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I tilt ?”

She shrugs “Sort of, but it’sking and queen this year People expect the blowout during the middle of junior year and he dumped her She somehow convinced him to take her back over the summer, but it hasn’t been the same As far as I know, they pretend to be a couple in public and she turns her head to whatever he’s doing in private”

My face scrunches “What a pig I can’t believe Peyton puts up with that”

Ainsley takes a bite from her salad “Don’t feel sorry for her She knows exactly what she signed up for Besides, she’s an untrustworthy cunt”

I smirk “Wow, tell me how you really feel”

“Don’t pretend like you don’t agree” She grins as she looks over est fan either She hasn’t stopped glaring at you since alked away”

“Fuck her” I can feel the heat of her stare, but I refuse to acknowledge it “What’s the deal with the whole ‘reigning king and queen’ thing?”

“Every year, the graduating seniors pass the torch to three guys and three girls who pretty rooh if you askhow to be an asshole The other students treat them like royalty, hence the nicknames Hell, even the teachers won’t do shit to theston, Reed Prescott, and Bentley Fitzgerald for the guys and Peyton, Iirls”

Jesus Even their names are pretentious

“And let uess for the rest of us, our choices are to kiss their asses or pay the price?”

“Pretty h anyone who’s chosen the latter usually doesn’t stick around for long”

“Where do you fit in?”

“I guess you could say I’h if they ever tried to promote me, I’d abdicate the shit out of it I have no desire to be one of them Everyone at Windsor knoho I am and nobody messes with me for the simple fact that I’m a Davenport, but I honestly wouldn’t call any of these peopleyou’re the exception to the rule, though We’ve known each other less than a day, Jazz, but I can tell you’re different What you see is what you get”

“I have no reason to hide anything I’m not ashamed of who I am or where I come from If anyone has a problem with it, screw ‘em”

She waves her hand dish about those jerks How’s your first official day been so far?”