Gemotions

The university’s annual gala was in full swing, the ballroom glittering with chandeliers and champagne flutes. Olivia, the beneficiary of the misplaced scholarship, felt a strange kind of thrill. She knew who the money *should* have gone to: a quiet, unassuming girl named Chloe, whose father was ill.

Olivia was never one to do anything half-heartedly. She wore a dress that cost more than Chloe's tuition. She danced with the dean, securing an internship that Chloe could only dream of. Olivia made sure to be seen. She met all the right people, and talked about all the right things, a smile plastered across her face.