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Trish smiled confidently Grandma this is just the beginning I ll go even farther in the future
Edithgrinnedwidely,proudascouldbe.Sheknewhergranddaughterwassomethingspecialandwouldsurely bringglorytotheCronefamily.
Archer and Natalie were just as pleased The more accomplished their daughter became the better her chances of marrying into a prestigious family
Just then Edith noticed Wendy standing behind them Her expression darkened Wendy who allowed you to come here
Wendy had shown up but the family was so caught up in their happiness that they hadn t even noticed her
Trish glanced at Wendy briefly Grandma I invited Wendy She wanted to ride on my coat tails It s fine Let her stay here
Edithdidn’twantWendythereatall.BothTrishandJessicahadbroughthonortothe Cronefamily,butWendyonlybroughtembarrassment.InEdith’smind,Wendyhadnevertrulybeenpartofthefamily.
Since Trish had spoken up Edith s voice became sharp Wendy stay out of the way Don t touch anything If you break or dirty something you re the one who ll be responsible
ThoughEdith washergrandmother,Wendyfeltacoldwaveofdisappointmentwashoverher.Still,shedidn’tsayanything,onlyofferingasmall,quietsmile.
Trish some students from Clave n dale University called out as they approached They were all fans of Trish having asked her for an autograph just the day before
What are you all doing here Trish asked delighted to see them
Thestudentscrowdedaround,pushingWendytotheverycornerofthe room.
“Trish,today’sthepublicexhibitionofyouracademicpaper!Wecametocongratulate you.”
Trish you re our pride
“Let’stakeapicture!”
Everyone moved in front of the display of Trish s paper Trish stood in the center with Edith Archer and Natalie on her left and her classmates on the right
TrishhandedWendythecamera,orderingsharply,”Wendytakeapicturefor us!”
This was her moment of glory and it had to be captured
Wendy looked at the camera in her hands and smiled faintly I m afraid I can t take this photo
Trishfroze.”Whynot?”
Just then a staff member from the Medical Museum approached them Excuse me could you please step aside We need to takedown this academic paper
What?
Trish s entire body stiffened Why are you taking down my paper
Edith,Archer,and Nataliewerestunned.”Theremustbesomemistake!Areyousureaboutthis?”
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We re sure There s no misunderstanding Dr C eyl an pointed out two errors in the paper so the Medical Museum is withdrawing it the staff member explained
With that they removed Trish s paper from the exhibit
Trish let out a shaky breath standing frozen in place
A few of her classmates began to whisper among themselves Noway Dr C eyl an caught mistakes in Trish s paper
Her paper got rejected by the Medical Museum
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Gosh now Trish has embarrassed herself even Dr C eyl an and the Medical Museum know about it
The students awkwardly mumbled Trish we ve got togo We ll see you later
Theyquicklyfled.
Edith grabbed Trish by the arm Trish what s going on
TheconfidenceandsmilehadvanishedfromTrish’sface.Allthatwasleftwassheerpanic.Herpaperhadtwomistakes,andDr.Ceylanwasthe onewhofoundthem.Now,theMedicalMuseumhad publiclyrejectedherpaper,andsoon,thewholeofClavendaleUniversitywould know.
What was supposed to be a moment of pride had turned into a public embarrassment