Popular 2: A Taste Of Revenge

Three girls pushed through the coffee shop doors like they owned the place. Jillian Janson, Aria Lee, and Sabina Rouge, all carrying the same clipped, elevated air. Behind the counter, Aidra Fox wiped down the espresso machine without looking up. Sabina carried her new status well. Too well for Jillian. When Jillian knocked that fresh glow off balance with a quiet, cutting remark, Sabina felt the shift instantly. That evening Sabina walked the sidewalk alone until Avi Love jogged up beside her. The new plan came out fast: Jillian had to be taught what her words cost. Avi reached for Sabina’s wrist, begging her to drop it. The grip stayed there long enough for her to confess the old affair and how much she missed the girl Sabina had been. Sabina opened her mouth but pulled the words back and bolted. Avi stayed on the curb, shoulders slouched, worry etched across her face. In the days that followed Sabina picked at the seams of the trio. Behind Jillian’s back she pressed Aidra and Aria about their own bruised pride, then finally offered the blunt arithmetic of being adults. No more following one girl’s orders. The afternoon Sabina had them pinned to the guest bed, the door swung wide and Jillian stood there, taking in the three naked bodies and the unmistakable scent of borrowed revenge.