Snakes (part 2)

The… mastermind?

"I thought you were the mastermind?"

"No. I'm only… well, used to be their leader. I am the class president, but someone else is the one making the decisions.

Miranda is the smartest student after Nico. Her brain was just impossible to be understood, even her actions were sometimes questionable. She was always the one to scheme things, to the point where all the girls in class A actually feared her for her ability.

She is the person who gave me the plan last Friday. To lock you up and hold you while I confess… to Nico. That plan was made by her."

As she said that, she gave Nico a quick glance. I noticed that she still has such a strong feeling towards Nico, and I will keep that in mind.

But… to think she wasn't the one who planned it…

"I was wondering how you were able to concoct such a perfect plan in just two hours… I really thought you were such a formidable enemy."

"No, that wasn't me. All I did was ask for help from my… from the class A girls. That's all I did. All the plans and methods, even the script we have to follow, was all made by Miranda.

She has always been the brains of class A. Most ideas that class A has gotten, all came from her. And she is the one responsible for bringing that scissors last Friday."

Bringing the scissors??

"The scissors girl… was her?"

"Yes. Long hair, very simple and flat look. That's Miranda, and I want you to haunt her because she wasn't there when you traumatized everybody."

Oh.…and here I was wondering where the scissors girl went. She didn't come when I taunted Alica to come to the bathroom yesterday, and only Alica knows about why she didn't come.

How surprising. To think that a simple looking girl like her was actually the main reason why I got wounded. If only she didn't bring the scissors, then I probably will just get punched or kicked. I wouldn't be harmed like that if there were no scissors.

But, Alica is not done.

"I think she brought the scissors with the intention of harming you. Before sending the girls to the bathroom, I told them to not hurt you. I promise, I said that to them. And yet, she still brings the scissors and causes that wound to you… I'm sorry that it happened."

Wow. She even apologized. How touching.

"Oh.…Is that so? Then, have you thought about that possibility before you send them to the bathroom?"

"No… I never did."

"And yet, it happened. The scissors would have landed on my eyes, you know?"

After I mentioned that, Alica turned away again. She really felt bad about me getting harmed, which was surprising considering I was the one who took away Nico from her. She must've regarded me as her nemesis, and yet here she is, requesting something out of me.

"I'm still very confused about something. Why exactly do you think I would heed your request?"

"That's…"

"Elizabeth--"

I stopped Nico with my hand right before he complained, and I continued speaking coldly to Alica.

"Are you forgetting about the things that you've done to me? Or would you like to be reminded?"

"I know what I'm doing right now is unreasonable… And I know how much you hated me. But, we both have a common enemy right now…

The person who brought the scissors is the mastermind behind your wound. I may be the one responsible, but it was still her who caused you to be harmed. You have punished me, but you haven't punished her.

So… I'm not asking this as a friend, or as an ally. I'm asking this as a fellow human who has been wronged by her. She too… has taken something from me."

Hearing that last part, I became quite confused.

"And that something is…?"

Alica turned her sharp glare towards me, revealing the depth of hatred that is within her heart. Immediately, I knew that it was something very important to her.

"… Friendship. She has betrayed me, and turned all of my friends against me.

She planned out my ostracization. She used Calvin to push me away, making all the girls of class A come to hate me. Friends were… all I have in this school. And having them get taken away from me simply proves that she has betrayed me. Calvin… is still my friend. It was Miranda who poisoned her."

She explained long and wide about her friendship with the class A girls, how friendship creates miracles and how colorful it is to live with your friends.

It all sounded like a whole load of bullshit to me.

"Yeah, I'm not buying it. In the first place, your friends wouldn't do those things to you if they were really your best friends. Forget Miranda, every girl in class A always has intentions of hating you. You just never realized it yet."

I said while folding my arms, and Alica turned her wide eyes to me. Even Nico looked so bothered by my words.

"Elizabeth… you don't need to be that harsh--"

"No, I think it's necessary to wake her up from her beautiful dream. She has been sleeping on the best side of bed for far too long. It's time she wakes up and realizes the truth.

You are very… very unlikeable."

I said coldly to Alica, and she formed a stern expression towards me.

"… Why?"

"Because you are just too perfect."

Both Nico and Alica looked so widely surprised by my answer, but I firmly believed that it was the reason.

Alica is too perfect. She's rich, beautiful, and she is also kind. She is basically like Nico, except for the fact that she is a girl. And if there's one thing that greatly differentiates the males and females of this world is that girls tend to get jealous so easily.

It's frustrating to experience them first hand. When I started to get close to Nico, everyone hated me because I have such a simple look. They expected the girl who is dating Nico to be someone with the level of beauty like Alica, and they became very jealous at how lucky I am by being close to Nico.

And I believe that the same thing has been happening to Alica for a very long time.

She is someone who was born into a rich family. She has the looks of an angel, and she has the loveable personality that everyone likes. No guy wouldn't fall in love at first sight towards her (except for Nico cause he likes psychos like me) because she was just too perfect. And for every positive there is in the world, there is always the negative.

The girls surrounding her have always been jealous of her. They stayed close to her with the intention of sucking up to her for all the positives that they can get. But one day, when an opportunity rises for her to fall, everyone will prey on her like hungry snakes.

At the end of the day, she was surrounded by unfaithful people.

"Everybody gets jealous so easily. Even a tiny amount of luck can turn the people around you into enemies. Now, what about you?

Rich family. Looks. Soft. You have every reason there is for the people to get jealous at you. Everyone has been waiting for your downfall, and I'm only surprised at how long it takes until you finally see them."

"That can't be true… Calvin has been with me for the longest time, and even she has sacrificed many things for my sake--"

"Again, she's a psychopath. I will keep saying that word to you again and again until you understand what it means.

Psychos like her… can never be understood through normal means. She may have done those things for you in order to get closer to you. Until one day, when a flaw finally appears out of you, she will abuse it to the best of her ability. Do you get it, now?"

Alica looked like she wanted to deny me again, but deep down she knows that it must be true. All the girls including Calvin have been close to her for a while now, and only now has she shown a flaw. All of a sudden, they all turned against her, completely forgetting who the true enemy really was in this situation, which was me.

I caused them their traumas, yet they turned the blames to Alica. Does that make any sense at all?

"I was the one who traumatized those girls, and yet they pushed the blame on you. They ostracized you because you are the one responsible, yet the real enemy they should be facing is still running around just fine. I just had a talk with the headmaster, and he gave me no punishment whatsoever, you know?

Realize it, and realize it quickly. Before those girls start doing worse things to you, understand your damn situation now.

They were never your friends."

I finished the final blow to her, and it looks like it had some effects. Alica turned her eyes away and became silent. Clearly, her mind and heart is swirling chaotically, and she needs some time to process them.

I left her to think about it while drinking. Unsurprisingly, talking that much does make you go thirsty. Next to me, Nico is also left silenced because he too realized the situation that Alica has been living in, and he wouldn't possibly know what to do in that situation since he is too similar to her.

I thought Alica might need a whole day to sort out her thoughts. But, she is surprisingly much tougher than I thought.

"In that case…"

She suddenly spoke out, and I turned my eyes back to her. She lifted her gaze to me, showing me the unbearable anger that is burning inside her eyes. Not towards me, but towards the cruel reality that has been surrounding her since the beginning of the school.

Seeing this, I was quite surprised.

"What can I do… towards those 'Fakers'?"

She asked the question, and immediately, I formed a grin.

"Well, you have come to the right place for advice… villainess."