When He Chose the New Girl, I Chose the Genius

"I stood beside them for a long time.

Ethan Carter and Sophie Lane were talking and laughing as if I did not exist.

“Ethan,” I called.

He frowned, impatience already in his voice. “What?”

“There’s a problem I don’t understand. I wanted to ask if you could explain it to me.”

Sophie laughed.

The sound slipped out before she quickly covered her mouth.

“Sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to laugh. Ava, are you trying for the Harvard Scholars recommendation too?”

Our senior class had two school-backed recommendation spots for Harvard’s special scholars review program.