Best Friend Tried to Ruin Me, So I Sent Her to Prison

I sat on the toilet, watching Linda argue and trade insults with strangers, tears streaming down my face.I moved to New Jersey when I was eight. Linda was the first friend I made.When my parents died, she stayed by my side day and night. When she got bullied at school, I was the one who stood up for her. From age eight to twenty-five, we were practically inseparable.I never imagined this was how she really saw me.More and more people were piling onto the post.Most were defending me, but a small handful had started giving her advice.[FFFYEP: Sweetie, look here! I've been there! Last year my sister got into a big company and I sent an anonymous email saying she was the ringleader of a school bullying incident—got her kicked out, easy. The photos were all faked but the company didn't bother fact-checking. DM me if you want a tutorial!][OP LLLIN: OMG! Babe! I love you, I'm coming right now!][trrdio: Same here! My best friend is applying for an exchange program in Japan. I want to b

I walked into the guest room and looked over the shelves.The shelves were lined with custom mugs and merchandise from various publishing platforms. None of them had my pen name printed openly.I glanced toward the back. A limited-edition figurine had been moved out of place. On the bottom of its base, in gold foil lettering: J. Nova.I'd taken that figurine from my study and planted it in the guest room earlier, while Linda and Casey were busy toasting each other.Linda hadn't just found it. She'd photographed it and posted it in the group.I opened my phone and saw the latest reply.[OP LLLIN: Found it! Turns out she's actually a pretty famous author! Ha—she NEVER bragged about being this big!][FFFYEP: Move fast! Check her novels, see what we can use!]A few minutes later, Linda updated again, practically vibrating with glee.[OP LLLIN: Got it! She's got this thriller from a few years back where the main character takes revenge for a girl who jumped to her death. The MC steals corpo

Monday morning, I went through onboarding without a hitch. Then, sure enough, an hour later I was called into the office.Emily, the HR director, gestured for me to sit and shut the office door."Jessica, welcome to the company. But before you officially start, there's something we need to discuss."Emily turned her laptop screen toward me."We just received an anonymous email. It claims you're a novelist, and that you wrote a book where a CEO led an office bullying campaign that drove three women to suicide. The company in your novel uses the same initials as ours. A few years back, that triggered a PR crisis for us and tanked our stock.""The company is taking this very seriously. Is there anything you'd like to explain?""I never wrote anything like that. I write romance novels. The author of that thriller is the very famous mystery writer J. Nova—it was one of his earlier works, not many people have read it.""I do write, but my readership is small. If you'd like, I can show you my

Oh, this is how we're playing it?I'd been bored for some entertainment, and Linda just walked herself right up to my doorstep.I pulled out my phone and texted Casey.[The company is throwing a welcome party for me tonight. If it runs late, I'll just stay over.][Got it!]A few minutes later, Linda was bursting with joy in the group.[LLLIN: That bitch isn't coming home tonight! Tonight I get to steal her laptop AND her man! HAHAHA!]I knew. Time to reel her in.There were security cameras in every room of my apartment. I'd installed them when I had a cat, so I could check on her remotely. After my cat got sick and passed away, I just hadn't bothered to use them.After work, I checked into a hotel and turned all the cameras back on.On screen, the front door opened, and Casey and Linda appeared in the entryway.A second later, Linda's arm was around Casey's neck, pulling him in. They were making out hard in the dim entryway light.Casey's hand shoved up under Linda's shirt.My stomach

The second the door shut, the sweet expression melted off Linda's face.She turned and strolled lazily back into my bedroom. Picked up my pillow. Took a deep, satisfied inhale."Jessica, your man, your bed—they're all mine now."She murmured to herself, then opened my closet and started pulling out my clothes one by one. She picked a few she liked and held them up to herself in the mirror.It was time.I called the police."Hi, I need to report a break-in. The address is The Walnut Heights, 612 Walnut Street, Apartment 14B. Someone is in my home. I can see her through my security cameras—she's stealing from me and damaging my personal belongings. Yes, I have video evidence. Please send officers as soon as possible."Then I called Linda.The phone rang for a long time before she picked up."Hello? Jessica?"Her voice was lazy, slightly annoyed at being interrupted."Linda, where are you?""Me? I'm home. Why? Miss me already?"I let out a cold laugh."Which home? Yours, or mine?""What's