GABRIELLA
“What’s so funny?”
The words come out sharper than I mean them to, but their laughter grates against my skin until I can’t take it anymore.
Nicole is still laughing, her hand pressed to her stomach as if I just delivered the punchline of a joke. Lisa’s cheeks are pink, her eyes shining as she wipes a tear away.
“Oh, come on, Gabby,” Lisa says between little bursts of giggles. “An assassination attempt? Really? This was the lie you came up with?”
Nicole leans back in her chair with a knowing smirk on her lips. “Just admit you couldn’t sneak out to the party. You don’t have to create this poorly written story.”
Heat creeps up my neck. They don’t believe me. Of course they don’t. To them, I’ve always been the dramatic, rich girl with excuses. But to turn this into a joke? My s
