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\u201cWhat do you think?\u201d A girl near the window whispered loudly. \u201cWill she stand by her friend and call Violet out?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course she will. That\u2019s obvious,\u201d another voice chimed in immediately. \u201cEveryone knows Riley hates Violet with her life. And she isn\u2019t scared of the psycho couple. She\u2019s not going to just stand by and let this chance slip by. She\u2019ll definitely get Violet in trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone else chimed in, voice dripping with anticipation, \u201cIs this how it ends? Will Nora win again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The whole cafeteria hummed with predictions, with people already leaning forward to witness what they thought would be my downfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I finally turned to Riley. I kept my expression blank, raising one eyebrow. Riley flinched the moment our eyes met. Her body actually trembled, fingers tightening around the edge of her seat. She wouldn\u2019t even look at me properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIs that so?\u201d I asked lazily. \u201cDid you see me pour the soup over her head on purpose, Riley?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she had the chance to form a single word, Nora scoffed loudly, stepping in with the confidence of someone who thought the world existed to revolve around her. \u201cWhy are you even asking her that stupid question? What answer do you expect, Violet? Obviously Riley will take my side. Or do you really think she\u2019s scared of you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stopped right in front of me, eyes narrowed. \u201cWho do you think you are?\u201d she sneered. Her finger jabbed lightly against my chest. \u201cGet off your high horse. You have no one powerful backing you up. Or do you think Matthew will help you? Don\u2019t forget, it\u2019s over between you two. He doesn\u2019t care about you anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at her blankly, which only made her smirk widen. The fact that she couldn\u2019t pull a reaction out of me irritated her, but she kept going, pushing further just to feel powerful. She leaned in closer, her breath brushing my ear, her voice dropping to a whisper. \u201cDon\u2019t you forget who he let drown. You\u2019re no one to him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pulled back with a satisfied look, expecting her words to affect me. But all I could think was how delusional she was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew? Was she actually serious? She was boasting like he was the greatest man on earth, bragging about trash as if it were a gemstone. If Nora thought she\u2019d won some kind of prize, she was painfully stupid. I didn\u2019t care about Matthew anymore, not even enough to spare him a fraction of a thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would I, when I had a man who would burn the world for me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Hades Sinclair was a man, Matthew was a toddler stumbling around with plastic toys.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she realized she still wasn\u2019t getting the reaction she wanted, she clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes dramatically. \u201cI\u2019ve had enough of you,\u201d she spat before turning her attention to Riley \u201cEnough of this. Riley, say it. Tell everyone what Violet did. Let them see that someone still has a backbone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone shifted their eyes to Riley, waiting. Nora stood tall, confident, her soup-covered clothes sticking to her but she didn\u2019t care. She thought Riley would do anything to ruin me like she always did. But Riley looked like she was about to faint. She glanced at Nora, then at me, then at the entire room staring at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, she sighed and spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you saying, Nora?\u201d Riley said quietly, voice unsteady. \u201cI think you\u2019re mistaken. I didn\u2019t see anything. It was all an accident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora\u2019s smile died instantly. The cafeteria went so silent someone actually dropped a fork and the sound rang across the\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Nora whipped her head toward Riley. She blinked at her, stunned, as if she hadn\u2019t heard correctly. \u201cWhat?\u201d Her voice cracked in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley didn\u2019t even flinch. \u201cI didn\u2019t see anything, Nora. Don\u2019t be dramatic. It was an accident. V-Violet didn\u2019t mean it\u2026.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a moment, Nora just stood there, mouth open, completely robbed of words. She looked like someone had slapped her across the face in front of the whole school. She shook her head slowly, still staring at Riley with wide, furious eyes. \u201cImpossible, Riley\u2026 why would you say that?\u201d Her voice trembled. \u201cWhy are you lying? You know she did it on purpose, she poured a fucking bowl of spicy soup on me! You saw it. Why would you-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley cut her off sharply, her face twisting into a glare. \u201cDrop it, Nora. You\u2019re being delusional. No one saw anything. Why are you acting like it\u2019s a big deal? To be honest, if someone should be angry, it should be Violet. Everyone saw you splash water on her. And here you are making a scene over an accident. You\u2019re being a crazy bitch right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my God!\u201d Someone gasped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora froze completely, her face draining of color, eyes wide and unfocused like her brain couldn\u2019t keep up with what was happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course Penelope, standing behind me, leaned forward with a bright, mocking smile and said, \u201cHa, how interesting. Even your friend is calling your bullshit. You are a crazy person, Nora. Why are you causing a scene?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora shook her head desperately, her hands trembling as she looked around the cafeteria. Every single person stared at her, some with pity, others with amusement, and many with satisfaction, like they had been waiting a long time to see her fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo! No! No!\u201d she choked out. \u201cYou know I\u2019m right. Stop this. You all saw it, why are you acting like I\u2019m the crazy one?\u201d She turned to Riley again, eyes pleading. \u201cRiley, please. You know what happened. Are you really so scared of her that you\u2019re willing to betray our friendship?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley didn\u2019t look at her. She stared down at her lap, jaw tight, refusing to meet her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I watched Nora crumble, her confidence collapsing. I felt my lips curl upward into a slow smirk. This expression she wore now was exactly what I wanted to see. It was the reason I didn\u2019t shut the drama down earlier. I wanted her to feel what it was like to stand in front of everyone and realize no one was on her side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora thrived on attention. She was obsessed with being the center of everything, anywhere she walked, she needed people looking at her, admiring her, and envying her. She wanted to be worshipped. That was why she treated people like toys she could break and discard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I would take it all from her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I would take her crown, shatter her pride, and leave her standing there looking like a fool. If attention was what she craved, then I would make sure she had it, but not the type she wanted. I would give her attention that made her wish she stayed invisible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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