Chapter 3

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"Hermie, why are you really helping Rita out?" I interrogate my inferior, having just joined him in the Computer Lab.

"No specific reason," Lucas quickly responds, startled for a moment, before continuing to click away on his laptop. "She just asked me and I decided to do a good deed. May as well considering all the free time I have."

"Why couldn't you have just offered to help me?"

"You didn't ask."

I glower at Lucas.

"Plus," he quickly adds, "you're Alison DiLaurentis. It's not like you will have any trouble."

I smile. He's right.

Well, at least he was, until this stupid campaigning thing.

"Lucas, I'm going to ask you again," I warn, firmly. "What's this really about?"

"She asked me," Lucas repeats, his voice shaking in fear.

"Why Rita though? She's a senior."

"And you're a sophomore. What point are you trying to make?"

I continue to glower at Lucas. "I need to win this, Hermie. You helping Rita is just igniting the fire, you realise.

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