School isn't easy by any means. It's not easy for even the smartest people. Jillian and Erin could easily attest for that simple fact.
Jillian was easily the smartest girl in 10th grade, which wasn't too difficult to be. Most Sophomores had no interest in actually doing any work. They were invisible, after all. Freshman were babies, Seniors were about to leave, and Juniors were almost seniors. But Sophomores... they had nothing going for them. All but Jillian.
Erin, on the other hand, was a Senior. Some of them actually do try, so it took a bit of effort to be on top. It wasn't surprising, however, that she was at the top of her class. She'd pretty much always been. It was hard not to be whenever schoolwork was her only pleasure.
Wouldn't it be a coincidence that two of the smartest people at the school became friends?
Absolutely.
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basically, a story of holtz and erin meeting and becoming friends... though it's way more complicated than that.
also, this was more of a prologue than anything. longer chapters later.
