Chapter 36

Audrey

I stared at my reflection in the mirror, trying to decide if the red crop top I was wearing was too much or not quite enough. Behind me, Avis and Tina were already halfway through their second round of tequila shots, giggling as they chatted animatedly about. the upcoming party.

"Does this lipstick shade go with my eyeshadow?" Avis asked, turning this way and that in the vanity mirror.

Tina pursed her lips. "I'd go with the other shade, but that's just me..."

"No, no, you're right," Avis said, grabbing the other lipstick. "The purple is much better."

As Avis touched up her makeup, Tina turned to me. "Are you almost ready? You've been staring at that shirt for five minutes straight now."

"I guess..." I tugged self-consciously at the tight fabric stretching across my midriff. "You really don't think this is too revealing?"

Avis snorted, meeting my gaze in the mirror. "You do realize we're going to a party, right? Not church?"

Flashing her a withering look, I moved away from the mirror and nodded, turning my attention to my hair. "I just... don't want any unnecessary attention," I muttered, shivering.

Tina and Avis exchanged apologetic looks. "Because of the video that was circulating last night?"

I froze, my stomach twisting into knots. The memory of that massive tarantula falling on me was still so visceral, it made me want to vomit. "That's part of it," I grumbled.

"Yeah, well, it got taken down anyway," Avis huffed, just as angry as I was. "A bunch of people reported it as harassment."

Tina nodded, giving my arm a squeeze. "Linda's friends' Tik Tok accounts got taken down, too."

I let out a shaky breath, trying to push the whole mortifying incident from my mind. At least that was a reassurance; Linda and her friends thought that their sick 'prank' would

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turned me into a laughing stock, but it just

voice,

chair. "You said you had to go and grade

your phone

fresh coat of lip gloss. "We just... graded papers. That's all." Tina and Avis exchanged disbelieving looks. "Is that really all?"

sigh. "And he ordered us a pizza. There, are you

really. You two clearly have a lot of

hot, too," Tina

that, finally having to laugh at their shamelessness. "Goddess, you

was a lie, of course; so much more had happened, and yet so little at

eyes had met mine from across the desk-the sound of his voice when he caught on to my prodding, the tiniest smirk crossing my lips when I had

of course. Even now, I regretted accepting that whiskey from him.

friends as I pulled my hair up into a messy bun. "Seriously, guys. He's my professor. And he's

don't know about that," Avis murmured, biting her lower lip and squirming in her chair.

looks at the rare display of heat from the mousey

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to the lavish mansion on the edge of town, I could feel the heavy bass thumping against my chest. Colored lights flashed through the house, bodies writhing and silhouettes stumbling in and out. We

like the whole school is here," I

arm through mine and another through Avis's as we headed

as we rounded the corner of the house toward the backyard, I could already see that dozens of people were milling around a massive bonfire,

of beer and weed, laughter and shouts echoing

table where a group of rowdy frat boys were doing body shots off of a tall

felt a nervous flutter in my stomach watching them, but I had

was. I'd had plenty of alcohol before, sure-but I had

have shown on my face, because Tina leaned in close so I could

shook my head, allowing her to lead me over toward the bonfire. Despite the heat of the c**g flames, I felt a shiver run down my spine as we stepped

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