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“Now that things have escalated, she’s not just hurting Natalie or my team. She’s limiting her own future and vision. “Acting so recklessly is only going to box her in more and more. “If she refuses to listen, I will go to Professor Wilcourt and the school administration. “The internet isn’t some lawless place. She’ll have to pay for what she’s done.” With that, David hung up the phone. He never bought for a moment that Josie had nothing to do with all the drama blowing up online. As soon as David hung up, everyone in the dorm looked at each other, then couldn’t help but laugh. But once the laughter faded, the worry crept back in. Allison said, growing more anxious the more she scrolled through her phone, “He’s not actually going to go to Professor Wilcourt, is he? “If this gets any bigger, will it end up affecting Josie? “There are more and more people on the school forum going after Natalie. “If this keeps up, she might really get cyberbullied. If I were her, I honestly couldn’t stay at this school. “And if they dig up the plagiarism thing again, she could even get expelled, right?” Josie shook her head. “With the way David’s acting, he’s obviously going to protect her. “It’s not going to be easy to get her expelled. What I’m worried about is something else.” “What are you worried about?” Zoey asked while seeing Josie frown, “Is it the stuff online?” Josie shook her head again. She said, “I’m worried Natalie will keep using her depression to play the victim. “If she does something drastic, the school will just sweep it under the rug to protect their image and avoid trouble. “And with David covering for her, who knows if the plagiarism thing will ever get looked into?” “Seriously?” The group could hardly believe it. “This has gotten so big. “There’s no way the school can just turn a blind eye. If they don’t give us an explanation, students are going to lose trust in them,” Josie still felt uneasy. After all, Natalie had some powerful connections behind her. If her parents stepped in, plus the whole depression angle, the only ones who might get punished would probably be those who accused Natalie of plagiarism or slandered her online. “It’s hard to say,” Josie admitted uncertainly, “Zoey, can you help me track down the people who exposed the paid posters and the two who posted those analysis threads?”…