A Cheat Sheet to High Society
Language: en

I lied to my mom and told her I was heading to college a week early. My mom gave me a suspicious look: "The boy next door goes to the same college as you, and he hasn't left early." I rubbed my hands together guiltily. "You're going to see a boy, aren't you? It's fine, I'm not some old-fashioned prude. Here's an extra three hundred bucks, go have fun." I accepted it with overwhelming gratitude: "Yes, yes, yes, whatever you say!" My mom bought it. On the train, I pulled out a brand-new physics textbook and scratched my head, desperately copying notes. What boyfriend? I was going back early…