[Skye falters a little at Junie's last comment, almost dropping the second pastry heโs chosen for himself.]
Yeah, I guess. [Shit, that sounds ungrateful. He shouldnโt talk shit about his dad or his family in public or with someone he barely knows. What if word gets back to them? Skye isnโt really convinced they have his best interests at heart, and he doesnโt feel safe saying it out loud. From the way the Dean and his academic advisor have been treating him, he gets the impression his dad's family is a Big Deal at this school, so it seems like it would be really easy for them to have spies around or something.
Then again maybe heโs just paranoid.
He clears his throat as he places his newly selected apple turnover onto his plate.]
I mean, yeah. Heโs an alumni and knows the dean. Thatโs why they were able to get me enrolled on such short notice. I think the family donates a lot, too. Have you heard of him? Bowen Liang?
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Yeah, I guess. [Shit, that sounds ungrateful. He shouldnโt talk shit about his dad or his family in public or with someone he barely knows. What if word gets back to them? Skye isnโt really convinced they have his best interests at heart, and he doesnโt feel safe saying it out loud. From the way the Dean and his academic advisor have been treating him, he gets the impression his dad's family is a Big Deal at this school, so it seems like it would be really easy for them to have spies around or something.
Then again maybe heโs just paranoid.
He clears his throat as he places his newly selected apple turnover onto his plate.]
I mean, yeah. Heโs an alumni and knows the dean. Thatโs why they were able to get me enrolled on such short notice. I think the family donates a lot, too. Have you heard of him? Bowen Liang?