Her eyes go wide with disbelief.
"God, she can really hold a grudge, huh? Bitch." She mutters.
"Huh?" I wonder, looking at her out of the corner of my eye. Her eyes are glaring at nothing.
"Apparently I'm 'so, so, so done.' Oh, and she pulled out the full name card. Taylor Alison. What is she, like, my mom? It's not like I forgot to empty the dishwasher. Come on. Oh, and I should 'watch out.' God, does she really think she can scare me anymore? I'm so over that. I'm so over her."
"Well, I've think we've already established she's a bitch. That word is really overused in this language, isn't it? Anyways, either she's really, really jealous, or she thinks she's nothing without you. My guess would be the latter. When word gets around that you told her off, she won't be in that position anymore. Maybe I'll end up getting my life back."
"Miley, we need a plan."
"Whaddya think I've been working on since she got here?"
"Right. What've you got?"
I sigh, picking at my Tiffany-box blue painted fingernails. "As of now, exactly nothing. The first part was getting you back. Next is Nick, Joe, and Kevin. Which shouldn't be too hard, right?"
"Um.. about that. Alex has, let's call it 'possessed', Nick. He thinks she's perfect. Joe and Kevin would do anything she says. I don't think they'll be easy. Or, not as easy as me, at least. They've been completely brainwashed. It's sorta sickening." Her face goes slack. "This probably sounds like a bunch of bull, especially coming from me, who was 'brainwashed' until today. Just know that I never wanted that. I never wanted to leave you."
"But Nick did?" My mouth begins to tremble. I will not cry. I never cry. Not even for Nick. "Oh, forget it. He doesn't care about me. He never has, never will. Why would he? He has Alex. Oh so perfect Alex."
Taylor frowns slightly. "No. None of us really wanted to go. She had promised us more popularity and advantages than we had ever had. I guess we were so caught up in her promises, we never noticed when they all came up empty. We were all immature then, obsessed with climbing the social ladder, wanting to get to the top. None of us realized that we weren't happy, and the reason was that we weren't with you. We had something then, before Alex came. We had happiness, there was that strong bond between all of us. We had love, friendship so strong that you could practically see it radiating off of the five of us. There was never that with Alex. Ever."
Her eyes are staring right into mine, her mouth pulled neither into a frown or a smile. She's telling the truth.
"Ugh. Why'd she have to go and ruin everything? God, I miss them."
She nods sympathetically. "I felt the same about you, Miles. I think we all did. We were all just so intimidated by Alex that we couldn't show it."
"Is that all it is, then? Intimidation? Do you think Nick really likes her, Taylor? And if he does, please just lie to me."
"I think he thinks he likes her. But, Miley, he's utterly crazy about you. We can all see it- I'm sure Alex knows it, too. It's written all over his face. When your name comes up, his eyes go all dreamy and whatnot. When Alex is planning something against you, he's always reluctant- all of them are. They all still care about you."
"Wait- you're not lying because I told you to, right?"
"Nope."
"Then why the hell would it be so hard to convince them to come back?"
"Because, Miley. They're scared. Alex can- and definitely will- give them hell if they leave her. They would go from being popular to nobody, if Alex just mutters the word."
"Huh. I wonder why this all sounds familiar. Oh, wait. Maybe it's because the same freaking thing actually happened to me."
Her ocean colored eyes flicker downwards. "Sorry, Miley."
"I'm over it, Taylor. It's good now. The only thing I'm concerned about is how to get everyone to see Alex for who she is- a controlling little bitch. And it wouldn't hurt if a nice purple shiner screwed up her pretty little face, now would it?"
I almost grimace. I am not proud of myself. This is not the person I am- this is who Alex has forced me to become. Everyone- Joe, Kevin, Nick, Taylor, even myself- has changed under her influence, and not for the better. I've become almost a bitch, though nowhere near Alex. She has made me self conscious and aggressive. I am plotting pain against someone. No matter who the person might be, and what she's done, it's never right.
Sigh. Damn my conscience.
Ohmygod. I'm soo dissapointed in myself. SO SORRY! It's been so long since I've updated and I owe you guys a chapter, even if it's short. I've been busy, but I will have more time now to write and hopefully I'll be updating much more often. Sorry again. :/