How To Be A Bitch (On Hold)

➸twenty three: flirty and dumb

« you are the fries at the bottom of a mcdonald's bag. maybe you go unnoticed at first, but someone's always thrilled to find you. »

The crowd that had gathered in the middle of the forest for the traditional treasure hunt was officially making me claustrophobic or for lack of a better word – nauseous. I didn't actually think that the seniors of our school and the seniors of our rival school combined would make me want to puke my guts out but surprisingly – it did. If it wasn't for Daniel who constantly kept making jokes and irrelevant Halloween puns every now and then, I would've run away into the woods long ago.

Grace White was standing next to the bonfire, sorting out the lists each group would be getting for the treasure hunt. My hands were itching to go up to her and push her into the fire but I controlled my urges even when they were reaching the point of desperation.

After what seemed like hours but was actually only ten minutes, Grace finally finished the sorting and announced in an exaggeratedly excited voice, "Welcome to the treasure hunt, once again! I will be calling out the names for each group now. There will be five groups in total with six people in each group. Before midnight, you guys have to collect all the items on your list and return here and give them to me. The items are scattered all over the forest, hidden in all sorts of places. Now without any further delay – the people for Group A are..."

When she finished calling out the names for Group A, the six people separated from the crowd and took the list handed to them before waltzing off. The same happened with the other three groups.

I looked around and saw that there were seven more people left who would be there in the final group. I frowned and looked at Grace waiting for her to explain why there were seven people in our group. As if reading my thoughts, she started, "Caroline, Daniel, Levi, Finn, Stella and Trevor, congratulations you guys are in the final group."

A girl who was standing right next to me in a slutty costume cleared her throat and asked, "Um...what about me?"

"Oh, Clara, I'm so sorry but you will have to return home," Grace said in a tone that didn't indicate that she was sorry at all.

All of us looked at Grace with shocked expressions on our faces. She was taking being a bitch to a whole new level. Whatever Clara had done to her, I'm sure it wasn't so bad that she had to be humiliated in front of people she barely knew and then go back home in the cold October wind. I mean, she could die of hypothermia considering the amount – or the lack – of clothing she had donned her body with.

Clara seemed to think the same thing. "Excuse me?" She asked in that total mean girl accent. "You fucking bitch!"

My eyes widened as she started marching towards Grace. "I came here for the treasure hunt but honestly I'd rather stay here and watch the cat fight," A guy who was standing behind me said with a chuckle.

"You stay here and watch it then. We're leaving," I snapped and entered the forest with the list in my hand.

The guy from before jogged up beside me and said, "Feisty, just how I like them."