Chapter 248

“I don’t need to go back. I’m fine here by myself,” said Madelyn confidently.

In her painting, Madelyn depicted a field of sunflowers under a bright blue sky. The sunflowers reached toward the sun, full of hope and light..

People’s feelings often showed in their art. When someone was sad, their paintings might show a cloudy sky and a stormy night. And Madelyn’s painting was full of the brightness she felt inside.

Her painting was really good. With this talent, she could easily get into the art school she wanted.

Hayson had told her not to paint, and Zach knew that too. He wondered how she could make such- great art. Then he remembered that Madelyn never followed rules.

Zach sat down on the couch and looked at the paper on the table. It was for a parent-teacher meeting notice and a camp application form. Madelyn had filled out everything, but she needed a

parent to sign.

Zach’s eyes glinted when he saw this.

Madelyn looked at her painting, feeling like something was missing. She studied it closely.

“Are you coming back with me, or should someone come get you?” asked Zach.

I go back, aren’t you afraid I’ll bully Jadie?” said Madelyn while

painting.

didn’t answer. Madelyn knew what he was thinking without

is better without you,” she said

he didn’t like her, maybe even

up when she least

that Zach was behind what happened

eyes of all her teachers and classmates, she

suspended from school and was taken off the Math Olympiad

taken those steps in the first place, like

would have happened. After returning from school,

next. She asked herself, ‘Should I just keep ignoring

get into

on the door outside turned, and the door

paying attention to Zach on the couch like he didn’t see him. He put the groceries he’d bought into the fridge, a

“Being better means fooling around

with everything I do… You’ve got it wrong, really. I’m just returning a favor. He saved my life, and I’m helping him study so he can get

painting was finished She’d stayed up all night for it. It was her very first finished artwork. Carefully, she

fridge and saw a plate of leftover grilled chicken from

replied, “Warm it up later. It’s

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