Pretty Was Never the Plot — Episode 9

Jace Morgan. Didn't you say you wanted my name next time? So he remembered me. I thought he didn't recognize me as that humiliated fat girl from the convenience

But he remembered my name and that I needed more room. He just never turned helping into a show. Do you do this with every cute guy? Feed him first, then write about him in your diary?

Comments like that used to make me blush and rush to explain, now they just piss me off. A fat girl gives someone a sandwich, she's desperate. A pretty girl buys expensive gifts, she's brave.

Worry about your own data, not my love life. Three tenations, four results, that's almost impressive. It was the first time I talked back in public. My heart was pounding, but I didn't die,

and I wasn't anymore hated for it. Turns out, you don't have to swallow cruelty whole. Lily, come to my office. It's about the Oxford program.

Your GPA, your paper, your volunteer work, you rank first in all of it. By academic standards, this spot should be yours. The second I heard should, my stomach dropped.

That's what adults say right before they take away something you earned. But the program includes public speaking, field work, and international representation.

The committee has concerns about your health and your public image. My physical came back clear. I can train too.