Liam stared out the window of his new room, the lights of Evercrest City twinkling in the evening dusk. He had recently moved here with his parents, hoping for a fresh start. The bustling city offered a stark contrast to their previous small-town life, and Liam found it both thrilling and intimidating. But despite the change in scenery, old habits and grudges had followed him.
Living next door to Ava, a girl who had always outshone him academically, was like living with a constant reminder of his failures. Ava wasn't just any girl; she was the epitome of perfection in Liam's eyes. Her academic prowess was legendary at the prestigious Evercrest Academy, and her name was perpetually at the top of the leaderboard. Her effortless brilliance only served to deepen Liam's insecurities.
Every day, Liam was reminded of his inadequacies by his parents' relentless criticism. Their expectations were impossibly high, and they berated and beat him for not surpassing Ava. Each time he brought home anything less than perfect grades, his parents' faces would darken with disappointment and anger. Their harsh words and actions left Liam with emotional and physical scars, fostering a deep-seated jealousy and hatred towards Ava.
His resentment festered, turning into an all-consuming obsession. He spent sleepless nights plotting ways to outshine Ava, but no matter how hard he tried, she always seemed to be one step ahead. It wasn't fair. In his eyes, she was the source of his misery, and he convinced himself that his life would be better without her in it.
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A Deadly Rivalry
Ficción GeneralIn the bustling city of Evercrest, envy festers in Liam's heart as he watches Ava effortlessly outshine him academically. Fuelled by his parents' relentless comparisons and his own insecurities, Liam plots a sinister scheme to sabotage Ava. Under th...
