The Final Piece by Maggi Myers

Author:Maggi Myers [Myers, Maggi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Magnolia Mac Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

BETH

There are certain rules, a code of conduct that my friends and I follow. The most important rule of them all is: Do one of us wrong; bear the wrath of all of us. Trent the Tool from down the hall is about to learn that lesson firsthand. I don’t know how he thought he’d get away with it, because it took less than fifteen minutes for the news to filter down the hall that Trent was claiming to have “tapped Cyn’s ass” over spring break. That creep didn’t even go to Myrtle like we did. So we do what we girls do when the situation calls for it—revenge. Cyn, Les and I are well-known for our mischief and pranks, which only lends more credit to Trent’s stupidity. Seriously? He had this coming.

I make eye contact with Cyn and Les and give them the signal to proceed. With the Mission Impossible soundtrack running through my mind, I stand lookout as they creep into the laundry room. My heart hammers against my chest as the minutes tick by.

How hard can it be, for chrissakes?

I’m just about to whistle the one-minute warning when they come barreling out of the laundry room holding a dingy pair of tidy whities up in victory. We’ve got a minute to get our asses back in our room before we’re caught out here red handed.

“Save your laughter for the room or we’re gonna get busted,” I hiss at them. Cyn turns to me and slingshots Trent’s underwear into my face. “Gross.” I yelp, swatting them toward Les, who is laughing so hard she snorts.

We barely get through our door before we hear Trent’s guffaws start to trail down the hall, toward the laundry room. Les and I fall onto the couch, cackling, while Cyn makes a beeline for the closet. She sifts through box after box until she digs out her weapon of choice.

“A-ha,” she crows, ”behold the almighty BeDazzler! Just four payments of $19.99, plus shipping and handling.”

Les launches the underwear at her and she snatches it from the air in triumph.

“Somebody ate their Wheaties this morning,” Les snickers as she ties her long blond hair up in a messy bun. I grab Tommy’s hankie from my dresser, fold it into a triangle and tie my hair back, too. It’s strictly business until our plan is carried out. Any horsing around can lead to campus security, and we haven’t had a run-in with them since freshman year.

Cyn goes to work fastening colored jewels to the fabric. It’s an improvement to the not-so-tidy-or-whities gray hue. We’re carrying on, snickering when my phone buzzes. I know who it is, but I check the screen anyway. Charlie’s smiling face comes into view and I press ignore.

“You’re going to have to talk to him at some point,” Cyn looks up at me from her bedazzling. With perfect timing, the room phone rings. “Now’s as good a time as any.” She gives me a sympathetic smile. I know I’ve got to talk to him, but we broke up and that ended my promise not to hide with him.

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