When the Family Ch 13
Chapter 13 I’m Not Signing Up for This Crap Again
“1 refuse. Jean said flatly, curling her lip.
To be honest, playing a tree wasn’t a big deal to Jean. She wasn’t particularly bothered by the role itself.
But she wasn’t about to waste her precious time on this kind of nonsense.
She was here to vibe, not to suffer. And it was painfully obvious that Lacey had it out for her.
This was a setup if she’d ever seen one. Why walk straight into the trap.
As for Lacey-
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The host’s memories were incomplete. Jean didn’t know exactly what had caused this princess of a girl to hold a grudge. Maybe Lacey was just following the crowd, joining the others in bullying the weird, unlikable girl that was the host.
like the others who openly isolated her, Lacey was sneakier–always stabbing from the shadows.
And those fake smiles and sweet words? Way worse than being hated outright.
“Refuse?” Lacey frowned slightly, putting on a troubled look. “If that’s how you feel, why didn’t you speak up before the drawing? Now you’ve been picked, and you want to back our?”
She said it all very logically, which made it seem like Jean was being unreasonable and breaking her word.
“There’s a saying, you know–if you place a bet, you take the loss. A boy laughed from the back, clearly just enjoying the drama.
“Like she knows anything about taking responsibility. She’s single–handedly dropped our class average like five points.”
“Yeah, good one–ha!”
jean ignored the noise. She looked straight at Lacey, let out a dramatic sigh, and said-
“Lacey, I’m just not doing this stuff anymore, okay? If 1 join, I’ll be unhappy. And if I’m unhappy, I’ll be dead inside. And if I’m dead inside, that’s basically the same as being dead–dead. And I’may be a totally average nobody with no accomplishments, but I’m still my mom’s precious baby. If she finds out someone made me feel this awful, she’s gonna be heartbroken. And then she’ll call the cops. And then you’ll be the one in trouble.”
She gave Lacey a crooked smile.
Silence.
The classroom feli completely still
Lacey looked stunned by Jean’s sudden monologue. Her eyes widened in confusion. She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, the bell rang.
Class was starting
choice but to leave the podium. Carrying the lottery box, she quickly returned to her seat–but not before
only to get cut off
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“Is that supposed to scare
kind
her a perfect excuse
hadn’t expected Jean to
felt like punching a
Lacey said suddenly, switching gears, “I’m involved in end–of–term
Her tone sharpened.
to you, but what abour Sofia? I could easily
didn’t change, but her eyes
how Sofia had
o one
But her grades were so far above everyone else’s,
wouldn’t go after her. Sofia came from an average family.
pretty close to you. Would you really be okay seeing her get dragged down because
lips moved with robotic calm, her voice as smooth and cold as a
Jean had to admit-
knew how to mix emotional blackmail and
smile. “Son’s one of the only people who’s ever
that, she walked past Jean and
Jean almost laughed.
what? She
her a pair of pants
jean had to go humiliate herself on stage as a tree in
her drink, Jean returned to class just as
metal
out from between
landed on
Iran frowned slightly.
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