She and Tyler would never see each other again.
While Vicky was absorbed in her hectic schedule, rumors about her escalated.
One day, Vicky realized that she had forgotten about her keys as soon as she stepped out of the dorm and went back.
When she reached the door of her flat, she heard her roommates talking about her.
"Hey, have you heard of the rumors about Vicky?"
Vicky's roommates were three foreign students, and Vicky paused when she heard her name being mentioned.
"Are you talking about the rumor that says she's been messing around?"
"I heard that, too. I heard that she asks for quite a lot of money in return. As long as the man can pay, she can do anything!"
"She hasn't been back to the dorm for the past few days. Do you think...she was out with a man?"
"There's no doubt that's the case! There's this handsome young man who came by the academy to see her some time ago. She sure has a lot of fish in her pond..."
"She'd never agree to go to parties, and here I thought she was a conservative woman. Who would have known that she was faking it? I guess you can't judge a book by its cover after all."
"Sara, you don't get it. What happens at a party is consensual with no money involved... Vicky values money too much to go to an event where she won't be paid."
"I guess... It's a shame that our teachers have such high hopes for her when she's only here to sell herself to the best bidder."
"Our teachers are men as well. Do you think Vicky might have seduced them as well?"
Vicky had not imagined that even her roommates would talk about her behind her back as well, and no one seemed to doubt a single word of the made-up rumors.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Loving You In Secret (Vicky and Tyler)
Awesome story but too long winded...