『 𝓶𝓸𝓸𝓷'𝓼 / 𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 』

               despite the  general consensus  around campus appearing to be faith in their innocence, his release from police custody draws quite the scrutiny. he can physically sense the countless pairs of eyes burning into his skin as he  crosses campus grounds,  subject to their verdict about his culpability in the events of forty eight hours ago. the current situation stands in quite stark contrast to his  usual notoriety,  finding himself far more at home and comfortable outside of the limelight. or without the imminent approach of adelina ahmeti. even a  strong stroll  gets halted right in its tracks as she addresses him. ocean hues flicker towards her, glimpse in his eyes rather unamused at the involuntary conversation.     “ you’re putting a lot of faith into the hands of people who’ve  failed to figure out  this little fuckin’ game for months, ”     he states, rather as matter of fact, voice monotone and tone unimpressed.     “ no lies  necessary,  they got pretty desperate as soon as they realized they’ve got nothing on us. ”

liv peered over at the phone screen. even she couldn’t deny how pathetic she looked. what had she become? was she really that girl now? “okay, it’s- it’s not as bad as it looks. i’m just… thinking, that’ all.” and there was that word again, pathetic, sad. her face dropped the tiniest bit as the words came from the brunette’s mouth. liv cleared her throat, shaking her head, “i am not sad and pathetic. god, why does everyone keep saying that to me? i’m fine!” her voice increased in volume as she spoke, without her even noticing. “because i needed to get away from greek row for a minute and no one really comes out here.” liv glanced over at adelina, “everyone’s innocent until proven guilty.”

“what are you thinking so hard about, liv ?” the constant well of curiosity that resided within adelina was starting to fill bit by bit. “think aloud -- you’ll feel a whole lot better,” the girl was currently egging her on, waiting for the other to spill her thoughts. however, the sudden increase in volume left adelina wide eyed, a bit of amusement tugging at the corners of her lips. “don’t lose your temper now, livvy. it’s unbecoming of you,” the girl stated. then, she continued on, trying her best to keep her amusement hidden. “i get that though. i needed a break myself. i’m getting tired of all the bad juju on campus. all that bad energy really effects my overall being,” a mere shrug of the shoulders accompanied her statement. “babes, have you seen them lose their tempers ? they definitely seem fiery enough to eventually... snap. major killer vibes. just be careful. heard val gets physical when she’s angry. max is.. to be determined.”

Drew laughs as he took a deep breath as he looks into her eyes”Shit,you scared me. I didn’t mean to act like that.” The male laughs as he then exhaled as he said”I looked lonely and Pathetic… Thanks for that. Kinda just feeling down is all. I’ll be fine. How’re you Adelina?”

two front teeth digging into a plump bottom lip, mind relentlessly running. the girl had far too many plans for the night that had just begun. while those lips remained sealed, her eyes remained wandering. dark brown hues were continuously searching, trying to find carelessness anywhere throughout the sea of people. when she found it, it looked a lot like a middle-aged man. the kind of man who wore a rolex to a bar probably in hopes of getting attention. carelessness looked a lot like this same man that repetitively kept leaving his credit card strewn across the bar. he was bold but she was bolder. “arav, sweetie,” that fake sickingly sweet tone perfectly coated each word that found solitude in the beat pumping around them. “i think i just found a target. look at grubby paws by the bar. rolex, brown toupee that screams i need attention and i need it now ?” her descriptions left her lips as those eyes remained locked on arav. “notice he keeps leaving his card on the bar ? go and get it,” the grin on her face grew right before she booped him on the nose. ”you claim to be so good at it. so, go and make it happen. impress me.”

“arav?” arielle looked into the distance, squinting her eyes in thought. “ i guess he is a bit handsome. i just can’t ever be around him. he might steal my amex next.” she said with a raised eyebrow. if arav was stealing cards from careless rich kids than she would be an easy target. arielle simply giggled at all of the comments flowing from adelina. “ oh she definitely does not…” she stated in agreement. “ even if he wasn’t up her ass i wouldn’t consider im attractive. he’s just like all the boys at northshore, intolerable.” she placed a hand over her red-stained lips to cover her sudden burst of laughter. “what if he makes her to wear those dirty socks? maybe that’s his kink?” the thought of it was gross, but for some reason, she could see it happening. arielle flashed a sweet smile at her fellow kappa sister. “ oh sweetie..” with her index finger she poked the other’s nose. “ i wouldn’t lie to you.” arielle pushed back a lock of her hair behind her ear. “ you know…i can’t remember the last time we went shopping.” she sighed, “ i wish we were in manhattan….i miss all the shops there. i absolutely hate ordering my gucci purses online.” 

“isn’t that the part of the thrill of being with a thief ? will he leave with my amex or will i be leaving with him with someone else’s amex ? who knows,” an eye brow was raised in arielle’s direction and a playful grin on her face. the brunette had no card that would be worthy of stealing. unlike her current company, the girl had no cards that were unlimited -- her limits were low. “intolerable but thankfully they remain quiet when it’s time for o t h e r things,” a mischevious smirk and a wink were both sent to arielle. the giggles that left her lips followed. “his kink is having her wear nothing but those dirty socks. then, watching her clean them for him must really be the cherry on top. do you think he gets off on the thought of a dirty sock ? wouldn’t put it passed him,” she declared while laughter continued to bubble up her chest and passed her lips. “good because i wouldn’t lie to you either,” the mendacious tendencies that made up adelina showed themselves in the day light. “i can’t either. it’s been so long,” a small convincing sigh left her lips. “it’s the absolute worst. and i to be honest i don’t quite trust my things being sent to the house. who knows what kind of thieves we live with. you don’t really know who is to be trusted. after all, there is a murderer among us all.”

it was odd, facing the reality that somehow, each student at northshore could be the next murder victim. two’s a coincidence, three’s a pattern, but what did four mean? that there was a serial killer out there who was hellbent on killing the anyone on greek row? but even with her own mother begging her to come home, liv couldn’t bring herself to go back to spain, not if it meant leaving everyone she cared about. because no matter how she felt about herself, her heart would stay the same. she couldn’t stop caring about people, as much as they continued to hurt her. liv’s brows raised at the sight of adelina taking a seat next to her, turning her head towards her as the brunette spoke, “i’m not moping… does it look like i’m moping?” liv’s brows dropped, wondering if she was transparent as everyone else seemed to think, “i just wanted to relax.” liv’s mouth fell open slightly at her next question, quickly shaking her head, “no, no, definitely not. there’s no one to take down, not anyone real anyways.” liv tilted her head, her brows furrowing, “no, but i don’t, i don’t think it was them. did you?”

“babes--” the thickness of her accent was accentuated with that one word. “it definitely looks like you’re moping. should i show you ?” adelina easily grabbed the phone she had earlier in her grasp and flashed a quick photo of liv. then, she pointed her phone in liv’s direction to display the picture. “now you look at that and tell me that isn’t a full-blown mope. and the fact that you’re staring out into the water is making this sad and pathetic. we need to fix that,” adelina stated. then, she glanced over at the water. “you could’ve relaxed anywhere. why out here ?” the question left adelina’s lips and for a brief second she looked over at liv. then, her attention wandered back to the water and the nature surrounding it. “not anyone real ?” the question was posed, hoping olivia would elaborate on what she meant. “everyone keeps saying the same exact thing. i don’t think it was them. they could never. honey, they definitely did it. there’s no doubt about it.”

adelina rested her cheek upon her palm. those dark brown hues latching onto her sorority sister. “what have you been up to with your newfound freedom ?” the elongated sigh that often found its way passed her lips appeared. then, she took a sip of the beverage before her and continued on. “i feel like i should be studying but then i remember what the great shakespeare once said,” the girl paused before deepening her voice, “let every man be master of his time.” a hint of a smile crept its way up her features. “and i choose to use my time wisely and drink the days away, hoping i’m not the next to be murdered.”

sunglasses sat upon the bridge of her nose as adelina stared directly at the other. the slow head tilt matched the slow rate she continued to process. both of the murder duo had been released. she couldn’t be seeing things correctly. so, she slid her sunglasses down, her brown hues seen over them. “should i be scared that you’re here to make me your next victim, val ?” an elongated sigh directly followed the inquiry. “i can’t believe you’re out so soon. but i guess i shouldn’t be too worried -- you’ll be back in jail in no time. just look at that face. absolutely murderous.”

jade: not my kind of chaos if you ask me

jade: i dont have tea to spill. what are you talking about

jade: but if you received a follow from a hot dude...you're welcome

adelina: what's your kind of chaos?

adelina: that's what you think babes

dark brown hues fell upon the familiar face. curiosity seeped through her system. with each second that passed, another question formed. discomfort slowly slipped into her body at the mere sight of someone who just hours ago was questioned for murder. yet, she didn’t show it -- shoulders back, direct eye contact, and the loud sound of her heels clicking against the concrete as she approached. not even the slightest of fear held her back like it should’ve. deep red lipstick stained her lips. as she got closer to the other, words came spilling out passed those lips, “i thought the cops would know what they’re doing,” a dramatic sigh followed. “--but here they are letting a murderer go. such a shame,” an over exaggerated pout was sent the other’s direction. “now tell me, how much did you have to lie for them to let you go, maxie ?”

fresh air had been something adelina found herself in desperate need of. unbeknownst to most, the girl had spent far too much time working. while others thought she was on shopping sprees, the girl would disappear for hours to work. however, she wouldn’t dare tell anyone the truth. so, even as exhaustion riddled her bones, she went for a walk. the walk resulted into her walking “look who it is,” the smile on adelina’s features was growing by the second. those two red lips merely parting to say, “if it isn’t my favorite vag flasher -- cleo.” those two petite hands of hers began clapping. “wow, you truly outdid yourself at the ball. how was it tasting the ground after being shoved ? i have to know,” her words could’ve been deciphered any way. they could’ve been the words of a friend playfully making a remark towards a friend. or the phrase could’ve been mistaken as malicious. adelina loved to settle for ambiguity when it came to the blonde.

a small mhm noise was let out in agreement to adelina’s statements. “when he speaks it like…why?” her blue-green eyes narrowed to the other, “ you know whose a real hottie. matias. he has this i don’t care vibe that drives me wild. he seems like a real man.” for a second arielle got too carried away. when it came to matias or alexandra she would always get lost in thoughts. thoughts about them. once alexandra came to mind, she quietly reached for her phone to text the woman. she had to know what she was up to, she was in fact her newest interest. as she texted, she continued to listen to the other. she dropped her phone. “i know. i applaud myself for that. she’s..an odd one. she told me she has a fuck buddy but i don’t believe her. it has to be a desperate soul.” a small laugh filled the room, “ ..up sophia’s ass! so true.” she let out a sigh, “ oh the poor girl..” she rolled her eyes once the name santi was spoken. “ ugh, that man. he’s literally just a walking dick. no brain, just a dick..who openly states on twitter that he uses socks.” she furrowed her eyebrows, “ what grown man talks about finishing into socks…how is that attractive? mallory is obviously just as dumb. he’s only worth ten cents.” a small pout formed on arielle’s face. “ far too pretty.” she said in admiration. adelina’s long legs and thick british accent was so enthralling. arielle couldn’t help, but be jealous of her. “ i hope not. if you stir more pots i want to know all the details about it.”

“completely agree,” adelina found herself nodding. however, all the nodding stopped once the familiar name had been mentioned. “he’s cute,” those two words quickly left her lips, the thoughts of matias dying on her tongue, remaining down her throat. there was no need for her to share her thoughts on him. after all, she’s supposed to be spilling others’ people’s business, not her own. so, she smiled and continued on. “--but there’s something so attractive about our local brooding thief, arav. i heard he stole klyde’s amex again and went on a shopping spree. we’ve got to love a man who keeps fooling the fool,” those red lips parted just to allow all of those words to flow. “she has a fuck buddy ? oh poor thing really is trying to convince you she’s got options. but does she really ?” the shake of her head accompanied her words. and the sound of arielle’s laughter brought a bit of her own bubbling up her throat. “he is -- let’s be realistic -- so far up her ass. maybe if i could see his face, i’d think he was attractive and give him some company during these terrible times,” she admitted with a mischievous grin on her face. those two hues glanced down at her nails, admiring the expensive manicure she had worked hard to pay for. at the mention of the std net, adelina gagged. “no brain, no personality -- just a dick riddled with std’s. and yet mallory is still trying to get in there,” a long sigh followed her words. “do you think she washes his socks for him to show her appreciation ? wait -- do you think he can only finish if there’s a dirty sock in sight ?” a genuine curious expression covered her face. “he’s worth at most a penny that’s all the handsome squidward look gets him,” she commented. the grin on her face began growing, the corners turning upward every second. those dark hues glanced over at arielle. “you’re too good to me but definitely not wrong,” those white teeth made another appearance as she grinned. “love, you’re always the first to know.”