Alexis Kathan wasn't expecting the next entry to be an inky mess with doodles and random scribbles. She squinted, trying to make Penny's usual fancy and neat handwriting.

Dear diaryyy,

Hehe, we're all drunk. This is sooooo funny, LOL. No, Tellie's taking my diary! STWAPPP! Haha, I punched her in the face. Lypsie looks grumpy as hell, thank God. Yay, Odetta's being so nice to me!

I got a dare to write in my diary, so yeah!!!

Ugh, Lexy is upstairs, sober. Oh well, we need one of us to stay in check! Father and Mother would be soooo disappointed in me, saying that I'm naughty for drinking too much. NAUGHTY PENELOPE GOODE, they'd say.

She laughed even if she shouldn't, covering her mouth. It was so clear that Penny was drunk, probably dancing the Renegade on top of the dinner table. Alexis dropped the giggles once she read the next entry, still in sloppy writing and all caps.

DEAR DIARY,

DID I HAVE A SPIKED DRINK OR SOMETHING? I FEEL WOOZY, PAINFUL EVEN. MY MIND IS WANDERING AND MY HEART IS RACING. I CAN'T BREATHE, MY CHEST FEELS LIKE BLOWING UP LIKE A BOMB.

DID I HAVE SOMETHING? IT'S LIKE 2 AM AND I'M TRYING TO SLEEP. DID I HAVE TOO MANY DRINKS. TOO MUCH VODKA? I REMEMBER SOMETHING, I HAD A CUP OF TEA. I FREAKING HATE TEA.

WHO GAVE ME THE TEA?!

IT'S...IT'S LYPSIE LEE. I CAN'T BREATHE, HELP, HELP, HELP. I HEAR FOOTSTEPS, IS IT HER? I NEED TO STOP WRITING, I NEED TO HIDE. I NEED TO SCREAM.

I NEED TO GET OUT.

Alexis gasped, closing the diary cover. This was the last entry, written in a rush. The killer is Lypsie Lee. She froze, feeling the panic wash over like dread. She expected it, but didn't at the same time.

"Is that a Burn Book from Mean Girls?" Lypsie exclaimed. Alexis' head shot up, seeing the Asian girl standing in the doorway. Oh my freaking god. What should she do?! Alexis saw a glint in Lypsie's hand.

A knife.

Alexis lunged for the gun on the desk, stumbling. Lypsie knife flew up, striking Alexis. She screamed, dodging. She fell to the ground, dazed. She saw Lypsie standing over her, growling.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Alexis shrieked, scrambling to get out of the way. She got to her feet, locking the gun in place, straight for Lypsie's forehead. Alexis was dangerously close to the window, which was above the Cage Pool.

"Don't be difficult, Lexis!" Lypsie hollered.

Suddenly, Odetta ran into the bedroom, holding a .22 gun just like Alexis. Alexis almost screamed in relief. "Odetta, it's Lypsie! It's her, it's her! She k-killed Penny and Tellie–"

"You're wr-wrong." Odetta's voice was shaky. She pointed the gun at Alexis and Lypsie.

Oh no...she doesn't believe me? Alexis was panicking, freaking out. "Please—"

"Because I murdered Tellie." Odetta fired at her. Alexis felt sharp pain in her calf as she screamed. She buckled down in pain, gasping. Everything felt so cold and hot. Voices blurred together, but one stood out clear.

It was Lypsie's. "My full name is Calypso Lee."

Before Alexis could process, Odetta grabbed her by the feet. Alexis shrieked as her former friend suddenly pushed her out of the window, directing into the Cage Pool.

Alexis fell several feet, crashing through the dog's rib cage that shaded the pool. Heavy and fake bones of ribs plummeted into the deep end of the pool along with Alexis Kathan.

The pain in her leg faded away as the coldness of the water alerted Alexis. She tried to kick her legs and swim, but her head kept bobbling into and out. I can't breathe, I can't breathe, she wanted to yell.

She was drowning, that was obvious. She could barely register Lypsie's or Odetta's betrayal. Her eyes felt droopy as her arms ached. Alexis wanted to keep fighting, to swim to the edge of the pool to hop out, because she had to live.

She had to.

Alexis flung herself to the edge of the pool, her fingers digging into the drain to hold her in place. She was so exhausted, she couldn't hold on. Like every time, Alexis gave up.

She closed her eyes.