My blood boiled. "Shut up, Sabine."
"Reed, you're so pathetically loyal to Noelle I could vomit," Sabine sneered. "Driving a wedge
between the two of you was like pulling teeth. But I did it. That video of you from the Legacy was
priceless, wasn't it? Girl like you could have a future in porn."
A gasp escaped my lips. One that was echoed by plenty of onlookers.
"That was you?" I said.
"Of course it was me," Sabine said, looking proud of her accomplishment. "I slipped Ecstasy into
your drinks and into Dash's all night long. I wrote the note that got you up to the roof in the first
place."
Suddenly an image of the note flashed through my mind. The girly handwriting. I had noticed it at
the time, but had been too out of it to care. Out of it because of the Ecstasy, it seemed.
"And it all worked like a charm," Sabine continued. "The two of you were so far gone and all over
each other you didn't even notice me filming."
The room's strobe lights continued to flash. Sabine's face turned red, then pink, then red, then
pink.
"You psychotic, sniveling little bitch," Noelle said from over my shoulder.
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"Now, now, just because you totally fell for it, there's no need for name calling." Sabine smirked at
Noelle, her eyes wide in faux innocence. "It's amazing how fast you turn on your friends. First
Ariana, and then poor little Reed. You ripped her right out of your life without even giving her a
chance to explain."
"You're insane, you know that?" I said. "You belong in the same padded cell as your sister."
At that moment we all heard the sirens wailing in the distance. Sabine turned away and my heart
flew into my throat. Everyone froze. Everyone but Josh and Trey, who lurched forward, grabbing
her to keep her from running. For a split second, I felt nothing but grateful relief, but then I saw
the look of terror on their faces. They released Sabine and backed away as she pressed the barrel
of a gun directly against Trey's heart.
Everyone around us gasped. There was a scream and a crash as some people raced for the door. I
tried to back up but found that I couldn't move. My feet would simply not budge. Suddenly I was
freezing cold. So cold I couldn't breathe.