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"Oh,please,Mia.Stop sucking up to her like she own you.She's no heiress—why bother?"
"What kind of dog are you,so eager?Get lost."
A joke—Mia's friendship with me was now"sucking up"?
Did they forget how they bullied her in the dorm?
They bossed her around because her family was modest and she was a shy and gentle soul.
If I hadn't stepped in,they would have crushed her.
I slammed the table."Enough!"
My outburst stunned them into silence.
Chloe,quick to recover,pointed at me."Well,Claire Evans,getting physical,huh?"
"Fine,I'll make you regret this!"
She dialed our counselor.
Chloe was tight with the counselor as she was a smooth talker who knew how to flatter.
Certain I had no backing,she aimed to ruin me.
She wanted to make up her own story with me as the villan and pin it all on me!
No way.
The counselor,aware of my family's situation,frowned at the mess.
After hearing us out,she told Chloe to delete the video and ordered us to apologize to each other.
Chloe gritted her teeth,clearly unhappy.
But she knew better than to cross the counselor,especially after playing the good girl so long.
Under supervision,Chloe,despite her reluctance,apologized to my face.
She also deleted the video completely.
The counselor,seeing it resolved,left.
Chloe jogged after her.
"Ma'am,about this year's schorlarship..."
"Oh,that?It's likely you.Just fill out the form and give it to me by the weekend."
Chloe's eyes gleamed.
The counselor only meant Chloe's grades,her position as the class president,and her family’s status had made her a top candidate.
But to Chloe,it was proof of favoritism!
Days later,I applied to switch dorms,taking Mia with me.
Why?Living with a scheming girl who faked kindness like Chloe was no difference than asking for trouble yourself!
I texted the counselor,asking her not to tell my parents.
She was kind,agreeing instantly and urging me not to let it get to me.
Mia asked,"Is it really over?"
Over?Hardly.
My parents, who were business people,valued discretion above all.
They even nagged me about posting videos,everytime I shared my video with them would trigger a debate.
If this blew up and they found out,they'd lecture me endlessly.
I decided to let it go.
I already had the video scrubbed from the internet and got Chloe's account banned.
I also reported the unprofessional saleswoman,docking her a month's pay.
But that didn't mean Chloe and I were done.
Just when I thought things were settled,Chloe stirred trouble again.
One of her TikToks went viral.
It was a"college girl vents about weird roommate"vlog.
"Poor but pretentious,""cheapskate,""bullying her into switching dorms"...
She all but named me.
Her eloquence turned lies into truth,and with a few tears,she was a master at riling up emotions.
What a waste she wasn't an actress!
Netizens ate it up:
"Wow,is there really such a gross girl?"
"I'm so mad I could scream!How can you stand her?Give me her address,I'll sort her out!"
"Apparently all sorts of things can get into college nowadays.If she met me,I'd straighten her out in a minute!"
