NO LONGER HIS PLAYTHING：I'm the Heroine of My Own Story novel Chapter 4

That night, our school's Discord server absolutely exploded:

[OMG!!! Zephyr is SUCH A GODDAMN SNACK!! Total bad boy energy, who wouldn't fall for that??]

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[The way he LOOKED at her though?? When will someone stare at ME like I'm their entire world smh]

[What about that desperate girl who sits next to him? LMAO, she's been throwing herself at him forever, and still tried to make a scene? From what Zephyr said, sounds like she's already been his hookup multiple times?]

[Phoebe Johnson? Just a basic bitch with big tits. Total thirst trap vibe, probably been ran through already. I heard she makes Zephyr buy her slutty lingerie~]

[Let's be real, Phoebe's type only appeals to creepy older guys. Some "queen bee"—bet she's got sugar daddies lined up in her DMs!]

[It's so cringe watching her cling to Zephyr every day. Katherine and Zephyr are THE it couple! If this were Netflix, Phoebe would be the toxic ex nobody likes!]

[Facts! And now that they've had their kiss, Katherine's definitely locked him down!]

Zephyr only bothered to reply in the thread discussing Katherine:

ZephFire: [Chill with that shit. Not cool to talk about her like that]

I stared at my screen, completely numb.

My already shattered heart somehow found new ways to hurt.

I tilted my head back, breathing deeply to keep the tears at bay.

Waking up from this fantasy was excruciating.

Sid: [?]

Sid: [Coach was just saying how crazy it was you were passing up such an insane opportunity. Glad you're reconsidering! I'm thinking of applying too when I'm eligible, so I'll send you the forms]

Sid sent them almost instantly. Sid: [Stanford_EarlyProgram.zip]

Phoebe: [?]

Phoebe: [Aren't you only a sophomore? Isn't that way too early for you to apply?]

Sid typed for what seemed like forever but never sent a response.

I dropped it and just replied: [Thanks. Could you keep this Stanford thing on the low for now?]