Chapter 17 - CHLOE’S COLLEGE LETTER

Chloe lost a recommendation from Mr. Harrison.
She was furious initially.
Then asked:
“Can I earn another?”
He said:
“Not the one that pretends this didn't happen.”
She cried.
College admissions deadlines approached.
Her mother wanted lawyers.
Chloe said no.
First major boundary with Victoria.
She wrote her application essay about leadership failure.
Not naming Elias.
Not martyring herself.
She described confusing position with entitlement.
Would admissions officers believe?
Unknown.
But for first time, Chloe told a story where she was not victim.
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That mattered more than acceptance.
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