Reputation to keep

Poisonous thinking

Just remember, the dad is called James

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Angel's POV

I tapped my foot impatiently. I had been waiting for fifteen minutes!  Whoever was blackmailing me sure knew how to build suspense! 

The problem was, I was still referring to the blackmailer as a "who". I had been pacing outside the patisserie, trying to think of who would have the means and the motive to do this, but had come up blank. If I only knew who it was I could assess the situation a little better!

A car pulled up beside me, and someone stepped out. I didn't pay attention to them until the stopped in front of me

'Well hello, Angel. I see you got my note?'

I stared in shock as Tiana grinned patronizingly. It had to be her. One of the only two people in the school whom I had NO inside information on whatsoever.

'You look a little confused, so allow me to explain. You have been a complete bitch to me for the past few days, and now I'm going to pay you back. You thought you were the only one with ways to learn things? No. I used to be the Queen Bee at my old school, and I know exactly how these games work.'

'Well if you know the rules like I do, there's a motive behind all this. So what is it?' I glared at her, keeping up a false bravado

'You are going to help me become popular.'

'And what makes you think I'm going to aid you in this?'

'I know you and Jesse screwed in the Janitors closet today, and I have photos. I hear you like dirty sex?'

I almost laughed in relief at Tiana's words. Pictures? She was a good liar, I'd give her that! All she'd heard was Jesse right before he ate my face (kissing felt like too nicer description for what he as doing).

Suppressing a smile, I decided to go along with Tiana's plan and combat it to the point where she ended up in my proposed place. At the bottom.

'You bitch! What the fuck?! That's SO low!'

'Maybe, but it's going to work, isn't it?' She looked at me, waiting for me to give in and agree

'What're you going to do if I say no?'

'Post the photos all over the school AND the web'

'Fine. I'll help. But only if you swear you'll burn them as soon as you get what you want'

Tiana smiled horribly and I almost stepped back in revulsion. Her true colours were showing through now, and they were all dark and shit brown.

Max's POV

I pushed open the door to the gym, lugging my boxing gear with me. I hadn't been here for around a week and I really needed to get back into the habit.

I loved boxing, I had been doing it since I was 13. It was a given that I was a good fighter after four years of continuous training, and so I never bothered actually having instructional lessons anymore.

Really, I shouldn't have been so lax on my training. Especially since Marcus attacked me a few weeks ago... He did catch you by surprise though... I snorted at the voice in my head. What did I think was going to happen?! That he would warn me before he threw a punch?! Not likely.

I changed into my gear and walked over to one of the punching bag, throwing a few warm up hits before getting into it

 Angel's POV

I managed to escape from Tiana and I now sat on my bed, thinking about all the ways I could get Tiana back for being such a fucking bitch. I was a bitch, sure! But I would never sink so low as to blackmail someone, especially if I was lying.