She Entered the Academy with a Crush, Three Men Fought to Keep Her novel · Chapter 17 of 24
Chapter 17: The Gala
The summons said the Gala, Saturday, eight o'clock, the great hall.
It said "Miss Winslow will attend."
It did not say please.
"You don't have to go," Chris said at breakfast, for the fourth time.
"I know."
"We could drive to Ohio."
"I know, Chris."
"I'd like to hear you say it."
"I'm going," I said.
"I'm not hiding from a woman in black velvet."
Matt put a piece of toast in front of me.
He had put one in front of everyone, in the middle of a dining hall where four hundred students were still staring at our table.
"Eat," he said.
"You'll need your strength to be magnificent."
Under the table Chris's knee pressed against mine, and a big warm hand settled on my thigh.
Across from me, Mr. Hunter sat at the faculty table with his back straight.
He did not look at me once.
His fingers were wrapped so hard around his coffee cup that the china had begun to glow.
That night I wore green.
It was a long dress with a low back, the first thing I had ever bought that cost more than my rent.
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