The Queen They Buried

“What are you going to do?” Aubree feigned fear as she was quickly cornered by the five girls.

“What are we going to do?” The leader spat out her cigarette and glared viciously. “If it weren’t for you, my parents wouldn’t plan to send me abroad

No parent would willingly accept a daughter being a murderer. Their families were either ashamed and ready to abandon them, trying to ship them off abroad, or marrying them off as quickly as possible if money was tight.

These five girls had pinned all their misfortunes on Aubree.

“You think you’re so great with your little bronze award? You got all of us into trouble!” Another girl slapped Aubree’s face lightly.

The one with the knife sneered. “You think you’re something, bullying Carmen? Don’t you know she’s under our protection? Had fun at your birthday yesterday, huh? How dare you stole Carmen’s spotlight?”

Another one said, “That fireworks display was really something. How many sugar daddies did you have to sleep with to make it happen?”

A flood of foul and vulgar language poured down on Aubree.

Aubree lowered her head without retorting, her hand behind her back clutching the fruit knife she always carried. The moment was drawing near…

She welcomed their endless taunts. Because the more they said now, the harder it would be to deny it later.

“Enough chit–chat, Taya. Look at her pathetic face. She won’t even squeak if we beat her. Let’s get this over with.” Another girl waved the knife threateningly at Aubree.

Aubree looked terrified. “What… what are you going to do to me?”

“What do you think?” The leader grinned maniacally.

She added, “You love attention, right? We’ll get you on the front page. How about this headline? ‘High school girl assaulted and murdered on her way to school‘? We think it suits you perfectly.”

“Lucky you, we won’t waste time. We’ll only make it hurt for a moment. After you’re dead, we’ll strip off your clothes and then…” Their eyes dropped to Aubree’s private parts, twisted with sadistic delight.

They had chosen this place specifically because it had no surveillance. Every step had been carefully scouted in advance.

Aubree’s heart turned colder. The people before her were nothing but beasts by nature. Calling them inherently evil was more accurate than any other

label.

She had long lost track of how many victims had suffered at the hands of this group. After one of Matilda’s friends jumped off a building, Aubree had overheard them in the bathroom joking and mocking her death without an ounce of remorse or fear.

Aubree looked up with a cold smile. “Well, sounds like you’ve made a thorough and evil plan. But I’m sorry, looks like you won’t get to carry out even the first step.”

from her companion and raised it. “You

neared Aubree, a hand suddenly

at an unnatural angle. It popped out of its socket with a

you?” The others pulled out their weapons, aiming at

word, Zachary took them

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was hard to imagine that girls only seventeen or eighteen

police

lights, the five girls finally showed signs of

casually pulled out her phone and played a recording of everything they’d just said. She smiled. “Attempted murder. Ward to guess how many

they had mentioned Carmen’s name. If she got involved, their situation

At Rithol High School.

several uniformed

“Carmen, come with us.”

gaze, Carmen

entire way. But when she saw

her, her heart sank.

was alive. Carmen thought Taya and the

could even process

on,

now in handcuffs, were escorted past her, their faces

this have

As long as she didn’t admit anything, no evidence would link her to the

Her guardians, Ronald and Alice,

Alice, who always spoiled Carmen, was in disbelief that such a cruel act could be connected to

tell Mom the truth. Were you

that recording was

was her daughter too. She disliked Aubree for being vulgar and unrefined. But if Aubree died in that way, Alice wouldn’t have

her lip and let tears fall. “Mom, don’t you believe me? How could I possibly do something like that to

she worried about her. Alice felt ashamed for even suspecting

All contact had been through untraceable

name, the Wilson family’s