Description
They said the odds were one in a million. A name drawn from a glittering bowl beneath the chandeliers of Brent Academy's grand auditorium. Cameras flashing. Confetti falling like cherry blossoms in the spring breeze. It was supposed to be a magical moment-like a dream come true. But when my name echoed through the speakers-"Miracle Faith Escalante"-the world around me tilted. Not because I won, but because I shouldn't have. I wasn't even supposed to be there. I was the quiet girl in oversized sweaters, invisible in my public school. I lived with a sick mother who never spoke of the past and avoided mirrors like they might reveal forgotten secrets. I was content with my simple life, surrounded by my family. I never signed up for the Brent Academy Lottery. My best friend did it for me. I knew what Brent Academy was, but I never imagined I would be standing there (during the Entrance Ceremony). And yet... there I was, on that stage, surrounded by the Middleton Triplets-not just them, but the entire Brent Academy watching me, as though I were some kind of puzzle piece that had just clicked into place. That was the day I became "The Lottery Girl." The girl with freckles, caramel-colored hair, and eyes that didn't match her mother's. The girl who wasn't just a winner-she was a mystery waiting to be solved.
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