Page 39 of Twisted Truths

Fake it.

“I got what I needed, and now we’ll leave you alone.” I hoped the smile on my face was believable as I bowed. “As per the agreement.”

I knew it was when her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, and her voice trembled. “I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

I’m an asshole.

“There you are!” Victoria ran over to me.

I clapped my hands and yelled. “Let’s go find our classes and get this day started!”

With my arm around Victoria, I walked her to her first class of the day. She insisted on a kiss and then smiled at Miranda, who stood with her friends outside the class.

“Vicki.” I tilted my head and gave her a glare.

“Sorry.” She pouted. “I just wanted her to know she lost.”

“You know what’s sad, Victoria?” Edie walked over. “You were never competition for Miranda.”

“No. You weren’t.” Vivian smiled.

“Aw, that’s sweet.” Victoria beamed.

“Yeah. She was always better than you.” Vivian winked and walked off with Edie.

Victoria’s face screwed up in an ugly look. “That bitch.”

“Hey. Let it go.” I tried reminding her, while I held in my laugh.

“Kiss me, again.”

I gave her another peck and walked off to my class.

The chatter in the halls was about the mysterious goat in school. While I should’ve been happy that the prank worked, I felt numb.

I tried looking for Miranda throughout the day and couldn’t find her anywhere. She wasn’t in gym and Dexter said she wasn’t in English either.

Towards the end of the school day, everyone seemed pumped for the end of school bash. Ethan and I were walking to our lockers before heading to the parking lot and the closer we got to mine, we both noticed a foul odor.

“Ugh. What is that?” Ethan covered his nose.

“Beats me.” I pulled my shirt up to cover mine.

Someone taped a card on the outside of my locker. Reaching out, Ethan pulled it off and opened it while I spun the lock and put in the combination.

“All it says is ‘since you lost yours’.”

“What?” I took it from him and didn’t recognize the writing.

Shrugging, I opened my locker and heard Ethan bust up laughing.

Hanging from the coat hook against my letterman’s jacket were a string of pig testicles.

Miranda

The bus turned into the parking lot and as the door opened, I couldn’t wait to get off the bus and get inside.

After someone urinated in my locker yesterday, I decided to switch to Edie’s. I rushed down the hall on the first floor, following the numbers. My heart sank when I noticed Victoria and her crew near my new spot.

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