Chapter 14

POV: Ericka

"Monica, do I look okay?" she asked.

"Absolutely! You look gorgeous, right, girls?" The girl turned to her fellow friends.

"Absolutely, madam," they chorused.

"Have some self-confidence; you're way more beautiful than Almira. Maybe that's why that girl is so insecure around you," Monica said.

"That seems a bit much," she blushed at the comment.

"What happened?" she asked.

"That girl suddenly went abroad and never came back."

"Oh?" she seemed saddened. "Why though?"

"Some speculations circled, Almira and her gang threatened her, so she decided to keep her distance. Rumor has it she was paid a hefty sum."

"I never heard about that," she pondered.

"They didn't allow gossip to spread outside the campus, and you were still in boarding school back then."

"Ah, that explains it... What's her name?"

"Lovie de Luna."

"Have you tried searching for her online?"

"Nothing comes up... maybe out of fear. It's tough for them, so they don't fight back like you do."

She fell silent. If that'