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Behind him, the large projector screen flickered on.
“I have no idea,” her friend whispered.
Mason’s eyes searched the crowd until they found her. He didn’t blink.
“Brielle,” he said, “before you leave tonight, I think everyone deserves to see what you really planned.”
The room shifted. Phones lowered. Parents straightened. A teacher near the doors took one slow step forward, but did not stop him.
A slide popped up on the screen, and Brielle screamed.
“I think everyone deserves to see what you really planned.”
“Somebody get him off the stage!” Brielle cried, looking around.
Nobody moved.
The first slide showed a screenshot of a group chat, names visible, time stamps clean.
The header read, simply: “Loser Watch.”
I heard a parent behind me gasp.
“This is a chat that’s been running for seven months,” Mason said evenly. “The kids in it rank students, rate their appearances, and plan what they call ‘lessons.’”
He clicked. Another screenshot. Then another.
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