Chapter 1

I' m Sarah Miller, a sophomore at State U, studying journalism.

My dad raised me on his own, he' s a firefighter, my absolute hero.

College life was mostly okay, classes, studying, the usual.

My roommate was Brittany Jenkins, everyone called her Britt.

She was a sociology major, and online, she was a warrior, always posting about social justice.

It sounded good, but sometimes it felt like she twisted things, used big words to make people feel small.

Our relationship was just…roommates, nothing more, nothing less, until Thanksgiving.

I missed my dad that Thanksgiving, so I put up a simple post on Instagram.

A picture of us, him in his uniform, me grinning.

The caption read: "So thankful for my amazing Dad today and every day! He' s my hero! #Thanksgiving #FamilyLove."

Just a normal, happy post, or so I thought.

Later that day, my friend Maria, who lived down the hall, sent me a screenshot.

"Sarah, you need to see this."

It was from CampusWhisper, that anonymous gossip app everyone scrolled through.

Someone had taken my Instagram post, my profile picture, and put them together.

The caption below it was vile.

"Check out this pick-me celebrating patriarchal figures on Thanksgiving. Some girls will do anything for male approval. Disgusting. #SmashThePatriarchy #PerformativeGratitude."

My stomach dropped.

The screenshot of my original post, it wasn't just a public grab, it showed the edge of my phone screen, the little icons at the top.

It was taken over my shoulder, or from my unlocked phone.

Only one person could have done that.

Britt.