Texting your high school best friend and the admissions o...

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1. They posted a video of me 'admitting' I faked my essays.
2. Holy—send me the link, now.
3. Can't, it's already on my mom's feed and school's group.
4. Do you mean it's viral at school?
5. Yes, and admissions emailed me a 'concern' notice.
6. Okay breathe, it might be a deepfake, did you say that?
7. I would never say that, the lip sync matches my nervous tick.
8. Who had access to your audio or drafts?
9. My tutor; she asked for my rough drafts and a voice note.
10. Her name's in the email chain I saw; why not tell me?
11. I did months ago, but you were busy with college apps.
12. I found an email she sent today saying 'shouldn't be public'.
13. You didn't open that, did you?
14. I opened it; she said she 'fixed a problem' with my files.