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The sun is beginning to set. Chandni, emotionally wrecked after getting exposed, sits alone behind the school building. Ruby appears, cool and composed, like she was waiting for this moment.
> Ruby (softly): “Tough day, huh?”
> Chandni (angry): “Why are you here? To mock me too?”
> Ruby (smirking): “No. I’m here because I get it. I know what it’s like to lose your place… because of Keerthi.”
Chandni looks at her, still defensive.
> Chandni: “She slapped me in front of everyone.”
> Ruby: “Of course she did. That’s what Keerthi does — acts like she’s so righteous. But she’s not. She’s just as selfish as everyone else. Maybe worse.”
> Chandni (bitter): “And everyone always forgives her.”
Ruby slowly sits next to her.
> Ruby: “You know what we should do? Let them destroy themselves. Keerthi. Abeer. Dharshi. All of them.”
> Chandni (hesitant): “They all hate me now.”
> Ruby: “Not if we’re smart. Not if we play it right. You want redemption? Then let me help you. Let’s make them regret underestimating us.”
Chandni hesitates… then slowly nods, caught between her guilt and Ruby’s persuasion.
> Ruby (quietly): “Step one: we smile. We forgive. We act like nothing happened.”
She grins.
> Ruby: “And then… we take back everything.”
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Later that evening, in Caroline’s kitchen, Keerthi watches Ruby laughing with a group of juniors.
> Keerthi (to Caroline): “Something’s off.”
> Caroline: “With who?”
> Keerthi (quietly): “Ruby. She’s up to something. I can feel it.”
> Caroline (sighs): “Let’s just stay sharp. If she tries anything again… we’ll make sure she doesn’t win.”
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Next day on the hall way
It started small — a whisper here, a giggle there.
> Student A (whispering): “Did you hear? Abeer and Keerthi were sneaking out together at night…”
> Student B: “But isn’t she with Angad? Or Dharshi? Wait—wasn’t she with both?”
It spreads like wildfire.
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