CHAPTER 17: UNRAVELING
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I hadn't slept much.
Every time I drifted off, I kept hearing Xavierβs voice from yesterday. *If I slow down, Dad finds two more things to pile on me.* It wasn't even a long conversation. Somehow... it stayed with me all night.
By eight the next morning, I was already at campus, sitting in the economics building with my laptop open. The fellowship deadline was coming up fast, and everyone in my department was on edge.
"You look like you barely slept," Adrian said, sitting down next to me with an iced coffee. He set one down by my notebook.
"Thanks, Adrian," I said, taking a quick sip. "Just trying to make sure my market analysis is perfect before the first rankings come out today."
"Itβs fine, trust me," Adrian smiled. "Youβve had the highest s
