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s.\# assignments, c^ov^?er+]ing h#is $mistakes, s?`a _crificing her; own chances, and belie@]ving it was friend./sh+ip. T#\-hen, at the[% f@.resh-*ma:^=n ?(,talent show, :^Caleb holds![ her^ d))own so Bailey can + c ut off; h?-er hair, all to prove h\is+ loy\a
:lty to a c ooler cr] ( owd.@^, T= he whol+-e%+ aud#:i#+torium %_)laugh^s. `He laughs loudest.
T]hat nig$ht, (Avery wakes up. She withdraws fro+m col-lege, retu,rns \home, tak!es a gap year,. @ *$and rebu[
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hout Avery to cl!-.ean up h is ) messes, Cale[(`b is discarded by ^ \,Ba[!ile/y, exp)[]elled, and ,] watc%hes the B]ennett fami - ly collapse. Alon $g/ the way, Avery meet) s Lucas, an  MIT-bound top s`tu!#dent, and learns a* * love ?]_:bui* lt on e[quali+`ty,)+ =respe++ct, and mutual $ g\^rowt :h. In the end, /s*he ; is no o!=ne’s sidekic?k and n!,_o o_!.ne$\ ’s sacrifi#%ce—she is the lead o*]f h:er own l%i)fe.