Chapter 26

The bathroom door opened, followed by the sound of footsteps entering.

"Mom wanted me to cancel the slumber party tonight. Like one girl being missing from it would change anything. Especially given that the missing girl is Angela. She's honestly more of a downer than the chief's daughter is."

Rosalie listened through the stall door, her brow furrowing.

"I know. I remember the old days when Angie was actually fun. But anymore it's checking labels and 'can't eat this' or 'can't eat that.' And we both know she wouldn't have been drinking tonight. She's such a bore. Besides, I swear she's just faking the whole diabetic stuff. Honestly, if it weren't for the opportunity to use a preacher's kid as the scapegoat, I'd have stopped hanging with her months ago."

Rosalie had heard enough from both Lauren and Jessica.

Her brother always wondered why she was so aloof about Bella and Alice when they weren't around, even assumed that she was using them – and she never denied it with him – but they really were her friends. She didn't go around disparaging them behind their backs.

Rosalie slammed the stall door open, stepping into the main part of the bathroom.

"Why don't we just get it all out in the open. Tell me what you really think of Bella." She crossed her arms over her chest.