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I ate a grape and smiled.
“Are you sure you wanna do that? Are you
sure you can stay with Liam if you spill the
beans?”
She paused, looking worried, probably
thinking about Liam saying he was gonna end
things with her.
Then she scoffed.
“If I tell Liam you’re faking and you slept with
Ace, you think he’ll still want you? Wouldn’t
he come running back to me?”
“Too bad. I can’t ruin my image ”
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“I’ll act all hurt and say that Liam dumped me,
so I ran to Ace.”
I smiled at her.
“Who do you think he’ll believe? The girl who
faked it, or the girl who’s heartbroken? Who
will he feel more sorry for?”
She heard Liam said he did not mind me
sleeping with Ace, ha.
Brittany stared at me, like she just met me.
“Willow, I didn’t know… I didn’t know this was
the real you! You’re not like you used to be…”
“What was I like before?”
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I laughed.
“Brittany, you worked so hard to be my friend,
to get close to Liam. What did you want? Why
are you so obsessed with my secret plan?”
Brittany looked away.
“I… I really love Liam! And you’re just faking
- it. You knew what was going on, and you still
slept with Ace!”
“You’re not what everyone thought you were.
You’re not strong, brave, kind, honest, and in
love with Liam! You’re none of those things!
You don’t even love Liam!”
“Who says I don’t love Liam?”
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I said.
“If he hadn’t shoved me toward Ace, I’d still
be with Liam. Did I cheat on him like he
