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Shyanne’s Outfit and hair sans hat

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Shyanne kept up-to-date with the latest gossip all the time via her twitter newsfeed. She had her own account, of course, which had several followers mainly consisting of her fellow students, but one of her favorite accounts to follow and retweet things from was Campus Sweetheart. She didn’t know who she was, no one knew, but she seemed to know everything about the students. Lately, Shyanne had been making her way onto the newsfeed. Most annoyingly was when she was paired up with Harry. But besides that, Brad was making his way onto the newsfeed. And this time, not just because of what he’d done to her.

There were rumors flying that Brad and Maddie were official now, and though she scoffed at the thought and bashed Maddie every chance she got when she caught the other girl online in the chatroom, when she stopped to think about it really it made Shyanne’s stomach flip. She had noticed that Brad was less occupied by her lately. He didn’t chase after her with lame teddy bears and half-assed apologies. He glanced at their crowd, waved, and then said nothing. She asked Seamus one time if it was true, but Seamus just shrugged. She should know better than to ask Seamus – he didn’t follow gossip at all. He was such a boy.

When it came to Maddie-bashing, Shyanne usually did it with Robyn. She hated the other girl just as much as Shyanne did, and just like her, found the rumor that Maddie and Brad were a thing ridiculous. Today Shyanne was with the rest of her friends, outside of her locker, waiting for classes to start. But then she spotted something she hadn’t seen before – Brad walking with Maddie. The two of them looked awfully close. Shyanne felt a swell in her chest, a mix of jealousy and hurt. He was with Maddie, that whore he’d cheated on her with. And what stung more than just seeing them together was that he looked happy with her, as he took her to her class. Robyn whispered something in her ear and Shyanne scoffed, told her that it was ridiculous, and that she had enough. She was going to ask Brad herself.

Shyanne walked authoritatively after the two, flipping her blonde hair back. She looked beautiful even in her loose top and jean dress, something comfortable but stylish. She came to a stop behind Brad and stood with her hands on her hips, her brows raised towards her hairline.

”Hey, Brad. So. Are you actually dating that whore you cheated on me with now? Or are you just that desperate that you’re acting all gentlemanly just to get in her pants?” She asked, tone challenging. She didn’t even care that people were starting to stare curiously.

He did it. He did it. He referred to Maddie as his girlfriend. Shyanne wanted to feel nothing but anger and outrage at this. She wanted her nostrils to flair and her chest to puff out. She wanted to glare at him and tell him how stupid he was, and how stupid they were, but all that happened was her body stiffened. She felt like her throat was constricting, like she couldn’t breathe, and moved her lips around for something to do. It was like there was a pillow smothering her chest as he spoke and looked happy to tell her he was dating Maddie.

When had they started dating? Officially? Unofficially? Obviously they were still seeing each other after he’d cheated on her. Shyanne swallowed a lump in her throat as she realized every time he was trying to win her back... every time he was trying to convince her he’d changed and seriously loved her, he was just going back to Maddie when she rejected him. That stung and made her eyes feel warm.

But despite the feelings taking over her, all that showed was anger. Her eyes widened as she looked at Brad and, before he could walk to his class, she drew her hand back and slapped him clean across the face.

The slap was loud, and got more attention directed towards them. But for once Shyanne didn’t care. Slapping Brad left a tingle in her hand, an unpleasant one, and she hated that she could feel it trembling.

”She’s a whore. I’m just mad because she’s a whore and you’re a liar. You never wanted me back. Ha! Not when every time you felt a little mopey because I rejected you she’d spread her legs wide open for you to vent out your frustrations! Did that help you feel better, hm? Did that help you get over me?” She took a step closer to Brad and glared up at him, looking into his eyes, ones she used to love looking into. She was so stupid to think he actually wanted her back. ”You never wanted me! You only ever wanted to sleep with me and then, when you conquered me in the bedroom, you’d go crawling back to her!”

And there he went again! My girlfriend... what a joke! Shyanne’s anger was bubbling over as she felt her hand shake. She clenched it as she looked at Brad with a hard stare. And now he was yelling at her, calling her a bitch, and it made Shyanne clench her teeth. Only a week ago this guy was chasing after her telling her how much he cared and loved her and wanted her back! Now here he was dating some whore who didn’t care that he was a cheater, insulting her, calling her a bitch! Shyanne couldn’t believe this. This was why men sucked – the second you didn’t give them what they wanted you were a bitch to them, worthless, and the girl who they went behind your back with was so much better.

She laughed at him. She threw her head back and laughed when he said he cared about her. That was a funny joke! She calmed down and flipped her hair back behind her head, giving him a cocky smirk.

”You care about me? If you were actually sorry for cheating on me, you wouldn’t have kept seeing her behind my back. You would have stopped sleeping around and begged for me back. You would have actually tried instead of just crawling back to her when I doubted you – like I had every right to do,” She took a step closer and jabbed a manicured finger into his chest after he sighed. What the hell? Was he bored right now? ”You’re right. People never change. You are a cheater. You are a liar, and an awful person, you used me and played with my feelings. I was so stupid to actually think that you cared! To think that you actually cared about me...” Her voice cracked and she hated it, her façade was beginning to drop as she remembered what had happened at the bonfire when Brad had jumped to her aid when Keegan was being an asshole.

In that immediate moment when she saw his wounds, he had said ”I didn't want him trying anything with you” and there was something genuine about his tone and voice that made Shyanne believe he meant what he was saying. Her confidence was shattering as she realized he was just lying there, too, and she was a fool for believing he was actually repenting for what he’d done. She should have known – he was still seeing Maddie. She should have known. Brad just thought she was a shallow bitch, and maybe she was a shallow bitch. Being a shallow bitch meant that people were too scared to play games with her. Being a shallow bitch meant she wouldn’t feel this throb in her chest like someone was trying to rip her heart out. She stopped trembling and glared right into Brad’s eyes, steeling herself to deliver a blow. ”You two losers deserve each other.”

And with that Shyanne turned around, flicked her hair behind her, and began to storm away.