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ALLIE
Everyone stared at Nicole with wide eyes as she bawled into Jace’s chest. Jace awkwardly patted her shoulder but inched closer to me, as if he was uncomfortable. I wanted to push her away, but I felt bad for her. She didn’t have anyone.
“Prove it,” Landon said, waving her off and lighting up a cigarette. “Why should we believe you? All you have done is lie for and protect your father for years. Why tell us now?”
Nicole sat back up and wiped her eyes. “Because … because I know that you can do something about it now. I know that you can put him away for years, if you … if you want to. And I’m begging you to do something. If you don’t, I’ll be stuck here for the rest of my life.”
Staring back and forth between Nicole and Poison, I furrowed my brows. Did I want to believe this? No. Did I think that Nicole was lying? I sure hoped not. This was serious shit. If she was making this up to save her ass … fuck, I didn’t know what they’d do to her.
She stood up and shook her head. “You don’t believe me, do you?”
João looked at Kai, who shrugged.
“I didn’t find any of that footage when we went through the principal’s computer, but he could’ve stashed it elsewhere. I don’t know. She could be lying, or she could be telling us the truth about her father. We know he’s a prick.”
After a few moments, João nodded to the door. “Get out.”
My eyes widened. “You’re going to make her leave? After what she told you?”
“She can’t prove this. We have nothing to go off of and nothing to hurt her father with,” João said, glancing back at her. “You bring me all the shit you can find to prove to me that you’re not lying, and we’ll help you out. If you can’t, then you’re stuck.”
Nicole shook her head, fear evident on her face. “But I-I—what am I supposed to get? How am I supposed to give it to you? What kind of evidence do you need? He doesn’t let me into his office, and he somehow always knows if I try to sneak in there or not. I can’t get you anything.” She rubbed the back of her neck and stared at the ground with wide eyes. “Please, you have to believe me.”
João sighed heavily through his mouth and stood, grabbing her by the arm and dragging her to the door. “I told you that I want you out,” he said through clenched teeth. “Come back when you have something that we can use.”
Nicole looked back at us, staring at Jace and then at me. “You have to believe me. Please, Allie, please. You’re the only one who does—I can see it. Don’t let them—”
João shoved her out and slammed the door in her face. I pressed my lips together to stop them from trembling. For some ungodly reason, I couldn’t help but feel sad for Nicole. Don’t get me wrong; I hated her with all my guts, but if she was telling the truth and João had kicked her out for nothing …
“Jace,” I whispered, curling closer to him. “Do you think she’ll be okay?”
Jace grimaced at the door. “I don’t know, Allie. I don’t like her. She always lies about everything. And you can’t believe a liar, not even when they’re telling the truth.”
