Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

On the sign up sheet, the most glaringly empty spot was for the women’s two mile run. It was the least popular event, and everyone chose to ignore it.

As Briar was the last one to arrive, all the easier events had already been taken by the time she got there.

When Arlene handed her the sign–up sheet, the long, empty section for the women’s two–mile run was right there in her face, like it was just waiting for

her.

Briar stared at it and could not help but wonder, ‘Do I even get a choice here?

‘Looks like they’ve already decided for me.‘

Noticing Briar staring at the sign–up sheet without blinking, Arlene thought she might give up. Quickly, she put on her best pleading face and said, “Briar, how about considering signing up for the women’s two–mile run? No one else wants to do it, and we can’t just leave this event empty forever, right? Please, please!”

Before Briar could say anything, someone nearby jumped in to help persuade her, “Yeah, Briar, you’re the campus belle of Shoneport University no should take the lead and sign up for school events!”

“Yeah, if you sign up, then- then I’ll join too,” another girl added.

A third person chimed in, “I’ll sign up as well.”

Arlene persuaded, “Now we’ve already got three girls signed up, Briar. Why don’t you join too? Winning or not is another story. It’s all about taking part!”

Everyone started talking over each other, obviously ganging up to push Briar into taking on the spot.

Briar glanced around at the people making sarcastic comments. As her gaze swept over them, they all avoided her eyes. She gave a short laugh, “Alright, I never said I wouldn’t sign up. Put me down for the women’s two–mile run.”

Arlene didn’t care about the kind of drama that was going on behind the scenes. As long as she could get all the events on the sign–up sheet filled and

handed in without a hitch, that was good enough for her.

Everyone had a valid point. Briar was now the campus belle at Shoneport University, and her example truly mattered.

As expected, all those girls who’d been chiming in earlier suddenly volunteered to join the moment Briar’s name went down. That made Arlene absolutely over the moon.

would’ve thought Briar had such

who were just waiting to witness some drama unfold. After signing up, she turned on her heel and walked away, turning down their

who frequently voiced their frustrations about their bodies deteriorating, Briar’s level of physical fitness

women’s two–mile run didn’t even register as a challenge

would much rather head back to her lab building and wait for

laughing and chatting as they headed toward the entrance. From a distance, Beatrice spotted

broke into a smile, about

past them, not even sparing the two

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this, Beatrice stood rooted to the ground, feeling awkward as she thought, ‘Briar, sooner or

her laughter as she inwardly chuckled, ‘Sure enough, the tension between these half–sisters had reached

“Leyla, you saw it yourself. My sister wants

I’m

I can help

deal anyway. If you’re not up for

hesitated momentarily before responding, “That’s alright, I’ll try

get close to Briar and find out the information she needed. However, the reward

family was one of the four elite families in Shoneport. Even the scraps of resources they let slip through their

control over them, and Beatrice would ne able to improve the situation in the Jennings family

caring one bit how tough things were for Beatrice. She sneered, ‘Please there’s ever a free lunch

Over here!” Frank, who was in the lab office, called out, acting all secretive as he

and

all mysterious as he said, “I’m going out for drinks and a party with Ashton and the guys tonight. Did Ashton let

laughed, “Yeah. Is there a chance I might be going

went wide in disbelief, and he gasped, “Wait, Ashton’s being that well–behaved? The guy looks like a total player, a real heartbreaker. Since when does he report his plans

as she walked away, asking,

Don’t egg me on. I

the party that night, Briar kept her dinner simple and just had a pizza to tide her over. She even ended up