Chapter 59

**Chapter 59**

“Think what you want,” I murmured. “I don’t need to prove anything to you.”

“Maybe you should be worried about yourselves,” Nan said, crossing her arms.

“Just forget about it, Nan,” I said, shaking my head. “I’m going to get to class. I’ll see you later.”

I didn’t wait for her to respond; I just walked away.

Even class was…

It felt strange. Everyone in the room was staring at me and whispering. The teacher was giving me a look as she handed out our assignments. When I saw the paper, I frowned.

Was it just me, or did the font look a bit different?

I took a quick glance at my classmates, trying to understand what was happening.

I glanced at the girl next to me and saw that her paper looked normal.

“Can I see that for a second?” I asked.

She frowned but nodded and handed me her paper. I noticed that the wording was different. The words on my paper were…

“Thanks,” I said softly as I handed it back to her.

We spent the class working on our assignments. As I was leaving, the professor stopped me and said, “You did a really nice job today, Judy.”

Her words made me smile.

Miss Prescott spoke to me slowly, as if I were a child. I frowned at her words.

“Uh, thanks Miss Prescott,” I replied, my brows knitted together in confusion.

I quickly left the room and headed to my next college reading class. This was supposed to be a fresh start for me.

One of my favorite classes, besides my combat, shifting, and defense courses, was a reading class. The professor assigned us a book to read, and most of the time, we just wrote in journals about it during class. We finally finished our last book and were supposed to receive our final assignments.

Today, the professor handed out a new book to each student as they entered the classroom. However, when I walked in, she didn’t give me a book like she did for everyone else.

“Hi, Judy,” she said, smiling at me.

“I’m not going to make you read this book; it’s pretty long and can be hard to understand. Instead, I’ll write you some summary notes. You can use those to write your entry based on what we discuss in class.”

I frowned at her.

I couldn’t believe what she was saying. I had always read the books she assigned, and I finished them faster than most of my classmates. I narrowed my eyes at her and frowned deeper.

“I’m sorry,” she said, “I don’t…”

“I don’t understand,” I said hesitantly. “You don’t want me to read the book?”

She sighed and placed the books on the table.

“Look, I think it would be better if you sit this one out,” she told me. “It’s just… I want you to enjoy it later.”

“I know this kind of thing doesn’t come easy for you.”

**Chapter Cosa**

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What kind of thing?

Was she talking about reading?

I never gave her a reason to think that I wasn’t trying.

I was always good at reading. Yes, I had dyslexia, but that doesn’t mean I’m unable to read. Besides, she didn’t know about my condition. The only people who knew were my adoptive parents, my Nan, and unfortunately, Ethan.

“Please,”

“Please take your seat, Judy,” she said politely.

I pressed my lips together and walked to my seat. As more students entered the class, one by one, she handed each of them a book.

Before long, I was the only one left without a book.

I was the only one in class without a book. I sat there, feeling angry, but I kept my mouth shut. I planned to go to the dean after my last class to talk about how my professors had behaved that day.

As the class went on, I felt a bit of relief.

I was in my shifting and combat course, which was my last class of the day and my favorite. It was a chance for me to let out my frustrations on my sparring partner.

When I arrived, I heard Nicole talking to the professor. She didn’t sound happy.

“Professor Morgan, I don’t think that’s necessary. Judy is more than capable of handling this new routine without me holding her hand,” she said firmly.

Professor Morgan was the assistant professor for this class. She assumed that since Judy had been doing well, she could manage on her own.

Carol had been expelled, and our usual professor had been fired because he tried to get me kicked out of school. Now, Professor Morgan would be our new teacher.

“There’s a lot of notes to go over today,” I thought as I prepared for class. “I really need her help.”

“To properly understand the material,” Professor Morgan said.

“She always understands the material just fine,” he replied. “She’s one of the top students.”

“You heard the rumors,” Professor Morgan continued. “She didn’t earn that spot.”

Nicole crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. “You don’t really believe that nonsense, do you?”

Professor Morgan sneered back, “Nikki, please. Just do me this favor for once.”

“Don’t call me that here, Noah,” she whispered softly. “I don’t want people knowing that you are my brother.”

Wait, Professor Morgan and Nicole were siblings? This was surprising.

Nicole Morgan was her full name, but I thought it was just a coincidence.

“Look, I need you to do this for me,” someone said urgently. “You care about her, don’t you? I know you want her to succeed, so please help.”

“Why are you treating her so differently all of a sudden? Do you really believe she can’t do it?”

There was a long silence after I spoke. Then, his next words left me speechless.

“Because the dean called…”

During a faculty meeting this morning, our leader informed us that Judy is dealing with Dyslexia.