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Lainey couldn’t even understand her words anymore.
“Enough!”
“I’ve been keeping this inside for months, Lain,” Maddie pleaded, on a roll and unable to slow down. “There’s—”
Lainey couldn’t control herself. She reached forward and slapped her hand over Madison’s mouth to shut her up. Whatever the truth was, the possibility of it coming out terrified her.
“I said enough!” she screamed, losing all control, shaking Madison’s head. “I don’t want you to speak to me again. I should have listened to my parents. They told me you’d never be loyal. Born from rats, stay a rat.”
She let go of Madison, who tumbled dramatically on the ground. As she looked around at the mocking faces, the room began to spin. Bright red bled over her vision, and images from the meetings tumbled through her mind. Blood dripping onto a seal, cutting, chanting…
She scrambled to regain control, smoothing out her messy hair. Had she said too much?
Standing over Madison, she glowered down at her. Her fists were scrunched tightly together, and she wanted to hit Madison for the first time in her life. “We’re not friends anymore. We never should have been.”
She turned and took off with Harlow. As soon as she’d made it a few yards away, the adrenaline melted off. She realized what had just happened.
“What did I do?”
“Just keep walking,” Harlow instructed quietly. “Don’t let them see you stop.”
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“You need to discredit her,” Harlow told her later when they were over at her house. It was even bigger than Lainey’s, complete with an indoor swimming pool in the arboretum and a full sized theater downstairs. All of it seemed like it wasn’t even a big deal to Harlow.
“She was my best friend almost since birth.” Lainey said firmly, drying her tears off with a tissue. “Didn’t you ever had a best friend?”
Harlow looked different for a second. Like she felt something, that the ice princess was thawing a bit. “My mom.”
“You never told me how she died.”
Harlow stared vacantly off into the distance. “Accident. Not a big deal.” She shook off the emotion and grinned at Lainey. “I have a good way for you to stop moping.”
“What?”
“How about we go out tonight?”
She produced two id cards from her pocket and handed them to Lainey. One girl was blonde, one was African-American, but that was where the similarities to them ended. Both girls pictured were both in their mid-twenties.
“Seriously? These don’t look anything like us. Who would let us in with these?”
“We put on a pound of makeup and show off cleavage and they’ll never care. There’s a club in Ypsi I’ve gotten into several times with that id. If they don’t take them at face value, just let the bouncers feel you up a little.”
Lainey threw a pillow at her.
They got dressed hurriedly and scooted out to the car. Harlow had some whiskey in her glove compartment to get them started. It didn’t take long to arrive at the club. Lainey was sweating when she showed off the id, but the bouncer barely even glanced at it. He was more interested in her ass as he licked his lips.
On the floor, Harlow and Lainey danced until their feet felt numb, shifting partners who kept bringing them shots. Soon the room was spinning pleasantly, and Lainey had forgotten all about her troubles and her ex-friend.
An older boy with a scruffy beard started grinding on her, rubbing his hands on her hips. It was probably just the beer goggles making him hot, but it didn’t matter. When he started kissing her neck, whispering things in her ear, she surrendered to the sensation. The strobe lights blinked and flashed, and she shut her eyes.
They wound up in the bathroom, his mouth hungrily devouring hers. He pressed her back into one of the stalls, gripping her hips so tightly she thought he’d leave bruises. His tongue was rough and wandering, and he tugged her short skirt up.
She slammed the stall door open, pulling him
“Enough!”
“I’ve been keeping this inside for months, Lain,” Maddie pleaded, on a roll and unable to slow down. “There’s—”
Lainey couldn’t control herself. She reached forward and slapped her hand over Madison’s mouth to shut her up. Whatever the truth was, the possibility of it coming out terrified her.
“I said enough!” she screamed, losing all control, shaking Madison’s head. “I don’t want you to speak to me again. I should have listened to my parents. They told me you’d never be loyal. Born from rats, stay a rat.”
She let go of Madison, who tumbled dramatically on the ground. As she looked around at the mocking faces, the room began to spin. Bright red bled over her vision, and images from the meetings tumbled through her mind. Blood dripping onto a seal, cutting, chanting…
She scrambled to regain control, smoothing out her messy hair. Had she said too much?
Standing over Madison, she glowered down at her. Her fists were scrunched tightly together, and she wanted to hit Madison for the first time in her life. “We’re not friends anymore. We never should have been.”
She turned and took off with Harlow. As soon as she’d made it a few yards away, the adrenaline melted off. She realized what had just happened.
“What did I do?”
“Just keep walking,” Harlow instructed quietly. “Don’t let them see you stop.”
###
“You need to discredit her,” Harlow told her later when they were over at her house. It was even bigger than Lainey’s, complete with an indoor swimming pool in the arboretum and a full sized theater downstairs. All of it seemed like it wasn’t even a big deal to Harlow.
“She was my best friend almost since birth.” Lainey said firmly, drying her tears off with a tissue. “Didn’t you ever had a best friend?”
Harlow looked different for a second. Like she felt something, that the ice princess was thawing a bit. “My mom.”
“You never told me how she died.”
Harlow stared vacantly off into the distance. “Accident. Not a big deal.” She shook off the emotion and grinned at Lainey. “I have a good way for you to stop moping.”
“What?”
“How about we go out tonight?”
She produced two id cards from her pocket and handed them to Lainey. One girl was blonde, one was African-American, but that was where the similarities to them ended. Both girls pictured were both in their mid-twenties.
“Seriously? These don’t look anything like us. Who would let us in with these?”
“We put on a pound of makeup and show off cleavage and they’ll never care. There’s a club in Ypsi I’ve gotten into several times with that id. If they don’t take them at face value, just let the bouncers feel you up a little.”
Lainey threw a pillow at her.
They got dressed hurriedly and scooted out to the car. Harlow had some whiskey in her glove compartment to get them started. It didn’t take long to arrive at the club. Lainey was sweating when she showed off the id, but the bouncer barely even glanced at it. He was more interested in her ass as he licked his lips.
On the floor, Harlow and Lainey danced until their feet felt numb, shifting partners who kept bringing them shots. Soon the room was spinning pleasantly, and Lainey had forgotten all about her troubles and her ex-friend.
An older boy with a scruffy beard started grinding on her, rubbing his hands on her hips. It was probably just the beer goggles making him hot, but it didn’t matter. When he started kissing her neck, whispering things in her ear, she surrendered to the sensation. The strobe lights blinked and flashed, and she shut her eyes.
They wound up in the bathroom, his mouth hungrily devouring hers. He pressed her back into one of the stalls, gripping her hips so tightly she thought he’d leave bruises. His tongue was rough and wandering, and he tugged her short skirt up.
She slammed the stall door open, pulling him
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