BAD REP(124)

“I can't steal what doesn't want to stay, Olivia!” I yelled back, smirking at her.  Olivia growled and wrenched out of Milla and Cici's grip.  She came at me, her fingers swiping close to my face.  I kicked up and my feet landed firmly in her chest, sending her sprawling to the floor.

I heard Jadyn and Cici scream and reach for our president, who was having a hard time getting to her feet.  “How dare you come into the house, into my room and attack me!  You are through!” Olivia threatened, breathing heavily.

I pulled the poster out of my back pocket and held it up in front of her face.  “Well, I could report you to the Panhellenic Council for harassment!  Then we'll see who's through.”  Even through my anger I saw Olivia's confusion as she looked at the mortifying picture.  She looked as though she had never seen it before.  Then my anger faltered.  If she didn't do it, who did?

But that moment quickly vanished as Olivia laughed at the picture.  “My god!  You're pissed because someone put pictures of your skanky ass all over campus?  Are you surprised people see you this way?  After what happened with Jordan?”  She looked at me in disgust.  I blinked, feeling like an immature fool.

“Maysie, I've had it with your drama and all of the bullshit that goes with you.  We're having a special meeting tonight.  This has to be dealt with immediately,” Olivia's words rang out with authority.  And I felt as though I were being summoned to the principal's office.  I felt Gracie grip my arm beside me and I really appreciated her presence at that moment.

“7:30, Maysie,” Olivia said shortly, still trying to get her breath.  Milla openly laughed at me, enjoying this way too much.  Olivia and the other girls shoved passed me and went downstairs.  I was shaking, the adrenaline in my system was going crazy.

“I can't believe I just did that,” I said in a hushed whisper.  Vivian and Gracie were quiet.

“I'm going to get kicked out.  I physically assaulted the freaking president!”  My voice hitched as I realized the huge hole I had just dug for myself.  Vivian put a comforting hand on my shoulder.

“That was pretty righteous, Mays,” she said with a chuckle.  I looked at her in disbelief.  I couldn't believe how tickled she seemed by the whole thing.

“Glad you think this is funny,” I bit out.

Vivian covered her grinning mouth with a hand.  “I'm sorry, Maysie.  But if you knew how many times I fantasized about doing that.” Her laughter broke through and I could only gape at her in shock as my life swirled down the toilet.  Gracie shot her a look and then grabbed my hand.

“Let's get you home, Mays.”  She took me out the back door of the house.  Vivian followed us as Gracie led me to her car.

“What happens now?” I asked, my voice deadened by the free fall I found myself in.

“Well, most likely you'll have a mediation with Olivia and then the sisterhood has to vote whether to suspend you.”  Well, that's what I had expected.  Even though I no longer felt Chi Delta was where I needed to be, I didn't like the decision being made for me.  Call it stupid pride or whatever, but I didn't take a loss of control lightly.

“That's just freaking dandy,” I muttered, propping my feet up on Gracie's dashboard and resting my forehead on my knees.

“We'll have your back, sweetie.  I promise,” Gracie told me, turning out onto the main road by the campus.  My phone buzzed in my bag and I reached down to find it.

Pulling it out I saw I had two missed texts.  The first one was from twenty minutes ago.

I'm heading into work.  Leave the door unlocked for me tonight, because I'm comin' for you.

My stomach clenched up painfully after reading Jordan's text.  I couldn't even smile at his message.  I felt like my life had hit fast forward in the last half an hour.  The girl who would have giggled at Jordan Levitt thinking about her was on vacation.

I deleted the first text and ran my finger over the second one.

Where are you?  I tried calling.

I turned off my phone.  I should call him, but I couldn't deal with him.  With us.  Our relationship had been built on dishonesty and secrets.  Right now, with my recent rumble with Olivia fresh in my mind, I knew that wasn't a particularly good thing.

Gracie and Vivian got me home, deposited me on the couch with a bag of chocolate chip cookies and the TiVo remote before leaving.  They promised they'd be back at 7:00 to take me to the house.  They would have stayed but they each had an early evening class.  Riley was still on campus and would be there for a while longer.  So I was alone.