Sweet Poison, Cold Revenge

Sweet Poison, Cold Revenge

Gavin

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My sorority sister, Brittany, always seemed like the perfect friend – sweet, glamorous, always ready with a helpful suggestion. But that sweetness was a lie, a poison. It started with a phony survey, then quickly escalated. My SSN, my bank details, all stolen overnight for a "$3,000 loan" I never truly asked for. That loan spiraled to $9,000, and soon, Brittany' s "help" forced me into something far darker – an "escort service" tied to her family's hidden cruelties. The fabricated photos, the rumors, the shame – it all broke my parents. Their car crash, the one that erased them from my life, was no accident. It was the crushing weight of their daughter' s fabricated ruin, orchestrated by the girl who smiled in my face. My rage burned even hotter than the fire in my gut when I finally collapsed, only to realize, in that fleeting moment between life and oblivion, the bitter truth: their entire scheme was illegal. Unenforceable. A sham. Knowledge that came too late. They stole everything: my future, my family, even my last breath. But then, my eyes snapped open. I was back. September 14th. The day it all began, the day Brittany first whispered about that loan. And this time, she wouldn' t just trick me. This time, I knew her game. Every single move. My blood ran cold as her sugary voice called from the door. "Kayla? You in there?" The nightmare was vivid, but so was my resolve. She thought I was an easy mark. She thought wrong. This time, I' m the one setting the trap.

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My sorority sister, Brittany, always seemed like the perfect friend – sweet, glamorous, always ready with a helpful suggestion.

But that sweetness was a lie, a poison.

It started with a phony survey, then quickly escalated.

My SSN, my bank details, all stolen overnight for a "$3,000 loan" I never truly asked for.

That loan spiraled to $9,000, and soon, Brittany' s "help" forced me into something far darker – an "escort service" tied to her family's hidden cruelties.

The fabricated photos, the rumors, the shame – it all broke my parents.

Their car crash, the one that erased them from my life, was no accident.

It was the crushing weight of their daughter' s fabricated ruin, orchestrated by the girl who smiled in my face.

My rage burned even hotter than the fire in my gut when I finally collapsed, only to realize, in that fleeting moment between life and oblivion, the bitter truth: their entire scheme was illegal. Unenforceable. A sham.

Knowledge that came too late. They stole everything: my future, my family, even my last breath.

But then, my eyes snapped open. I was back. September 14th.

The day it all began, the day Brittany first whispered about that loan.

And this time, she wouldn' t just trick me. This time, I knew her game. Every single move.

My blood ran cold as her sugary voice called from the door. "Kayla? You in there?"

The nightmare was vivid, but so was my resolve.

She thought I was an easy mark. She thought wrong.

This time, I' m the one setting the trap.

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