The moment she glanced right towards her friends, Tiffany drew a few inches away from her.
"No…" Aria mumbled as she tried to reach closer, to near both of them and convince them that it wasn't true. That what she said was a mistake. But she knew it was too late – they were high school students, yet they heard she had killed someone.
Mrs Jackson smirked. "See? Friendship doesn't matter that much. Just betrayal, greed and defying morality are enough to break them. Why hesitate, Aria? You'll forever be a monster in their eyes no matter what. And you too, dear friends… If you kill her, you're taking revenge for the tens and tens of people that have died by her hand."
…. The seconds ticked by.
Aria turned her head down, tears streaming down her face. She trembled profusely. In a stressed voice, she groaned, "Take the gun, Tiffany. Do it."
"Aria…" Tiffany hesitated.
