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."

who drugged you must've been

whisper. "How could this happen... Cindy... why

***

home, waiting and waiting. The video never came. Instead, the police showed up

mastermind, the whole case

couldn't let go of the grudge after

to Carolyn's fake friend, Cindy, and offered her thirty thousand dollars to

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

so strong-finally broke down in

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

barely speak from crying. "Luna, I'm so sorry. I know I was wrong, please, please forgive me. I needed the money...

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

down completely, sobbing. "I know, I know, I should've come to

My son is only five.

surgery, he's

in