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Chandra is sitting on the ht in the ainst the purple velvet of the couch It’s kind of pretty Ashley is next to her…in the seat I usually take A week ago, I think Chandra would have told Ashley to move Chandra’s best friend, Talia, the vice president of our sorority, is on the other side I wait for several seconds, just to be sure ht In that time, I notice neither of the in ; it’s a public hanging I need to decide if I want to slip , ladies I knoe’re all very busy right now," Chandra starts, and the room quiets faster than it does in any of my survey classes I’m internally amused; Chandra commands uide the country through an econoazing over the roo in my direction I’m across fro overhours have been posted in the kitchen Please check to e of any and all help the Delta House provides you Re academic success And your success in the Deltas rests partly on your acadeain in a sweep I wait for her to stop short of me, like she did the last few tiht onher inner thrill of catching

"Also…" she says, her eyes scanning to her left and right, but co this speech is for everyone else, but it’s not "I wanted you all to hear this unfortunate news fro the rounds aboutwith some photos that are absolutely false"

I’nor aboutwithin

"What’s worse? These ru a few glances to either side, co back to rest on s"

Talia is nodding next to her, eating up every word, aiding Chandra’s perfor her nails; she looks like she’s about to cry, concerned for her leader I want to voning concern She’s so fake! How did I not see this before? I had to have seen it Maybe I just didn’t care

"We’re going to begin our own interviews into thisto need to see everyone’s social media and the photos on your phones" I pullover my shoulder--ready for whatever is about to co ether; reet soally I’m pretty sure you can’t just ask to see someone’s personal information like that"

When I’m done, I purposefully bend down and unzipto do Disinterested--I need to keep up the appearance as long as I can that I’m clueless to what this is about

"If they want to remain a Delta sister, I can," she says back fast I notice row a hint wider in my reflection The entire room is aware of her tone; a few ned contracts e joined, contracts that gave the executive board--aka Chandra--the right to exas like our phones and socialthe Delta House in the best light

"Okay, well…I just wouldn’t want you to get sued," I say, snapping er to the corners of ht s back at me with the exact same expression

While the rest of the sisters start their rounds of gossip about which one of us is the cause of all of this, I pull both straps of my backpack over my shoulders and move to the door I’osh, you don’t think they’re really going to look at everything…do you?" she asks, her eyes wide, the blueness fras of her eyelashes If I’m still here next week, I should really pull her aside and do her makeup