Chapter

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Audrey & Third Person

Audrey's POV

"A human like her never should have been allowed to compete.

"I know, right? She got involved in something she shouldn't have, and now look at her..."

"Karma's a b**h. She'll see."

I tried to block out the words of the other students, just focusing on getting back to my dorm room-somewhere I could be alone, cry in peace, Just a little bit further, and I would be safe. "Didn't she sleep with Professor Brooks, too?"

"I thought that was just a rumor. But now, I'm not so sure...

"No wonder.. A human like her could only get ahead like that if they sleep with someone important."

My throat burned to tell them that they were all wrong-that I had never intended to 'rig' the fashion show results. That it wasn't like that; that Edwin had just offered to help because I was in a bind

But at the end of the day, part of me couldn't help but wonder if they were right; perhaps sleeping with Edwin had backfired horribly after all. Perhaps all of my success, all of the nice things he had done for me, had only been because of that one night together.

And now everyone would discover the truth.

Maybe I didn't belong here after all.

As I hurried down the hall toward my dorm, I fumbled in my pocket for my keys. Just a little bit further-I could see my door beckoning to me from here, blissful solitude waiting for me. Blinking away my tears, I located my keys, keeping my head down so as not to attract any more unwanted attention.

But before I could reach my door, a familiar figure stepped into my path.

Linda.

"Well, well,” she sneered, her lips curling upwards into a cruel smile. "If it isn't the dirty little cheater herself."

I skidded to a halt, my hands clenching into fists at my sides as I lifted my gaze to look at her. "You," I spat. "You leaked that photo, didn't you?”

Linda laughed, the sound grating on my already frayed nerves. "Oh, sweetie. You think that I was the one to leak the

picture

I shrugged and folded my arms across my chest. "I can't think of anyone else who would. You've had it out for me since the beginning, Linda."

was sit back and watch, and it was karma that got you in the end. This is what happens when a human

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for the right key to my room as I did. "I won that competition fair and square.

you

my hand. "Did you, now?" She

Linda," I

faster and stronger. She grabbed my arm, her grip painfully tight, and shoved

dorm room across the hall. Before I could react, Linda's friends were there, holding

doing?" I yelled, struggling against their grip.

of Linda's friends hissed. "You brought this on

pair of scissors glinting in her hand. "Just giving you a little makeover, Audrey. To match your new status on

please," I begged, my heart

ignored me, bringing the scissors to my favorite blouse. I struggled against her friends, but my human strength was nothing compared to theirs. Just moving made my shoulders feel like they would pop out

happens when you try to play with the big

her friends began cutting up my clothes, the scissors snipping through the fabric of my blouse and skirt. I screamed and thrashed, but it was no use. They were too strong. "Stop it!" I cried.

to learn your place," Linda snarled as she worked. "Humans like you

little b**h," one

destroyed my clothes. Their scissors sliced through the fabric, nicking my skin in some spots but mostly just leaving me exposed. They destroyed everything but my bra and panties, and I was powerless to stop them. All I could do was scream behind the hand that covered my mouth and fight back the

they dragged me back out into the hallway and shoved me into the open. My clothes hung in tatters on my frame, exposing far more skin than I was comfortable with. I tried to cover

bra.

"Hope you enjoyed your little moment in the spotlight." 1 scrambled to my feet once she was gone, blisteringly aware of the dozens of eyes on me. The hallway, which had previously been a cacophony of words and whispers, had now gone silent. Some people looked away in embarrassment, but others stared

at her,

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believe she thought she could get away with cheating in

"Karma...

as I stumbled toward my dorm. The cool air of the hallway raised goosebumps on my exposed skin, and I hugged myself tightly, trying to maintain some semblance of dignity despite

call out. I looked up to see

Gavin.

as they

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couldn't even speak. The **s I had been holding back

her voice tight with anger. When I nodded, she cursed under her breath, her eyes beginning to glow with the fury of

softly, crowding around me to hide my

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