"Her or me?" A tear rolled down Michelle's puffy cheek, "You have to make a decision."
For Michelle, life has always been about control-control in the studio, in her friendships, and even in the secrets she hides. But with an unexpected pregnancy...
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I was about to leave the building, but when I walked out of the studio, I noticed a few of the girls from B-troupe being searched by two officers. My stomach drops as I immediately know what's going on.
This has to be about the drugs! Drugs have been circulating around the studio for a while now, and it's all originated from Michelle. I took it upon myself to get some extra cash and sell a bunch of it myself. I just hope that it doesn't come to bite me in the ass.
"Richelle, I was just-." Lily immediately stops speaking when she notices the officers too. "Shit, what's going on there?"
"They're searching everyone that tries to leave." I tell her.
I then lower my voice, saying, "This has to be about the drugs..."
Lily's eyes widen. "You- you think so?"
"I know so! What else is it gonna be about?! You know that girl from B-troupe had a seizure last week! I bet she cracked and told her parents that she was using!"
I begin to panic, "Shit! If they link me to this!"
"Well, you were the one supplying them." Lily clearly doesn't know the whole story.
"Yeah, only because I stole them from Michelle's office!" I enlighten her, "Everyone knows she's been dealing coke for months now! Practically everyone on A-troupe has gone to her for their fix."
"Well, you won't get caught then." Lily idiotically says.
"But I was the one to give it to that dumb bitch! I didn't know she was gonna spaz out!" I raise my voice slightly, talking about the B-trouper who suffered a seizure.
Lily then looks behind her before ushering me to follow her. "Come on, why don't the two of us go and get a drink, and hopefully this all blows over by the time we're done."
I sigh. "Yeah, yeah sure."
I follow Lily to Shakes and Ladders, and even though I'm trying to relax, I can't help but panic about the search, worrying that somehow they'll know that it was me.
I know that I shouldn't have taken those drugs from the office, but I just wanted to see the look on Michelle's face when she realised that I was doing the thing that she thought she was only good at. I successfully riled her up about it but I didn't think it would turn into anything serious.
"Uhm, can we have two blueberry shakes?" Lily asks as we approach the counter.
"Two blueberry shakes?" She's asked by the man working today.
"Uhm, yeah. Thanks."
I tap my foot against the floor, anxiously, as I look around the room. Lily looks at me, and she can see how worried I am about this. She immediately tries to calm me down.
