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."

you must've been paid

whisper. "How could this happen... Cindy... why would she do

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

caught the mastermind, the whole case

and Peter were the ringleaders. They couldn't let go of the grudge

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

over eighty thousand a year, put up twenty grand, while Devin

the police station, Carolyn-usually so strong-finally broke down in

why? Why did you help them hurt me? Wasn't I good enough to

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

If you needed money, why didn't you just ask me? Did you really

sobbing. "I know, I know, I should've come to you.

press charges. My son

surgery, he's

in