Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

The officer switched the call to speaker, putting on his best friendly-bro routine. "Devin, man, sorry about last night. Things got a little out of hand-I totally forgot to send you that video."

The guy on the other end took the bait right away. "Hurry up! I want that bitch Carolyn's reputation ruined! Did you set her up with six guys, just like I asked?"

The officer kept it rolling. "Of course. I'll send you the video now."

"Do it!" The man hung up before anything else could be said.

Allison and Carolyn exchanged a look.

Whoever was on the other end clearly wasn't close to the phone's owner- probably just working together for this one thing—so he hadn't even noticed the different voice.

Unbelievable, Carolyn thought. What an idiot.

The officer wasted no time running the number through the police system.

He turned to Carolyn. "The phone's registered to someone named Devin. Do you know him?"

Carolyn's eyes widened. "Devin? He used to be the deputy manager in my department. I fired him a few days ago."

expression hardened. "That makes sense. The guys who drugged you must've been paid off by

could this happen... Cindy... why would she do this to me? I've always treated her

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and waiting. The video never came. Instead, the police showed up at his door

caught the mastermind, the

let go of the grudge after Carolyn fired them, so they plotted

offered her thirty thousand dollars to lure Carolyn out

been a project manager for years and made over eighty thousand a year, put up twenty grand,

police station, Carolyn-usually so strong-finally broke

hurt me? Wasn't I good enough to you?" Her voice

know I was wrong, please, please forgive me. I needed the money... my son

been friends for years. If you needed money, why didn't you just ask

"I know, I know, I should've come to

don't press charges. My son is only five.

surgery, he's

in