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“Angelina, look what my mom brought me from Japan.” Clara, the most popular girl in my class, boasted while pointing at her new cardigan proudly.
Her mom used to buy her stuff whenever she went on business trips and Clara never failed to brag about it ever since she saw me carrying a designer bag to school that I got from my grandparents for my eleventh birthday last year.
“It’s really nice, Clara.” I told her with a smile. I didn’t really care about expensive things, but I was hoping she would just leave me alone if I complimented her. Ignoring her was not an option because then she wouldn’t stop annoying me the whole day like last time. She liked attention too much, and she was very persistent if she didn't get it.
“I know, right? I bet your parents can’t afford
