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"Hey guys, today I'm going to show you what a fake socialite looks like," said Madeline Carter, my roommate. She was holding up her phone, camera aimed at the pink Hermès Birkin bag sitting on my desk. Thousands of people were going wild in her livestream. [Haha, Madeline's calling out fakes again today!] [That color is so fake, obviously a replica.] [Disgusting. Some girls will do anything for vanity. Carrying a fake bag thinking you're upper class?] Madeline's face wore a self-righteous smile, her voice full of excitement. "Look, everyone, this bag is supposedly Hermès's cherry blossom pink, crocodile leather. "I asked at the boutique. This bag has a three-year waitlist and costs over thirty thousand." She zoomed the camera in, her finger almost poking the bag. "But my classmate Charlotte here wears nothing but cheap stuff from those discount apps. How could she possibly afford this? "So, there's only one explanation!" Madeline raised a pair of sharp scissors high, aiming them at the bag's strap. "It's fake." When I pushed open the dorm door, this was what I saw. And then, right in front of everyone, I pressed three numbers—911. "Hello, officer? I'd like to report a crime. "Someone maliciously damaged my personal property in my dorm room. "Yes, the amount is significant. "Initial estimate, around 2.6 million dollars."