Let's Play a Game

Chapter 23:Never Been Your Game

Word Count:1082

"New look?" I comment.

She bats her eyelashes at me "Yup" she says in a fake cheerful voice. "How you holding up, Lillian?"

My heart skips a beat, I won't let her know. I keep my facial expression smooth. "That's not my name"

"Sure it isn't" Isabelle purrs. She looks down at her manicured nails and back at me. "It's not" I insist "Never has been"

She laughs humourlessly "Stop playing games but we all know that's what you just love to do." My heart beat speeds up "Too bad the whole fake dating thing didn't work out with Julian. I think you might have lost. No wonder you're so distraught" she muses

"How do you know about that?" I demand

"I know about a lot of things" Isabelle says coyly

I narrow my eyes at her "What do you know?" I demand.

She gives me a Cheshire cat smile "Oh" she says faintly "I mean I know that poor little Nerdy Lillian-"

"My name isn't Lillian!" I snap defensively. I could feel the panic starting to take control my of my body. This was not happening.

"Oh stop lying" Isabelle rolls her eyes "You moved away to live with your Aunt and Uncle in New York along with your parents. You came back. Changed your name to Lilly. Which by the way is pretty obvious. You wanted to be popular. So you started dating the hottest and most popular guy, Julian. Who just so happens to be your child hood best friend."

I glare at her but she just smiles. She knew exactly  how to push my buttons.   "Further more you  knew exactly how to get Julian to date you by what?The 3rd day of school?  Because of me. Because of me you got exactly what you wanted at least not for long.I told you he liked games you just put the little  pieces together yourself"

"How do you know all this" I grit my teeth together. I was not going to let her get to me. But my body betrays, I feel a lump form in my throat

She picks at one of her nails casually "Then again that story isn't entirely true either. You didn't move to New York with your parents, they died". I flinch, she laughs out loud "Hit a nerve I see" she muses manically "You watch them die didn't you?" She asks softly.

My hands are shaking, how did she know all this. The news about my parents murder was never published. It was all kept under wraps, there was no way she could know about it, what was she playing at?

"I know who killed them" she shrugs. My head snaps up to her "What?" I hiss.

The corner of her lips quirk up "Oh nothing" she says

"You-you just said-"

"Said what?" She asks me innocently "You can't prove i cornered you. You can't go to the police no one will believe you. You can't go running off to your little friends, your won't want them to know. You're all alone. You're done Lilly. If I see you so much as look at Julian I'll tell everyone you're little secret"

I stare at her not daring interrupt her threats
" Everyone will know who you really are, how pathetic you are for coming back as someone else all just for the sake of popularity. Everyone will know how fake you are and how you've been lying. It's never been your game. It's mine and I just won"

Isabelle gives me one more dirty look and stalks out of the bathroom. I walk back to class and see Isabelle talking to Julian. She sends me over an icy glare and then turns back to Julian. I avert Julian's gaze and sit down in my seat. I had to come clean. I couldn't live this lie at least not to my friends. I had to tell the girls. Isabelle was wrong about me. I would tell them. They were my friends it's not like they'll just drop me if I tell them, right?
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"You're what?!" Nina screeches. I wince at the sound and open my eyes to face them. Alissa,Nina and Maya. We were at my house sitting on my bed.

"I'm Lillian Parkingdale" I repeat calmly. "Nerdy Lillian?" Alissa asks.

I clench my jaw at the 'nickname' "Sorry" she mumbles. I let out a sigh "It's okay"

"So this entire time you've been lying to us" Maya says accusingly. "Yes?" I say unsure, she crosses her arms "Maybe. Well yes but I didn't want anyone to know who I was. I was shallow and I wanted to be popular for once, you know?"

Maya stares at me flatly, Nina looks baffled and Alissa almost sad for me.

Nina had as the one to break the silence "You knew who everyone was when you got here?" 

"Yes" I reply quietly. "Were you really our friend in the first place or was that just part of your little plan to be oh so popular" Maya asks hotly.

"What? Of course I'm your friend. I was never using you guys at least not intentionally" I mumble the last part.

"You are unbelievable" Maya says in disgust starting to get up.

"Maya!" Nina says shocked  with her response. "What?" She snaps

"How can you do that. She's still our friend I mean you remember how she used to be. " Alissa gestures towards me "She was all alone, she didn't didn't have any friends" Alissa turns to look at me but still talking to Maya. "She's just wanted to feel like she belonged" Alissa gives me a smile and I return it weakly. Thankful for her support and understanding. 

I look at Maya pleadingly, something flickered in her eyes. She sighed and sat back down on the bed.

"Oh my god" Nina says looking out into space, a shocked look all over her face. "what?"
She turns to me "You got hot" a grin breaks over her face. We all giggle at her comment

"Yeah I guess so" I agree

"Girl, no offence but you definitely glowed up since I last saw you" Maya says with a smirk.  I smile back at her "Thanks"

"Wait so does this have anything to do with the whole Julian thing" Alissa asks.  Smart girl, I think to myself.

The smile on my face shrinks when she mentions his name. "He figured it out. He knows I'm Lillian"

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