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sound of that.”
    â€œGuys, I’ve got to leave,” I said to Torian and Loni.
    Loni looked around and saw the crowd getting loud again. “We’re going to leave, too.”
    â€œY’all don’t like the party?”
    â€œNo, it’s just that we got some crazy looks from the Betas, and we aren’t even supposed to be out like this,” Loni said. “You know, when you want to pledge, sisters don’t want you out.”
    â€œY’all gonna let them dictate your life? You’ve got to have some fun.”
    â€œNo, we’ll go,” Torian said as they walked out with me.
    When we got to my car, I yelled. “Oh, my gosh!”
    My back window had been smashed in. There was a brick with a note stuck to it written in brown lipstick that read Don’t be such a slut! I was livid. “That chick is crazy!” I yelled. “I cannot believe this!”
    â€œCalm down!” Torian said. “You don’t know who did this.”
    â€œAre you kidding me? I know exactly who did this. It was Sharon.”

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    PRINCIPLE
    I just stared at the note as tears of anger streamed down my face. The party that was once inside was, I guess, now over because everyone had piled around me. I heard some folks laughing, and when I looked up it was the Betas from my school.
    â€œWho would do this?” someone screamed out from behind me.
    â€œDid you leave a purse or anything out?” Loni said.
    â€œI know who did this. I think it’s mighty trifling that the trick can’t come up in my face and handle this woman to woman!” I yelled out as I looked across the parking lot straight into the eyes of Sharon. “I’m going right over there to talk to her.”
    â€œOh, no, you are not. You’re not going anywhere,” Torian said, holding me back. “Loni, help me.”
    Loni chimed in. “Yeah, she’s right. You’ll be committingsuicide if you go over there.”
    â€œListen to you guys. What kind of frame of mind are you in? Will you do anything to pledge and get stupid Greek letters?” I was so angry, looking at the shattered glass. “A brick was just thrown through my car window by one of them girls because now her guy is with me. I tried to let him go. I tried to give him back to her. It’s not my fault he didn’t want her. If this is the dumb stuff she does, no wonder Kade wanted to end it. She’s older than me and still acting like a child.”
    I kicked my foot in the air. I banged on my car window.People must have thought I was out of my mind as well. But seeing this foolishness, I couldn’t hold it together.
    â€œI don’t even want to think about pledging. I’m calling my mom right now.” I reached in my pocket to get my cell.
    After I had explained everything to my mother, I got the third degree. “Malloy, what are you doing out this late at a party anyway?”
    â€œMom, I know you’re in bed, and I’m sorry. I just came to the party with Mikey. Now I can’t go home because one of your Betas threw a brick through my window.”
    More sympathetic, she asked, “You weren’t in the car, were you, baby?”
    â€œNo, Mom, the car was parked. I came out here and found it like that.”
    â€œSo, wait a minute ... back up, Malloy. How do you know one of the Betas did it? It’s that cocky, popular guy you’re dating, huh? You took somebody’s boyfriend.”
    â€œMom, how can I take somebody’s boyfriend?”
    â€œMalloy, don’t be silly. You know men say anything. I recall when that young man came up to the Beta conventionwith Mikey to see his girlfriend. Now, I told you earliertoday ...”
    I wasn’t even listening as she went on and on. Everythingaround me was such a blur. Torian and Loni were trying to tell me Sharon didn’t do this, but who else would have a motive to mess up my ride, freak me out, and leave me a