Forever Golden: Dark High School Bully Romance (Kings of Cypress Prep Book 3) by Rachel Jonas (books like beach read txt) š
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Could it be that the truth behind your identity is buried somewhere in this long list of unshared tips and photos?
Well, just in case thatās true, allow me to give the people what they really wantāPandora uncensored.
Tonight, Iāll be posting all the shit Pandoraās hidden for her own selfish reasons, and give all of youāher mindless followersāthe chance to see the real Cypress Pointe. Not the filtered shit she spoon-feeds you.
Want to know who your friends and neighbors really are? Stay tuned.
Later, assholes.
āX
Chapter 10
BLUE
You havenāt seen paranoia until youāve seen the people of Cypress Pointe scared shitless that Xās next post will expose their deepest, darkest secret.
The hallways of CPA have been unusually quiet today, and twice I was nearly bowled over by students with their noses pressed to their phone screens, instead of watching where theyāre walking. But one thing the mysterious X said that was spot on, is that none of us had any idea who our friends and neighbors are.
An alarming number of the withheld photos were of Lexiāfeaturing her and her weed guy meeting under the bleachersāwhich didnāt go unnoticed by West and crew. And as much as I care about her and value our friendship, it doesnāt look good. Lexiās been shielded from the ugly rumors, the backlash the rest of us have to face, which begs the questionā¦ Is Lexi Pandora?
I hate that Iām even thinking about it, but I am.
What if sheās the one who leaked the sex tape after Parker submitted it? What if sheās secretly been making life at CPA just a little harder to navigate, thanks to her constant posting of utter bullshit just for clout?
All of that seems so far off base from who I know Lexi to be, but like X suggested... maybe we donāt all know each other as well as we think we do.
I round the corner, headed to practiceā¦ and itās true what they say. Speak of the devil and he will appear. Or, in this case, she will appear.
āMiss me?ā Lexi beams, rushing toward me when our gazes lock.
āOf course. Whereāve you been?ā
She shrugs and I wonder if sheāll lie to me. Based on rumors I heard, she wasnāt around at lunch or the last half of the day because Dr. Pryor and Headmaster Harrison called an unscheduled meeting with her parents. Iām guessing they didnāt take too kindly to finding out sheād been using school grounds to score drugs.
āThey suspended me,ā she admits. āTheyāre still debating for how long, but the board had an emergency conference call last night and the vote was unanimous. Theyāre giving me ten minutes to get all my shit, then Iāve gotta meet my parents back in the office.ā
Ok, so she didnāt lie. Thatās a step in the right direction, I suppose.
āIām sorry,ā is all I can think to say, which makes her laugh.
āYou kidding me? I get a head start on Christmas break! I couldnāt have planned this better if I tried. Now, I just have to convince my parents that grounding me on top of being suspended is overkill. All I have to do is remind them how ātraumatizedā I am that my sisterās in jail and they should go pretty easy on me.ā
I smile, but my guard is definitely up.
āSucky thing about it is, now everyone thinks Iām Pandora. I mean, God forbid that she just withheld those pics because lifeās crapped on me enough. Everyone wants to be a detective, though,ā she concludes.
Iām quiet because her logic doesnāt quite make sense. Yeah, Lexiās lifeās been tough at times, but in a side-by-side comparison with mine, Iām definitely winning that contest. Yet, Pandoraās shared some terrible truths and lies about me.
She glances over, notices the look on my face, and then laughs. āYouāve gotta be shitting me, Blue! You think Iām her, too, donāt you?ā
My response doesnāt come quickly enough, which feeds right into her statement.
āI didnāt say that.ā
āAnd you didnāt not say it,ā she counters, grabbing my shoulder to stop me when I get a few steps ahead. āSeriously, Blue? You think Iād post all that shit about you and still pretend to be a friend to your face?ā
Thereās a moment where I consider telling her thatās exactly what Iām starting to think, but then I remember the importance of keeping my cards close right now. So, instead, I laugh off the sudden seriousness thatās crept into the conversation.
āYouād be stupid to do that, seeing as how weāve, technically, committed a crime together,ā I say, reminding her of the remodeling job we did on one of Westās cars. āPretty sure you know Iād turn your ass in if I found out you sold me out like that.ā
She studies me a moment, but then a smile curves the corners of her mouth.
āGood. Thought I was gonna have to shank a bitch,ā she teases.
Meanwhile, I feel fake as hell right now because I donāt know sheās not Pandora.
āAnywho, I better get my stuff and get out of here before Harrison sends the dogs out to find me. Call you later.ā
āCool. Donāt have too much fun,ā I call out after her.
She waves without glancing back and Iām relieved I no longer have to pretend. A small part of me hopes Vin is able to flush out whoever Pandora is. At least then Iāll know who to trust and who to bury.
My hand grips the door to the locker room, but before I can pull it open, my phone rings. And seeing as how itās the new one, which only a handful of people have the number to, it startles me.
āHey. Hello?ā I answer, listening for Scar to respond.
āDid I get it right? Or was I supposed to call your other line, 007?ā she asks in a noticeably snarky tone.
The amount of questioning I had to dodge while also convincing her to accept the new phone is unbelievable. But, if this phone call is any indicator, sheās at least obliging. Even if
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