Someone in the crowd suddenly blurted something out, and just like that, every pair of eyes landed on the girl who'd spoken.

Because the online voting was totally transparent, everyone could see the numbers ticking up in real time. Out of all the contestants, this girl's votes were skyrocketing the fastest. She was obviously the top contender, and most people figured she'd be the one to finally beat Jane. No one expected her to get accused of vote-rigging.

Fiona didn't even look at her. Instead, she just motioned for Jane to keep reading out the results.

"I told you, Fiona's not as nice as she seems. But you still trust her," the girl's desk mate whispered, rolling her eyes.

She'd always been tight with Amy, and whenever there was a chance to go after Fiona, she was first in line.

"You worked so hard and did everything by the book, but now they're calling you a cheater. That sucks. But honestly, don't take it to heart. The final say is theirs, and even if you wanted to make a scene, what would it change? They're not scared of you at all."

work goes down the drain. Yet you keep acting like Fiona's some kind of hero.

and Jane at the front of the room. All this talk about Fiona's self-defense classes-wasn't it just another way to make Jane

they wanted to learn, they could

suffocated she felt. Finally, she decided she'd had enough. If Fiona wanted to play games, then she'd call her out right here, in front of everyone. She'd actually started to believe Fiona had changed, but clearly, she was still the

at Fiona, who sat at the computer in front of the projector. Her voice rang out clear and fierce. "I have never rigged

sounded so righteous that you'd almost want

hesitated at the podium but still chose to trust Fiona. If Fiona said the voting was suspicious, then there had to be something wrong

She'd gone out of her way to defend herself why wasn't Fiona even a little upset?

won't you say anything? Are you scared, or

strode right over to Fiona, clearly ready

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