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He was walking toward the DJ booth.
He had walked like a person with a purpose.
In his right hand, pinched between two fingers, was a small black USB drive.
My breath stopped in my chest.
I clutched my purse so tightly that my fingers ached. Across the gym, Brielle was still laughing, tossing her hair, high-fiving the girls who had filmed everything.
Then the music cut.
The whole gym dropped into a strange, ringing silence, and every head turned toward the stage.
What happened next would expose far more than a cruel joke.
Brielle was still laughing, tossing her hair, high-fiving the girls who had filmed everything.
Mason held the microphone in one hand, his shoulders square, his face calm in a way I had never seen before.
Behind him, the large projector screen flickered on.
“Excuse me, everyone,” Mason said, and his voice didn’t shake. “This will only take a few minutes.”
Brielle’s smile thinned. “What is he doing?”
What happened next is something those students will never forget.
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