The Rejected Prize

Elise felt like Maeve was deliberately humiliating her. After all the effort Maeve put into winning, she was giving up the spot—not even to her own younger sister who came in second. It was insulting.

Elise felt the embarrassment of humiliation. 'Maeve, you are really something. I'd like to see how you're going to explain this to the family,' she thought.

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In the evening, Maeve got home and w