Mockery

“This girl is just so full of herself..” Claire stated. She must have noticed that I was appealing to Adam. Took a second.

“What else would I be full of, Claire, shit? Apologies my dear, but not everyone is like you. I, specifically, refuse to be full of that.” I said, without waiting a beat.

Naomi cackled first, then the rest joined, including Adam.

I rested back on the pillar, feeling a bit content, after that.

Diana jabbed me lightly, but I knew she was happy that I was getting along, or rather pretending to get along.

Claire was red in the face. She stood up sharply, attempting to walk toward me, and maybe, I don’t know, throw out a slap or something, but Adam held her back.

“It was just a joke, Claire. You don’t need to get worked up about it.”

I watched her deflate and sink back to her position on the pavement. Her anger wasn’t totally out, but it was diffused now.

The power of Adam. Sickening. To think I had been under the influence.

By this time, Duke has taken advan