The next few days, Riley comes whenever she wants to ride, Christina stays away, and Val avoids Riley at all costs. I’m shocked and amused by Val's cowardice; every morning, she texts me Tell me when the b***h leaves, and as soon as I do, she comes. I don’t tease her, but only because I don’t get the chance to; she barely speaks to me. I don’t mind, though. It’s so much better to have her resent me than to be her doormat. About a week after the Christina-Oliver incident, Val’s little non-boyfriend Mitch comes back. He didn’t warn her this time; I can tell because the second she sees his car pull up, she shrieks and scrambles to make herself as beautiful as possible—stupid, considering she’s already wearing a full face of makeup and has straightened her hair (things she does every time she

