The Nerd's Playbook
Her mouth curved slightly, then she turned away, lighting the butt of a cigarette with careless confidence before disappearing through a side door.
Penny exhaled shakily. “I think I just lost five years of my life.”
I didn’t respond. My thoughts were already racing ahead, mapping something I didn’t fully understand yet.
Three queens.
And somehow, without trying, I had already met two of them.
As we headed for class, one thought settled heavily in my chest, quiet but insistent.
Newton Prep wasn’t just a school. It was a game of chess. I was a pawn.
And whether I liked it or not, I had already been placed on the board.
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