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She let out a sigh and gave me a sad look. “You can’t
them walk all over you, Lila. I did that. I let them bully me
to their satisfaction and they took everything from me. My
friends, my popularity, my pride… until I had nothing left.
They are like vultures. They won’t stop until they break you
apart. You need to show them who’s boss because you are.”
After all, I had nothing to be scared of. Maddox was on
my side now. His friend. His only friend who was a girl. I
had more power than any of the girls he slept with. He was
king, and as much as I hated it, that made me the unofficial
queen. Berkshire Academy was my kingdom.
But no one wanted a cold queen. The last thing I wanted
to do was have them despise me any more than they
already did.
Once Riley left, I walked into the bathroom since my
bladder was close to exploding. The bus wasn’t going to be
here for another fifteen minutes, so I had enough time.
I was washing my hands when it happened.
When they rounded up on me.
In the mirror, I caught sight of four girls. I recognized
two of them. Bethany, probably the most popular girl in
Berkshire, and her best friend, Suraiya. The other two girls
were familiar, but I didn’t know them well enough to know
their names.
They circled around me, and I shut off the tap, shaking
away the droplets of water from my hands.
“Can I help you?” I asked, suspicious of their sudden
appearance.
“She can speak,” Bethany mocked, with a fake
innocence.
“If you’ve got nothing to say, I’m leaving.” I walked past
her, and she grabbed my arm, digging her long nails into
my skin. I didn’t flinch, but it stung like a bitch.
“Not so fast, Garcia.” She said my name like it was a
stain.