"What do you want from me?". I asked trying to appear brave.
"How could you do this?"Marc said. Marc of all people, I was more than surprised. We hadn't spoken to each other more than twice. The first time was when he took me to the class from the counsellor's office. The second and last time was when he invited me to the party and I declined. Ever since he has been kind of cold towards me and I could not help but feel that the only reason he was confronting me now was because of a different reason entirely.
"No Marc, it's more like how dare she do such a thing?". Kim stepped forward from the rest of them pushing Marc aside.
"I still do not get what you are talking about". I feigned ignorance.
"Does his ring a bell?" She snatched a copy of the Duncan Chronicles from Mimi and flashed it in front of me.
"Does getting detention ring a bell too?". I retorted.
"You....." Clara started angrily towards me but I didn't flinch. The rest of the girls dragged her back.
"You are a liar and a cheat". Mimi said to me.
"You know who is a liar, your queen Kim. Didn't she tell you that we really went to The Seven's together?"They looked surprised and directed their looks to Kim. "I bet she didn't, she is the liar and Disney? She is the cheat. She would be loyal in your presence but behind your backs, she wishes she had never met you. You too Marc, tell them how you invited me to your cool party, I bet they would be surprised and you too Monica. Tell Kim why you think she is bossy and how you hoped the principal would punish her. Tell her how you made fun of her public apologies at her back and praise her to her face".
"You....."Kim screamed at Monica. "....And you too". She turned to Marc.
I smiled and felt satisfied with my comebacks.
"Stop laughing Babe, you snitch". Clara said.
"It's not snitching, it's getting what you want".
"You will not get away with this". Monica said and left angrily. Most of the others left too. Disney, Marc and one of Marc's friends waited behind. The other was Monica's boyfriend so he followed her.
"What are you waiting for? You backstabbing tramps".
"Kim..." Marc started to say but was cut off by Kim's shaky voice.
"Shut up Marc and leave this place". She shouted at him. Disney and the other guy scurried off.
"You do not own this school and you don't get to decide who stays where".
"Yes, I do. I am the high school queen, Remember?".
Marc stared hard at Kim and then glanced at me for a second.
"Not anymore". He walked away.
"Call me". He whispered softly when he got to my side. I was surprised that he would want to talk to me. He had tried to in the past but I was not so nice to him and neither am I to him now. I guess things are about to change. Looks like I have just found my pawns.
"What did he tell you?". She asked me when he was out of sight.
"He told me to call him". I said proudly.
"You do even have his contacts".
She was right but I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction.
"Yes I do, he gave me his number once but I never called him. I had better things to do".
"And now?". She asked me.
"What about now?".
"Are you going to call him?".
"Do you have a problem with that? You don't own him".
"This battle is between us, stay Marc out of this".
"I do not have time for this conversation". I turned to walk away but she pulled me back.
"It's called getting what you want. Seriously?".
"You have a problem with that?".
"YES I DO, I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. YOU CAN NOT GO AROUND GETTING ON OTHER PEOPLE'S NERVES AND MESSING WITH THEIR LIVES AND YOU CALL THAT GETTING WHAT YOU WANT". She screamed at me.
"Keep it down Kim, other students are probably in class studying. You should go to class too"
"It's none of your business what I do with my life".
"Of course which is why I should get to class".I walked away.
"We have a lot to talk about". She called after me.
"No, we don't". I answered.
She caught up with me and stood in my way.
"Stop messing with my life"
"Get away. When you do it it's not wrong but I do it...".
"I do not do that. I do not go around messing with other people's life".
Oh, she is wrong!
"Yes, you do".
"No, I don't". She argued.
"Don't fight it, Kim, you mess with other people's lives and nothing you say will ever change that. Remember when I first came, I did nothing to you. I never asked to be your friend but I wasn't your enemy either. You hated me for no reason and even plotted against me. If your plot hadn't backfired, I would have been expelled right now. You made me feel like trash but I didn't do anything bad to you. Marc is so cute and I can bet that he likes me but I never even gave him the chance. I knew he was your boyfriend and I kept my distance".
"But you don't seem to ready to keep your distance now". She retorted.
"It's only because you are mean and a huge jerk. The only reason I ever wrote that article was to get into the press club. I didn't expect you to take this so personal and I have every right to write anything thing I want as long as it's the truth".
"I am not angry because of the article?".
"Then what did I ever do to you?".
"I am happy that if this turns out right then I do not have to pretend anymore and I do not have to be who I am not because I want to be popular. I am angry because you made all of this idea of dissolving the upper echelon my fault. Everyone thinks am a backstabber".
"Fair is fair Kimberley. They once backstabbed you too".
"It's not just about my friends.....".
"You know what Kim?" I cut her short. I didn't want to listen to the conversation anymore. "You are not the only one who has a personality to keep up with. I am not messing you up now Kim, I will be when I win the class president election".
"You are contesting for class president?". She was surprised.
"Did I catch you by surprise? I am contesting class president and I am going to win".
"But why would you do this to me?
"Kimberley McAdams, you are not the only one who has a personality to keep up with. I have a personality to keep up with too so stop making it look like it's all my fault that your life's screwed up. Stop playing the victim here".
"And that's why you are contesting for class president, to keep up with a personality".
"Yes, so what".
"This scholarship is really important to my life and future".
Kyla was just right about that.
"I heard".
"Heard what?".
"That you needed that post but don't worry you will probably get vice president".
"I do not want vice president, I want to be president".
"I was told but you should learn to settle for less, you can't always get what you want".
"How did you even know all of this?".
I threw her a look.
"Wait don't tell me..."She looked like she just realized how I got my information. "Kyla McAllister?".
I walked closer.
"Yes, you are right! Kyla McAllister".
"You are dinning with the devil Barbara Marvel Jesus".
"Wow, you called me by my full name for the first time Kimberley McAdams. What is the occasion?".
"You are such a fool for doing this. You will regret this?".
"Of course I won't".
"If you are gonna be two-faced, at least one should be pretty". She sassed me.
"I will give you a nasty look but you already have one". I insulted in return.
She walked past me and intentionally hit me by the side.
"It is not over yet Barbie. You haven't seen the end of Kimberley Rachael McAdams".
I walked closer and looked her straight in the eye.
"The battle line has just been drawn".
"Bring on the heat". She said and walked away, banging her shoes on the floor.