Alicia was pretty sure she was a genius. On the ride to the Westchester Mall, (which had been silent, because Massie was pissed at the three of them for being late) Alicia had figured out a master plan: make Claire think that the breakup was all her own idea. If Alicia did it subtly enough, she could totally pull the whole thing off – and Alicia was definitely good at being devious. Now, while Massie was in the dressing room of Saks trying on an armload of tops, skirts, dresses, and jeans, Alicia made her move.
"Hey Claire!" She motioned to Claire to follow her across the store to a quieter section. "Listen, we need to talk."
Claire looked at Alicia with interest. "What's wrong?"
Alicia put her best acting skills to use. Looking down at the floor, she sighed. "Claire, I don't know if I should tell you this-"
"What?" Claire's face filled with worry.
"Well…" Alicia paused as she made up a story. "I was at A Slice of Heaven last night with Josh, and I saw…I saw Cam with Olivia."
"What? No!" Claire's eyes filled with tears.
"They looked pretty cozy – he had his arm around her, and I'm pretty sure I saw them kissing."
Claire buried her face in her hands. Alicia felt horrible, but it was too late to take it back. "I can't believe he's doing this again!" she sobbed.
"It's OK." Alicia patted Claire's arm soothingly. "There are so many more fish in the sea."
"I have to talk to him." Claire pulled her phone out.
Alicia gasped. "No!" She pulled the phone from Claire's hand. "Definitely not! You never have to give that two-timing jerk the time of day again!"
Claire held on stubbornly. "You could have seen wrong. Maybe it wasn't Cam! I have to get the true story!" She hit the speed dial for Cam's number and marched away with the phone to her ear.
Cam's voicemail came on. "Hey, it's me, Cam. Leave a message and I'll call you back soon." Claire waited nervously and then left her message.
"Um…hi. It's me. Claire, I mean. Um…listen, I really need to talk with you. Can you call me back? 'Kay. Bye." She flipped the phone shut and sighed. Cam was cheating again? It had been bad enough with Nina the Spanish slut, and Nikki the camp tramp, and Alicia herself…
"Maybe it's time to give him up," she said out loud. Cam had always been the one guy she loved, but he had hurt her or cheated on her countless times. Right now, she couldn't deal with any more.
Oooh...so much drama! Will Clam break up? And, because I forgot to put this in the first chapter: no, I do not own the Clique series. Lisi Harrison does.
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