[ He can feel it all and he takes it all in -- on his end he tries to hide the fear; disgust towards him only reminds him of those times. He can practically hear it now, in his head. The taunts they said back then --
"He has no talent." "It's pointless." "His parents are stupid, too." "You can just pay your way in." "They want him to succeed that much?" "Must be nice being rich."
It hurts. The envy he feels now emanating from her comes from a different source, but it's the exact same feeling. ]
I get it.
[ His voice is tenser than it usually is, and it pisses him off. ]
But I don't like the idea of feeling like I'm forced to choose -- it's not fair to them, I feel, that I just can't.
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"He has no talent."
"It's pointless."
"His parents are stupid, too."
"You can just pay your way in."
"They want him to succeed that much?"
"Must be nice being rich."
It hurts. The envy he feels now emanating from her comes from a different source, but it's the exact same feeling. ]
I get it.
[ His voice is tenser than it usually is, and it pisses him off. ]
But I don't like the idea of feeling like I'm forced to choose -- it's not fair to them, I feel, that I just can't.