It All Started With a Diary

retaliation|part 1

"They have a pep rally tomorrow morning. I can't wait to see their reactions; I hope someone posts them online," Maggie laughed as she reversed the outfit. "This might just go down as one of the best revenge schemes, surely at this school. They deserve a taste of their own medicine for once."

Their laughter grew as they placed the IcyHot cream in the crotch area of the outfit. As nervous as I was, this was actually enjoyable to watch. I couldn't help the small smile that began to grow on my face as I realized that Natasha and Amber would finally get what was coming to them.

Maggie's grin only grew once she saw my reaction. "See, I told you this would be worth it," she mumbled to me as her glove covered hand smeared the cream in the bra area as well.

"They're going to want to cut their nipples off by the end of the first song," Raven chuckled, taking the tube from Maggie to apply it to another outfit.

They offered it to me but I quickly shook my head. I was simply a flashlight for them. "You were right," I admitted to Maggie, who winked before turning to Raven.

"By the way, what happened between you and lover boy?" Maggie asked Raven, who was shutting a locker back up.

My eyes widened. "Maggie." I thought we agreed in the car to let Raven come to us, but not to Maggie's curiosity, apparently.

Raven sighed, glancing toward the locker. "Justin, is what happened. He lied to Levi, and said that I was still messing around with him. He even went as far as faking text messages between us. Levi believed him, and decided Natasha was a better replacement for me," Raven's words leaked of hurt before she pulled herself together.

God, neither of us had any luck within that friend group. "That's awful," I said. "I'm sorry, Raven."

Maggie placed the cheer outfits back in the lockers they belonged to. "That son of a bitch," she sneered, shaking her head in disgust.

Raven attempted to cover up herself with a smile, though it lacked any reality. "It's alright, guys. Besides, tomorrow night I'll make sure to fuck with him a bit. A couple of Jell-O shots later, and I'm losing all signs of that prick. As soon as I see him watching, I'm throwing my ass onto that dance floor and finding the first sexy bastard to catch it."

I concealed my scoff of disappointment in the reminder of the party. This afternoon, when I visited dad, he told me that he knew I would regret not going. Hell, he seemed more excited than I was.

Maggie held up the container of IcyHot, shaking it. "He's lucky I don't put this in his—"

"Who's in there?!" I heard a man shout.

All three of us stopped. Our movements grew frozen at the bark-like shout.

"Fuck!" Maggie cursed, looking in the direction of the shout.

"We need to get out of here," Raven said frantically as she ran a hand through her hair. "There's a way out in the back, we just need to get out before security reaches us," she told us.

I was frozen with fear as they whispered frantic demands. I was at fault, and I'd pay the consequences. I was in this position because I decided to go here.

"Kimberly, what are you doing?!" Maggie hissed. "We need to go, come on!"

I allowed her to grab me by the arm as the footsteps from across the dark building grew closer. Hurriedly, we slipped past the lockers, then finally came to a stop at the exit. Raven had waited for us instead of fleeing.