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At the freshman orientation party, Olivia Grant pointed at me and burst out laughing. "Did you guys know? She's been freeloading off Daniel's family for ten years." The entire room erupted in laughter. Daniel frowned and turned to me. "Don't overthink it. It was a joke." I looked at him and suddenly smiled. Then I stood up, walked out of the room, and dialed a number that had been saved in my phone for ten years but never once called. "Grandpa, I want to go home." That night, the Reed residence was brightly lit. Daniel's father, Gordon Reed, slumped on the couch, staring at his phone as his face turned pale. Every penny in their family accounts was gone overnight.