Chapter 6 - WHY BROOKE CHOSE MEI eventually learned Brooke had chosen me for a simple reason.
I didn’t react correctly.
Before Crestwood, she targeted people who wanted access to her social circle.
They tolerated jokes.
Laughed along.
Tried harder.
I didn’t.
When she mocked my sweater, I wore it again.
When she called my lunch cheap, I kept bringing it.
When she asked what my father did, I said:
“He works in education.”
True.
Apparently my refusal to explain myself felt like superiority.
At the disciplinary hearing, Brooke said:
“She acted like she was better than everyone.”
Dr. Warren asked:
“How?”
“She never cared what people thought.”
I almost laughed when I read the summary.
That was the offense.
Not worshipping the hierarchy.
Brooke believed wealth created a game.
I refused to play.
So she tried to force me into the role she understood.
Poor girl.
Embarrassed girl.
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Then the principal walked in and ruined the script.
