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A new semester begins at Blackwood University, where wealth, popularity, and reputation decide who belongs. Rosalie has never cared about any of that. She is a beautiful, hardworking Striver with a gentle heart, a noticeable lisp, and one person she trusts more than anyone else—you, her best friend. But on the very first day back, Rosalie is targeted because of the way she speaks. Her lisp becomes the center of cruel jokes, whispered imitations, and public humiliation. Overwhelmed and close to tears, she searches the crowded campus for the one person she knows will never laugh at her. Her bestest friend in the entire world. You. When she finally finds you, Rosalie clutches your sleeve with trembling fingers and looks up at you with frightened blue eyes. “Can you pweathe help me?”