Chapter 1
When my boyfriend got into Harvard, I barely scraped into community college.[]
I told myself it was fine–my family had money, so I was still good enough for him.[]
Then we graduated… and my family went bankrupt.[]
On our last date, he asked if I wanted to go abroad with him.[]
I fucked him three times that night, then pulled up my jeans, and blocked him on everything.
He left for his Master’s at Oxford while I juggled three jobs in Boston just to pay off our debts.
Later, his roommate bumped into me and looked absolutely TERRIFIED:[]
“Holy shit–you’re… you’re… you’re not DEAD? Or am I seeing ghosts in broad daylight?”
My face went dark.
“YOU’RE the dead one!“]]
“Cursing me out like that in the middle of the day–you owe me three corn dogs for that bullshit.“[]
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I ran into Marcus while fighting with some old lady over prices.[]
One corn dog for three bucks, two for five. This woman wanted to pay two dollars for one.[]
Marcus’s eyes went wide as saucers: “Jade… Jade… Jade Morrison?”
I shot him a look and kept battling it out with the lady.
When our eyes met, he finally seemed sure he hadn’t mistaken me for someone else.
He looked absolutely shook: “Didn’t you die in a car crash? Wait–you’re actually ALIVE?“]
My face went black. I shooed the lady away before I had time to deal with him.[]
Sure, my grades sucked, but I was pretty good at remembering faces.[]
I recognized him instantly–this was River’s roommate.[]
I said: “YOU’RE the dead one!“]
“Cursing me in broad daylight like that—you owe me three corn dogs.“[]
Marcus looked sheepish, probably feeling guilty enough not to refuse.[]
“Corn dogs are three bucks each, two for five.“]
“Since we know each other, I’ll cut you a deal–three for ten. You want ketchup or hot sauce?”
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“Ketchup.”
While I was packing them up, I casually asked:[]
“So who the hell told you I was dead?“]]
His eyes darted around, basically looking anywhere except at me.[]
Under my sharp stare, he carefully spit out the name: “River.“[]
I went quiet for a moment, then let out an exasperated yell:[]
“Are you KIDDING me? Breaking up is one thing, but he’s going around telling people I’m DEAD?“]]
River was the campus heartthrob.[]
Though compared to his brilliant academic record, his looks barely mattered.[]
So everyone around him was either some genius prodigy or a total study machine.[]
Especially his childhood friend.
Pretty wasn’t enough–she was also smart. Smart wasn’t enough–she was also driven as hell.[]
From small school events to national competitions, wherever River showed up, Lily was right there beside him.[]
People called them the perfect match–brains, beauty, made for each other.[]
River never hid how much he admired her either.
Unlike me–his only comment about me was “hopeless case.”
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Back when my family still had money, my dad donated a whole building to get me into the best prep school, then greased some palms to squeeze me into River’s advanced class.
River’s name was permanently glued to the top of the honor roll, while I bounced around the bottom ten.]
If I had to describe our relationship, it’d be “barely acquainted classmates.“[]
Until junior year, when River’s grandma had an accident and needed expensive surgery.[]}
Seeing a beautiful guy cry just broke my heart.[]
I waved my hand and pulled out all my Christmas money.[]
After River’s grandma got out safe, he said: “I don’t have enough to pay you back right now. How about I tutor you instead?“[]
The way I looked at him was pure heartbreak.]
I helped him out of kindness–why was he trying to PUNISH me?]
River was true to his word. He got the teacher to let him switch seats to sit next to me and started tutoring.
After explaining the same type of math problem ten times and watching me get it wrong again, he finally snapped: “You’re absolutely hopeless!”
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I slammed my book shut and made a sincere suggestion:[]
“Look, if you really wanna pay me back, tutoring isn’t the only option.“]
“How about you just marry me instead?“]
Somehow we ended up together after that mess.]
Later, River got into Harvard while I went to some no–name community college.
But even then, I never thought I wasn’t good enough for him.[]
So what if he was a genius at a fancy school? After graduation, he’d still end up working for my dad anyway.]]
Until my family went bankrupt and I had to break up with him.[]
I blocked him on everything too.[]
He went to Oxford for grad school while I worked three jobs a day in Boston to pay off debts.]
I never imagined that breaking up was one thing, but he’d actually spread rumors that I was DEAD.[]
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