My Genius Best Friend Ruined His Life

My childhood best friend, Ethan, fell head over heels for the new girl at school.

She smoked, drank, got tattoos, and picked fights.

But in Ethan’s eyes, that wasn't being a delinquent. It was "freedom." It was "cool."

I once warned him to stay away from her. She wasn't the kind of girl kids like us—straight-A students—should mess with.

But Ethan just looked at me and said, "Chloe, you don't get it. She’s living the life I’ve always wanted."

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I went to the counselor’s office to hand in my AP Physics Olympiad form.