“She’s basically trash collecting trash.”
Their hostility went further. Soon afterward, a formal complaint accused me of cheating on my final research project and acting irresponsibly by bringing an unrelated infant onto campus.
Vanessa’s boyfriend Caleb worked in the registrar’s office. Shortly after the complaint appeared, my scholarship was frozen and my academic standing was placed under formal investigation.
Marlene seemed almost delighted when she heard.
“You should skip graduation. Save yourself the humiliation.”