Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 13

Agnes never fancied high–collar shirts, and Beatrice knew this well. Today she felt weird somehow, and it turned out to be a bombshell discovery.

Beatrice stepped up and yanked down Agnes‘ collar, “Agnes, I’m gonna tell Dad about you messing around with some dude! You’ve got a hickey, but you broke up with Elton, so it must have been the guy who dropped you off today!”

Beatrice looked at her with scorn, “Agnes, I never thought you’d be such a floozy. Bet you stabbed Elton in the back, and that’s why he dumped you, right?”

“Beatrice, zip it.”

“I hit the nail on the head, didn’t I? If you want me to keep mum, hand me the invite and tell Dad yourself that you don’t wanna go. Or else, Dad will hear it from me, as well as Elton and his folks.”

over the invite, not because she was scared of Beatrice’s threat, but because she was

left with a smug grin, Agnes felt like the world was

up early skipped breakfast, and headed back to school with her luggage.

was a junior journalism

as she entered the school gate, she received a distress message from her roommate, Kerri. The 5

her suitcase and bolted towards

was serious. She had done research on bullying at school, and these five mean girls were the main perps. They had formed a group called the Ice Cream Club and 90% of the bullying incidents at Lakeside College were related

College. Some said a pretty woman was a ticking time bomb, but a good–looking guy could stir

in point. He was a straight–A student, attractive, and had a lot of female admirers at school. Because he was icy and aloof, his fans nicknamed him Prince Frost and formed a group called the Ice Cream Club. The five

iron fist, picking on any girl who had contact with Ryder. Any girl who had written him a love letter, given him a gift, or even talked to him

for giving Ryder a love letter. They forced her to strip and posted the photos on the school forum. The girl