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Aleena's POV:

"Charlotte?" I say with a questioning look. "What are you doing here?"

She paces through the crowd towards me, opening her arms to give me a tight hug. "Oh my god, Aleena, I missed you!" I knit my eyebrows, feeling a bit awkward in the hug, and hug her back. "Your mother is so worried." She pulls back from the hug, and I notice a fake smile plastered on her face.

Everyone can see from miles away that she's been faking it. Don't get me wrong, Charlotte is a really nice girl back in Colorado, and we used to have a lot of fun at school, but she loves making trouble between people, especially the ones who have the happiness that she can't seem to get.

If you know Charlotte, you know that everything can go downhill in just 2 minutes. Despite that, she's still a nice girl. But coming all the way to this island just to tell me that my mother is worried and she's been missing me? No, there must be something else.

Sarah comes up behind my back and looks over my shoulder to see who just appeared in the middle of the crowd. I can tell from her expression that her jaw dropped. "Fucking Chacha?" are the first words she says.

Is it just me, or can everyone in this room feel the tension between them? It feels like there's a past that still bothers them, whatever that may be. I mean, it clearly bothers Sarah.

Charlotte tosses back her perfectly curled hair and rolls her eyes. "Oh my god. Vice kook princess is here too. What a lovely return."

I raise both of my eyebrows, looking between the two girls. I don't know what to do in this situation. Those words were... heavy.

And just when I thought the drama couldn't get any worse, Rafe has to add a little spice. "Chacha," he starts with a sultry expression, "good to see you back."

"I said I wasn't done with you, Rafe," she replies with a hint of defiance in her voice.

Holy shit, this whole situation just needs to sink into my brain. They totally shagged, didn't they?

Just as Charlotte fires back more words, Rafe's sister walks up to her, almost starting a bitchfight. "Stay the fuck away from my brother, Charlotte. You've caused enough drama here."

See, what did I say?

The girl with the blonde hair takes a few steps closer. "Get the fuck off this party."

Rafe pushes his sister away and frowns. "What is your problem, little shit? Can't you be friendly for once?"

"Not to her, no."

Maybe I should create some distance between Sarah and her enemy. "Hey, Sarah, can you actually... bring me home? I don't feel that well." I say, trying to sound as believable as possible.

The silence that falls over the crowd is the most awkward thing I've ever experienced. Suddenly, Ward joins the chat too. "Sweetie, just go home with Aleena. We'll fix this."

The stunning blonde girl in the white dress looks around at everyone who's been waiting for her to calm down or leave. She picks up her dress a bit so she won't step on it and walks out of the crowd. I give a light nod to Ward, and he gives me a confirming look that I should go with her. I follow her all the way through the crowd, where everyone is watching us. These people are quite curious types.

Sarah doesn't say a word until we're settled in the car seats. "What a fucking slut!"

"Excuse me?"

"She's slept with half the island. And I'm not even lying about it. She's betrayed and lied to Rafe so many times, and he still doesn't know about it."