AUTUMN IS RUNNING HER MANICURED hand through Mario's hair as she scrolls through her Instagram feed. A certain someone's story piqued her interest. "Oh, look at Jasmine's IG story," she laughs suddenly, passing her iPhone around the room. The other seven lean in closer.
Avalon tips her head back and laughs, bright and radiant. "Holy shit, someone please tell me that those aren't hickeys."
Justin flips himself upright. "What do you think her dear Christian mother would say if we mailed her a copy of this?"
"Maybe we should," Aurora says with a lazy smile, pulling her vibrating phone out of her blazer pocket. "It's another blast from Socialites Elite. Are you serious? That bitch has got to go." She stands up.
Justin pulls her in his lap, tightly holding onto her waist. "What's wrong, baby?"
"Autumn, she's going around telling people that you're sleeping with Jordan Forrester and that you're a homewrecker." She's holding her up in Autumn's direction so the other girl can see it, all while sitting back in her original seat.
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"What?!?" Autumn stares at the blast with a fiery glare. "That bitch has done it now. Let me list off a few important things really quickly. 1. Jordan Forrester is not my type. 2. He's dating Alyssa Sinclair. 3. I'm going to sue the fuck out of her for everything she's got."
Kingsley sits up in his seat. "We can start by ruining her FIDM eligibility. I can sneak into the main office during our free period and hack into the school network using the secretary's computer. All it takes is changing a small detail on her file."
Autumn's blue eyes widen. "Do it please? I don't want that bitch thinking she can spread some bullshit like that and get away unscathed. She has to pay."
"Indeed. I will definitely do it. It's only the first day of school and we've already been targeted in some bullshit. It's not fucking happening again. Someone give me an idea of what to put in her new file. I want her ass to rot."
"Something to do with selling drugs, or cheating on tests."
Adrianna nods in agreement. "Or both. Remember, this is the same girl who slept with a teacher just to get an A in math class. She thought nobody saw her sneak in his class after the dismissal bell rang."
The conversation gets interrupted by servers placing their food in front of them.
"Don't worry, love." Mario takes hold of Autumn's hand and kisses her knuckles. "She's not getting away with that shit. We are going to make damn sure of that."
Autumn kisses his cheek and lays her head on his shoulder.
The doors open and in storms a furious Alyssa. Hot on her trail is Jordan Forrester, trying to defend himself against the rumors.
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