The Spite Play

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Author: Aeliana Thorne

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ADELINE

“That’s everyone,” Saskia says, ticking the last name off her clipboard. She looks up, gives her boyfriend and Solène a long, tight-lipped glare, and sighs like she’s been holding her breath all day.

“Did you see that?” I whisper to Briony, who’s standing beside me and Reid. As expected, the red plastic cup she’s holding smells like cheap beer up close.

Briony nods. “I’ll ask her about it