Omake: let's play a game...
Sophia, Emma and Madison worked their way against the tide of bodies as they moved through the school. Normally the trio would be on their way to catch the bus, however today had been decidedly abnormal.
Sophia still couldn't wrap her ahead around the change that had overcome Taylor in her three week absence since the locker.
The girl had marched into school today head held high with a look of determination and a small knowing smile playing at the edge of her mouth. What had happened to the simpering prey?
At first Sophia had thought it was an act, a con, an attempt to throw her off her game. But as the day progressed Sophia became more and more aware of all the little differences. Taylor didn't rush to escape her classes or hang back until everyone else was rushing to their next class, instead she just stood up and walked out with everyone else.
Attempts to taunt her had failed miserably. Taylor had actually laughed in Madison's face when Mads called her a whore.
Sophia's attempt to shame Taylor into running out of the lunch room had also failed, albeit more spectacularly. When Emma had tried to put Taylor in her place and send her running from the lunch room with taunts and barbs Taylor had just stared back. When it finally became too awkward and Emma had stopped talking Taylor had said, "If you're done now you can leave." Just like that.
Emma had stayed and tried to bluster her way past Taylor bravado but instead of paying any attention to her Taylor had just pulled out one of her textbooks and read while eating her lunch. Emma eventually gave it up and came back seething.
Finally I gave it a go. I tried to shove her down the last few steps on the stairs. She sidestepped me, kicked her foot back hitting my leg and throwing me off balance. Before I could fall down though she caught me by the arm and said "Careful Sophia stairs can be pretty dangerous if you don't watch your step." All the while she has this smug little smile plastered onto her face.
I don't know what happened to that bitch but I don't like it. She was acting above her station, like she thought she was better than us. It was wrong and it needed to stop.
The weirdest thing though the thing that had us walking against the crowds at the end of the day was what we had all found taped to our locker doors. A puzzle piece with a room number and time, just after school let out. I don't know what Taylor thought she was up to, but I damn well knew I was going to call her on her shit.
When the three of us got to the classroom Taylor was sitting on top of a desk in the front row Staring at one of those crappy tv vcr on a cart things. She turned around as we walked in and smiled.
"Hi girls, I thought we should bury the hatchet let bygones be bygones all that jazz. So I thought I'd invite you to a movie with me." She said it like it was the most normal thing in the world as she walked towards us. "Glad you decided to come." she said as she slipped behind us. "I'll just start the movie then." she threw an arm around Mads and my shoulders and rested her chin on Emma's as she pointed the remote at the screen and hit play.
Suddenly we were all in a black room staring at a wall of annotated lights and Taylor was laughing. She sounded unhinged. Taylor strolled up to the wall of lights. "Now girls, how about we play a game. Pick a character, any character. Just remember, if you stop playing along you'll never get out." Taylor said in a sing song voice as she tapped the brightest light on the wall. She vanished along with the bright light she had touched, leaving us there in that room.