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“If I do this,” she said slowly, “I’ll lose everything. My spot on the squad. My friends. My… place.”

And for the first time, she spoke not as the school’s sunshine, but as herself. End of part one.

The words, scrawled in sharp, unforgiving ink on the front of the note, weren’t a question. They were a command. And the “I” belonged to the one person at this school who had never asked Trinity for anything: Kael Vance. -InnocentHigh- Trinity May -Trinity Does What I...

“You said ‘Trinity does what I say,’” she replied, closing the door behind her. “So what do you want?”

“Trinity does what I say,” Kael repeated softly. “No. Trinity does what she knows is right.” “If I do this,” she said slowly, “I’ll

Trinity’s breath caught. She had seen it. And she’d done nothing. Because Trinity does what’s expected. Smile. Cheer. Keep the peace.

Kael’s gaze didn’t waver. “Or you’ll finally find out who you are when you stop being everyone else’s puppet.” My… place

She unfolded the note in the empty hallway by the lockers. Inside, in that same sharp handwriting: