The Bet

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Autumn and Jude sat at a table right at the back of the cafeteria, the two were mostly sitting in silence, Autumn reading her book and Jude scrolling through her phone, then Autumn realized something.

"Oh my god." she blurted, Jude looked at her with concern, "I just realized something," Jude raised her eyebrow, signaling Autumn to continue. "We're not compatible," she said with horror.

"What?" Jude laughed. "Where'd you get that from?"

"Well, you're a Slytherin and I'm a Gryffindor, we'll never work out," Autumn huffed, "Like, Draco and Harry, Sirius and Regulus and James and Severus, we'll have a fight one day and hate each other."

"This isn't a book, Autumn," Jude stated. "And plus you're more Hufflepuff than Gryffindor anyway." Autumn narrowed her eyes. "Just saying." Jude raised her one hand in surrender and with the other, she reached for her pizza slice taking a bite before immediately spitting it out. "What the fuck is that shit?!"

"You shouldn't have gotten the pizza that stuff is disgusting," Autumn said leaning back in her seat. 

"No shit," Jude spat, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"It was fun to see you suffer," Autumn smirked and Jude's jaw dropped her eyes popping out of their sockets, the look on her face made Autumn burst out laughing and she soon followed, their laugh attack was cut off by a high pitch shrill voice.

"If it isn't Autumn Newton." Autumn turned her head and saw Brittany Summers, whose blonde hair flowed down her back, her green eyes shooting daggers at Autumn, she was in the shortest skirt Autumn had ever seen, with a white top, and pink cardigan over, her feet were in huge pink high heels.

"If it isn't the Regina George wanna be," Autumn said calmly.

"What did you say?" Brittany sneered.

"I said," Autumn slowly stood up so that she and Brittany were on eye level. "If it isn't the Regina George wanna be." Autumn drawled. 

"So you think, now that you're pretty that you're better than me." Brittany scoffed which was followed by her posse of brainless idiots, laughing.

"No." Autumn said simply, "I know I'm better than you, because, unlike you, Brittany, I actually have some self-respect, so go ahead, make fun of me, ridicule my hair, my dress, my shoes, even my god damn name, I honestly don't care anymore. And for your information, I actually like my name, at least I wasn't given a basic bitch name like Brittany."

Brittany stood there, stunned, her mouth opening and closing like a fish, "Go to hell, Newton." She finally spat.

"I'll see you there, Summers." Autumn smirked, to which Brittany sneered, turned on her heel, and practically ran out of the cafeteria, her posse following right behind, that was when Autumn noticed everyone there was watching, "Jeez, people mind your own business," immediately everyone went back to what they were doing before, "Fucking vultures." she mumbled under her breath.

"That was the coolest thing I ever had the pleasure of witnessing," Jude said excitedly, "Did you see her face?!" Autumn laughed as Jude pointed a finger at her, "I knew there was a reason I liked you."

 Across the cafeteria, Daniel, Andrew, and Matt were watching the scene taking place. Daniel took in a deep breath placing his head in his hands.

"She's Autumn Newton," Matt laughed, "No wonder she hates you"

"That five hundred dollars is mine," Andrew smirked fist-bumping Matt in the process.

Daniel thought was deep in thought for a moment, before he shot out of his seat. "I have a plan, come on boys," he said happily, and his friends groaned in response, but followed either way. They walked over to Autumn's table, before taking a seat, Daniel on her left, Andrew on her right, and Matt next to Jude.