of high school, when has Clyde ever placed lower than top three in his grade on a major exam? Is it really so strange that he'd earn a guaranteed admission spot?"Camelia's eyes darted around, and she suddenly smiled, as if she

Someone had posted a screenshot of Grayson's relationship announcement in the group chat, along with a "shipping it" sticker.[Camelia is amazing, Gray is amazing! A Mecham power couple. So jealous!][Now that's how you prove people wrong. Unlike a certain someone who bombed the exam, went missing, and even made a fake acceptance letter. Now that the results are out, he doesn't dare make a peep, does he?][I bet a certain someone is hiding under the covers crying right now. After all, repeating a year is no fun. Hahaha.]My face blank, I scrolled past and left the group chat again.Suddenly, a message from my homeroom teacher, Ryan Baker, popped up.Mr. Baker: [Clyde, where have you been these past two weeks?]Mr. Baker: [Tomorrow night is our class's teacher appreciation dinner. I have something very important to say at the dinner, so you have to be there.]I looked at Mr. Baker's message and typed out a reply.Mr. Baker was a good teacher. Throughout high school, he'd stood

Camelia's eyes instantly went red, and she shot to her feet. "Clyde... you... you already had guaranteed admission? You only took the exam to keep me company?"I didn't look at her."I'm sorry... I didn't know..." Camelia took a step forward, babbling incoherently. "I thought your grades were just good, so repeating a year wouldn't matter..."Seeing her look so heartbroken only made me feel more disgusted.I poured myself another drink and raised it to the classmates who had been mocking me so viciously just moments ago and who now wished they could bury their heads in the ground. "This one's for all of you. I wish you all bright futures, each on your own path."With that, I set down my glass, turned, and left, leaving Camelia with her red-rimmed eyes and Grayson with his sour expression.After the teacher appreciation dinner, I cut off all contact with my high school classmates.There was still more than half a month left before I had to report to Forande City.The next day,