・Abigale's POV・

"Oh no," I say, staring at her mischievous grin that still hasn't faltered since she began to type.

"Oh yes," she says grinning and I muffle a laugh, halting her grin. "Don't you dare laugh at that," she says glaring at me, making me burst into a fit of laughter, "You are truly disgusting," she mumbles to stifle a laugh and I smile.

"that's what she said," I grin in reference to her past comment, a giggle making its way past my lips.

"You're gonna regret this," she continues to type before finally setting it down.

"I'm gonna go... get some water," I say getting up but she pulls me back down onto the bed.

"If you even think you're going to miss out on this dare, think again," she grins as I pout.

I cross my arms and present a sour face, "Fine."

"Your dare is..." She says smiling, "to break into the 3rd locker to your left and make it's owner miserable somehow tomorrow." She says smiling and I look at her confused.

"That's a very specific locker," I say and she shrugs.

"It's Zach's."

"But what do you mean make him miserable?" I ask and she looks back to her phone.

"That is what we're going to find out now." She says then after a second she smiles and shows me the screen, showing the plan for tomorrow.

"No way I'm doing this, it's too... messy," I say scrolling through the simple instructions.

"It's my dare." She grins.

"Okay, but that means we need to go to the store and... get a balloon?" I say and she nods, standing up.

"Well then let's go, your mom won't mind right?" She says walking out of her room to the front door where she grabs her purse, locking the door.

"I guess not" I say shrugging, following her into the car.

・the following day・

"Hey mom Vanessa is giving me a ride to school early," I say jogging down the stairs dressed with my bag, "She's going to be here in a minute or so."

"Aw, my baby is already making friends!" She says hugging me and I laugh.

"Mom it's one person, I met her on the bus," I say backing out of our hug to see her smiling.

"Well make sure you aren't befriending murderers okay? I let Vanessa slide because I talked to her mom beforehand." She says as I look at her.

"You seriously talked to her mom?" I ask smiling, admiring her desire to assure my safety.

"Yes! She could've been a murder Abigale!" She says sarcastically and I just laugh.

"Okay mom, I'll make sure to not get murdered," I mock her, Vanessa honking her car horn. "Looks like it's time to go, see you later!" I say giving her one last hug as I exit the door and head to Vanessa's car.

"Hey, new bestie," Vanessa says as I climb in passenger seat.

"Hey, new bestie," Zach mocks and Vanessa slaps his shoulder before backing up.

"Not my fault that you can't drive without wrecking the car into the garage like I can, Zach," she grins backing up into the street as I laugh.

"Whatever. If it weren't for my interest in meeting Abigale you wouldn't have met her anyways," He mutters and goes back to his phone.

"So about the thing, does he know about it?" I ask Vanessa, gesturing to Zach.

Zach sticks his head in between our seats looking at me, "Know about wha-"

"Nothing Zach, I may be younger than you but that doesn't mean that you have to know everything about me." She says pushing his head back he leans into his chair, rolling his eyes.

"We can go as soon as we go inside, the stuff is in my bag." She says casually, getting on the main road.

・・・

"Welcome to your second day, new girl," Vanessa says making me sigh, "don't worry, the torment will be over soon," she laughs as we grab our bags and walk into the school.

"Bye weirdos, oh and see you in first, newbie," he teases as he walks over to where his friends were yesterday. I look at his group and smile as Caleb waves towards me, completely ignoring the daggers Alex is throwing at me.

"Let's just do this thing," I say continuing with Vanessa to the lockers. We walk the same way we did yesterday, stopping right before we reach my locker.

"There." I say looking at the locker, "How are we going to do this?" I ask looking at Vanessa who is shuffling through her back.

"With this." She says taking out a bobby pin.

"You're kidding, right? Isn't this trespassing of their privacy?" I say in a whisper.

"Oh well, be lucky I'll be caught with you then, we can be jail buddies," she says as she picks the lock and I stay quiet. "I'm just kidding Abigale, nothing will happen." She laughs at my silence. "There we go!" She says opening the locker. "Let's get this party started!" She says taking out the supplies, preparing to start the so-called 'party.'

・・・

"Voila!"

"That's french, not Spanish." I point out and she scoffs.

"I never said I was only working on Spanish." She says, making us laugh.

I look back to the master-piece and smile. "Okay so when he or she-"

"It's a guy," She says quickly interrupting me.

"Okay, once he opens his locker the pulling of the door should pull the tac to the smiley balloon - nice choice by the way - popping it, bringing glitter all over the locker and the, victim?" I say pointing to where everything is located, "I'm pretty proud of this not gonna lie."

"You should be, it took us a whole 15 minutes trying not to mess this all up." She says putting all the extra supplies back into her bag, slowly closing the locker. "Now let me stuff these in your locker, I don't want people finding these." She says and I look at her.

"So you're gonna put the evidence in my locker," I say and she sighs. Just as she's about to speak the bell rings and we freeze for a second. I then look to my locker and quickly open it, letting her stuff the bag into my locker then close it quickly, watching everyone pile into the hallway.

"Now, watch all this go about smoothly," She says grinning as people pass by the locker.

"I feel kinda bad for Zach," I say as I begin to unlock my locker for the second time, beginning to take my stuff out for my classes and hanging my bag.

"Oh well, his ego is too big anyway." She shrugs, then grins, "speaking of the devil." she says and I turn to see anyone but Zach walking in our direction.

"Vanessa, that isn't your brother... you didn't-" I say wide-eyed, seeing the familiar face, the familiar scowl, the familiar dagger-throwing eyes.

"Oh, I did." She says quietly clapping with a mischevious grin plastered on her face.

"You-he-Zach-but-Alex," I stutter as I watch him slowly approach his locker. His rigged locker. "Why?"I aggressively whisper to try and keep attention away from us.

"Well after hearing your little mini-battle with him I decided you should show him who's boss." She smiles as he reaches his locker. "I have to get this on video," she says pulling out her phone, acting like she's on it casually.

"But I'm not a boss!" I say wide-eyed, my eyes unable to focus on anything but the locker.

"Well everyone's going to think you are now," she says as she presses record. I watch intensely as Alex puts in his combination slowly, and with every turn of his wrist, my heart begins to drop even more.

number one.

number two.

number three.

"Oh no," I say right as he begins to pull the handle, and to no surprise, all hell begins to break loose.

・published on December 18, 2016・updated on August 31, 2019・