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Amanda and Harper had changed since freshman year the trio of them and Kimberly were cheerleaders. They had become typical ‘Mean Girls’ and Kim hated it. But she didn’t want to lose her friends or Ty. But before we go to the present we need to see where the crack began. It was before the summer of freshman year.
The tree girls were the best of the JV Cheerleaders and they finally got to see a Varsity game and help the Varsity cheerleaders. Kim’s long hair was in braids and the crowd that showed up was much larger than any at the JV games. In that moment she knew what she wanted. She wanted to be captain of the cheerleaders.
But she had no idea how much it would change her. The judging other people, the snide comments and it never hit Kim how much she changed. She had grown up with Amanda and Harper so there was no one to stop her. So she laughed when they made fun of Fat Franny. She laughed at the Crams-ton jokes, even repeated them.
This behavior went on all throughout sophomore and junior year. Her parents had no idea how cruel she had become because her report cards told lies. ‘Pleasure to have in class’ ‘Always doing extra credit’ and other lies she was able to get the teachers to say. She was the model student but a horrible person. During the summer before senior year Amanda had crossed a line.
“Yeah we won but who does this pretty boy blonde dick Jake think he is? My boyfriend was first string until he came along,” Amanda said.
“Well Mike was caught with pot,” Harper said quietly.
“And? He could be stoned and still win, he’s so much better and now his life is ruined because of Jake,” Amanda said.
“I think his name is Jason,” Kim said meekly.
“I don’t give a fuck about who he is you bitch, Mike was going to get into a good college and we were going to be on easy street,” Amanda shouted.
“If he’s really that good then he’ll do fine,” Kim said before Amanda pushed her.
They got into a fight, a few slaps and scratches but Harper broke them apart. Harper did this whole speech about being friends forever and how they needed to make up. Kim wanted to still hurt Amanda but she would wait. She was going to bide her time and she held onto this anger. She was sick of being this cliché queen bee mean girl stereotype.
She faked a smile and apologized but the crack was a chasm. After years of being around this toxic friendship she finally could see Amanda for who she truly was. So she was going to destroy her cheer-leading prospects, ruin what she had with Mike and take charge of the cheerleaders and change them. No more mean cheerleaders, the whole clique society in high school needed to be destroyed.
One night Amanda drunk texted her an apology. They got to talking and Kim thought that maybe she had been wrong about her friend. It wasn’t until she got the naked picture she realized she had something and that little monster inside her cheered because her plan would come to fruition. Amanda quickly asked her to delete it. She lied and she waited.
It was a week before school started when she sent it to Ty with the caption ‘Would you bring this home to your parents?’ Soon it spread like wild fire. She wasn’t even in school and she heard people talking about it in the mall. It was only meant to get to certain people and know the whole school knew. She was starting to regret it the closer school came.
Ty called her to hang out, she thought he would help her out. But by the time she made it to his place Amanda had found out. She tore him a new asshole and he looked like a beaten dog. Until she showed up and he got a spine. He started to yell, he called her names.
“You’re worse than any girl I’ve ever met. You weren’t supposed to share that and now the whole school knows and they know it’s you because I told them,” he said.
Kim’s fist balled up, her plan to take down Amanda had now ruined her life. How could he say such things when a week ago they were kissing and he was close to saying he loved her. They had dated for so many years and he threw her under the bus. She nearly screamed and she swung her fist. Ty was hit so hard he crashed to the ground and spit up blood and a tooth.
She stormed off, she had walked to clear her head and walking would probably not help her now. Before she made it to her house she veered for the hiking trails. Once she was far enough up the mountain she sat on a rock and cried. It was more out anger and regret. Her phone was going crazy with sounds as she got text after text. The one from her father hurt the most.
‘Why does Mr. Detmer want you in his office on the first day of school?’