Chapter 55: Tricia’s Plan

It wasn't time for Isabella and Tricia to go for the dining, but Isabella had to make sure that Alex would accept for Tricia to tag along since it was only for families, and Tricia was not a family member in any way. She immediately called Alex, who picked up instantly.

From the sound of the background, she could tell that he was driving. “I will soon be at your hostel. Is there something wrong with it?” Alex questioned as he continued to speed off.

“I will not be coming alone. Tricia wants to tag along. She said she doesn't want to stay at home, and she would love to see how the dining goes and also eat some free food,” Isabella said in a calm tone that made Alex chuckle.

“Of course, she’s welcome to come! In fact, the more the merrier. We need more people to make it fun and lively. Besides, Tricia has those cool vibes that make everyone around her love her. That is more than enough reason for her to come. Tell her she is more than welcome,” Alex said as Isabella and Tricia squealed in excitement.

“Thank you so much, Alex!” she said and ended the call. Turning to Tricia, she added, “It’s all done now. You’re going with me. Please help me. Try your best to not let Professor James do whatever he has planned.”

Tricia nodded. “No problem. But before we do that, I need to deal with Rachel. She’s coming,” Tricia said, having already seen Rachel rushing up from the balcony. 

Tricia stood in front of the door, and the minute Rachel stepped in, she gave her a dirty slap across the cheek. “How dare you? We called you our friend!”

Isabella was surprised to see Tricia react this way. She had no idea that Tricia had anything planned or even knew Rachel would be slapped like this. 

“How dare you?” Tricia continued as Rachel looked confused, trying to regain her composure. 

“What exactly is your problem now? Why are you even slapping me? How dare you slap me? You have no right to touch me! We are just room partners. We are not family or siblings. You can’t face me like that and slap me. Even my mom hasn’t slapped me for years!” Rachel yelled, but Isabella rushed to Tricia, trying her best to hold her back.

Tricia was already too angry. “You dare to bring your parents into this? They didn’t train you well. Yes, tell them I said they didn’t train you well! You gossip too much. I remember those months ago, we were the ones who sat Isabella down and advised her when she told us she had a crush on Professor James. We advised her! We were the ones at fault! We were the ones who pushed her into what she did, only for us to abandon her. And I talked to you! Me and you. We discussed this. I told you we would help her, that we would get her out of Professor James's grip. You agreed, only for you to turn around and go behind our backs. You went to Lily and told her everything that happened, even things we discussed in secret. And now you are saying that I don’t have the right to slap you? I have every right to do it! If someone had done something like that to you, of course, you would want to nearly kill the person!” 

Tricia attacked Rachel, who acted confused. “What did I do now? I did not tell Lily anything, okay? And besides, if I wanted to be friends with someone else, it is nothing bad. You two are only jealous because I picked someone better! Someone smarter and someone who had a higher position. And you two are just stuck there chasing after men!” Rachel yelled.

Isabella felt bitter and could not control herself as she also slapped Rachel across the face. It made Rachel furious, pushing her to the edge. “How dare you try to slap me? Do not ever do something like that again, or else you will regret everything!” she yelled.

“I would not regret anything. You are the foolish one who just lost your friends, friends for years over someone who dished you away. Didn’t you see the way she treated Beatrice? And besides, Beatrice was not even with us for a year. We have been together for three good years, yet this is how you betray us? You go behind our backs and do things we could never do to you. Even if you were in this position ten times, we still would not do anything to harm you. Instead, we will try to protect you!” Isabella explained as Tricia nodded in agreement.

“Yes! You are the worst friend I have ever met. I regret ever making you my roommate. I regret accepting you into this room. You know what would be the best solution? Because at this rate, you might even poison us, and I wouldn’t know. Complete your rent and get out. Find another hostel. Find another roommate and stay with them if possible. Try Lily. She can accommodate you,” Tricia said angrily as she rushed towards the wardrobe, beginning to remove all of Rachel’s belongings and throwing them onto the ground.

Rachel stood there, surprised, unable to say a word. She felt a little pang of regret, but she was not going to let them control her. Instead, she angrily began to pack her things, just as Tricia wanted. “I will leave. You want me to leave, right? I will go.” Rachel repeated, thinking Tricia would go back on her word but she didn’t and instead waited for her to pack up.

“Please be quick, we are going somewhere urgent and I need to lock this door before something worse happens.” Tricia added. Even Isabella was surprised by her words.

“Now you don’t even trust me to stay behind in a room we both share?” Rachel questioned.

“You caused it for yourself, you betrayed the friendship we built together.”