Chapter 51

"Berenice!" she screeches, "I didn't expect to see you here."

She smiles laughingly, "I thought you would get that you aren't welcome."

I catch the wig as she lets it drop, holding it close to my chest.

"I just wanted to... visit," I squeak, barely above a whisper.

Britney looks at me with a smirk.

"Well, you got here at just the perfect time! We can finish what we started from this morning..."

She takes a step forward.

"We can see if another cut will heal just as quickly as the first one."

The pool behind me comes closer and closer as I back up, and soon my feet are on the edge. There is no place to run. No place to hide.

"Leave my girlfriend alone!"

A smooth, commanding voice erupts, and a muscled arm links to mine. Britney's eyes grow wide, and she smiles weakly.

"Girlfriend? So it is official?" she says rather bitterly, "Congratulations."