Chapter 17

Audrey

"She's right through here."

The nurse pulled aside the curtain and let Tina and I through. Exchanging glances, we stepped into Avis's small hospital room- the scent of antiseptic mixed with fresh flowers from a vase on the side table overwhelming us.

"You guys came." Avis grinned at us from the hospital bed, her blonde head sporting a clean white bandage where she had hit it.

Tina and I surged forward, each of us hugging Avis from one side. When we pulled away, I practically had tears in my eyes. Tina pushed her red hair out of her face and beamed down at Avis, "Tina told me you were okay," I said,

id, "but I had to see fo

see for myself"

Avis giggled and tucked a stray blonde curl behind her ear. "The doctor said it was just a mild concussion," she said, reaching up to touch the bandage covering her temple. "Did you h

have to get stitches?" Tina asked as she leaned closer to get a better look.

Avis nodded and let out a huff. "Yeah. They said it might leave a bit of a scar on my eyebrow."

Tima and I exchanged angry glances, and I felt my chest clench. Reaching out to give Avis's hand a squeeze, I said, "I'm sorry that happened. It's my

"Your fault" Avis narrowed her eyes at me. "How!"

I swallowed and shrugged. "I was useless. I should have tried harder to get away from them, to="

dismissively. "I haven't regretted biting Linda for even a moment;

at those words. Without thinking, I leaned forward again and threw my arms

ear.

at us, "I

Avis and I asked

her credit card. Looks like the princess is poor now, just like the rest of us." She paused then, her eyes widening slightly as she scrolled through the text on her phone "An Without an explanation, Tina shoved her phone

into saucers as I slowly

stared at each other in shock as we took in the implication: Linda might not be in the running for the fashion show after all. Perhaps she truly

a

her life.

was so loud it caused both me and Tina to whip our heads around- such a loud sound for such a small girl. Her face was beet red from holding it in, rears streaming

the mighty fall," she said, wiping at her tears with the

time

with a bag in hand-a

out of his apartment earlier

hoped that he wasn't there, although I doubted that was the case. I didn't want to see him, not after spending the night in his apartment, and especially not after having a wet dream about him. Hopefu could just

That would be ideal.

to his door and reached for the handle, a sudden voice

"Excuse me,"

the doorknob, to see a woman walking toward me. She was tall and curvaceous, with dark brunette hair and warm brown eyes. She wore a pencil skirt

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into Professor Brooke's office?" she

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