Who Killed The Queen Bee?

ched tightly in his hand. The fading afternoon sun casts long shadows across the

'm just standing here like an idiot

His heart thuds uncomfortably in his chest, and his thoughts spir

o see Kyle walking around the corner, hands stuffed in his hoodie po

David says, tryin

not showing up and then regret

th lapse into awkward silence, Kyle absently

rner, talking animatedly. Their conversation

ching a brow. "I guess the freak

er. "At least they showed up. I tho

Kyle shifts uncomfortably under Camilla's scrutinizing gaz

g when the sound of confident footsteps echoes off the gym walls.

taking charge. "I'm here. So

eyes. "Always so

ook. "You really wanna start wit

f them, his usual scowl firmly in place. The tension in the air immediately skyrockets, and Kyle noticeably tenses, his sho

?" Tristan demands

with you. The police think Bianca was murdered. And-" he gestures to the group- "all o

e, everyone knows th

ou got us out here for stuff we alre

e annoyed glances. "Seri

alled you here. There's more to it." He takes a shaky breath. "Yesterday, I

locks his phone and opens the messages. He holds

breathes, eyebr

nifer snaps, yanking t

"You sure this isn't just

"This school is full of

." He scrolls down and hesitate

lla's eyes widen, Cleo's lips part in shock, Jenn

what?" Tri

st... watch. And listen carefully. The audio's i

g in the shadows, arguing heatedly. The camer

lackmailing psycho thir

th you. If this gets out, I'll just say you manipulated me. Everyone alread

desperate. "B

snaps. "You're on

ed silence, the audio cutt

l?" Jennifer bre

"Did... did Bianca seri

e. "Damn... she was really go

ssed. "She was dating Mr. Miller? The whole time

ent, his face an

ce. "Play it again. We n

e everyone listens intently to the words, abs

head slowly. "They were being black

a screw him over. No wonder he mig

ugh. "Evil bitch. No offense,

not botheri

d've killed her. This video is straight-up

ted look. "What if he

suspiciously. "What's

it wasn't him? What if it was the blackmailer? Maybe th

s still going to jail for having sex with a minor

s. "Wait-how'd

ad History together last year, and she kept complaining about how her p

neasy looks, both shudderin

sh, and History classes. We can keep tabs on each

"You forgot I

nk about that."

We could make a group chat

David quickly sets it up and gathers their contac

his hands into his pockets, pulls up Spotify, and blasts Lucid Drea

th a new message. He glances at

ourself, cuz tomorrow's g

he stares at the message, d