Xander: I've got 50 bucks.

Everly: hah.

Watching as the girl finally pulled out what she had came here for, the brunette let out an internal sigh of relief. “I’ll take it,” she answered without thinking it through. She was desperate and frankly she didn’t care about the consequences all too much. “What is it?” It wasn’t anything she recognized although to be fair her knowledge wasn’t all that big to begin with. “Thanks, Everly. Really.” Maybe it was the pills but she genuinely grateful for the girl and her service, especially since she kept it on the down low.  

Annoyed that Everly wasn’t giving her a direct answer, Max huffed as she knew the other girl was stringing her along, wanting to see her squirm out of some sadistic amusement. “I’m not getting back on track. Not this time.” And she meant her words. “I need something stronger. Anything as long as it suppresses my thoughts about the dramatics going on.” Adrian’s words of ‘nothing ever matters in high school’ echoed through her head. She was right in some weird way. The drama and social aspect of high school didn’t matter and the brunette needed a way to block it all out. 

She had ran out and was in desperate need of a refill. She was fine for now, having resorted to taking whatever she could fine but Max knew that would only satisfy herself for so long. “I need more. And I need it soon,” she replied, cutting to the chase. Her right hand was tapping on her arm, anxiously waiting to hear the other girl’s answer. “My mind’s derailed and I need to get back on track.” And she needed to find some control in some aspect of her life with Adrian lashing out like a petulant wild child. She just wanted to suppress all her thoughts and feelings about the drama and just focus on her schoolwork and future instead of petty high school drama.  

Xander: fuck I have so much work to catch up on.

Xander: how much can I pay you to do it for me?

Everly: $200

When Everly compared her situation to being a Stepford daughter, the female didn’t have the effort to deny the comparison. The blonde was right but Max was so wired in her ways that she wasn’t going to change any time soon. “What can I say, Stepford is an unofficial autobiography of the Vanderbilt’s and Rockefellers,” she deadpanned as her eyes trailed the now crushed joint. “I’ll take what I can get. Maybe one day I’ll expand my horizons to more than just pill popping but until then I’ll stick to my little tic tac method from whoever is willing to sell it.” 

Everly rolled her eyes at Hunter’s antics, her dark eyes scanning around the room and smirking to herself, these idiots would have no idea what would be happening in a few hours, too blissful in their own ignorance to notice that not everyone worshiped the ground they walked on. “I feel like we should start a betting pool, which of the bitches of Eastwick throws the biggest scene.” She laughed.

Everly snorted to herself when Emelia rejected the joint, so typical of the blondie, she thought bitterly to herself before finishing it off and crushing it beneath her boot heeled. Looking up at the night sky and thinking how much better it’ll look when the plan finally comes to play. “Sure, but stars are stars.” She said with a shrug. “Just little balls of gas, hardly worth wishing on.” She noted. “Never saw the point myself.”

Eyes rolling at the remark, Max’s next immediate reaction was to shrug. “Gotta keep my mind minty fresh,” she replied sarcastically. She didn’t care for Everly’s mocking tone and even though she wanted to avoid her ex-roommate and her remarks, the cheerleader wasn’t ready to go back and face the crowd of students again. “You’d be surprised at who else is selling.” What Everly didn’t know was that she had already gone to a few others like Elizabeth just to make sure she had a stock. 

Everly had been shocked when she saw Max stand beside her, but she was less shocked when she saw the female pop one of the pills in her mouth. Taking a long drag of the joint before blowing out the smoke and smirking at Max. “Taking those like tic tacs now are we?” She asked curiously, a hint of mocking evident in her voice; how the mighty fall so quickly. “Damn, I might not be able to keep up with your demand soon.” She chuckled.

Everly merely smirked at KC’s words and nodded her head. “Oh trust me, something will happen.” She said with a sly wink. Though she wasn’t going to let KC know exactly what she and Hunter had planned, she wanted the girl to stick around none the less. “I think it’ll be very colorful.”

Everly merely looked the blonde over and shrugged her shoulders. She knew the female from around the house but always believed she was far more suited to Elizabeth house than their own. “Suit yourself but I ain’t covering if we get busted.” She laughed before taking another drag of the joint, blowing out the smoke as she held it out to Emelia. “Want a hit?” She asked curiously, almost testing the girl.