[center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjk2LmViYzgzMy5RWE5yTENCaGJtUWdhWFFnZDJsc2JDQmlaU0JuYVhabGJpQjBieUI1YjNVLC4y/littlelordfontleroy.regular.png[/img]
[img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjk2LjMzZWI4My5VMlZsYXl3Z1lXNWtJSGx2ZFNCM2FXeHNJR1pwYm1RLC4y/littlelordfontleroy.regular.png[/img][hr][hr][sub][color=slategray]A [@Silver Carrot] & [@Bee] collab
Featuring: [color=fef929]Charity Spencer[/color] and [color=82ca9d]Lawrence Townsend[/color]
Location: Empty Classroom[/color][/sub][/center][hr][hr]


A lot was on Charity’s mind right now. The newspaper was in a mess right now and Charity had heard the Principal was thinking of shutting it down. And on top of that, her conversation with Trent at the church was bothering her. She hoped she could resolve this matter peacefully and simply but for Trent to say those things to her, in a church no less, was unforgivable. She was now convinced that he had no virtue, humility or respect. He was no Christian. He was a bigot who uses Chrisianity like an excuse and discards it when it’s not convenient. The worst kind of person in Charity’s eyes.

As she was walking down the corridor, she spotted Lawrence Townsend. For a brief moment her brain knew that she needed to talk to him about something important, but it took a second longer for her memory to kick in. Of course! When she had lunch with Lauren a few days ago, and spilled the beans, Lauren had advised her to talk to her brother about it! Maybe he could help her deal with Trent! Her pace picked up as she approached him.

[color=fef929]”Uh, Lawrence? Hi. It’s Charity. I’m one of Lauren’s friends. I, uh, need a favour. Could I talk to you somewhere quiet?”[/color] she asked, choosing not to mention that she wrote for the paper. Given recent developments, that might be a minus instead of a plus.

Lawrence was minding his own business and making his way to his next class. It felt good to be back even if he wasn’t away for that long. It felt like he had been away for months on end, even though it’d actually been a week or two. Nobody [i]actually[/i] noticed that he’d been gone for that long. Some would just assume he was sick, and the people he wanted to know knew what was going on.

He was caught off guard all of a sudden when someone approached him, getting in front of him. [color=82ca9d][b]”Oh? Uh, sure?”[/b][/color] It was a weird request and a really unexpected one, but if Lauren had sent her his way then it probably was something dire and something he could be of use to. It was the unspoken code between the twins, so this must have been good.

Lawrence looked behind him, before gesturing for Charity to step into an empty classroom. [color=82ca9d][b]”C’mon.”[/b][/color]

Charity entered the classroom, closing the door behind her, then took a breath. Here goes nothing. [color=fef929]”Okay, this is a long story. During the party on that boat, I ran into Trent and Miriam. Don’t know if you know they started dating, but I sure didn’t. I was only there to cover it for the newspaper, mind you!”[/color] she added at the last second. Charity Spencer going to a late night party wasn’t an everyday occurrence and did need explanation. She had a reputation to uphold. 

[color=fef929]”So I cornered Miriam, and asked her about this, and she confided in me that Trent is blackmailing her with something, and that’s why she’s agreed to date him. I don’t know what leverage is but I don’t want to make this situation public until I know. It must be something Miriam doesn’t want known under any circumstances.

Then, I caught up with Lauren for lunch yesterday, and confided in her what Miriam had confided in me. I know it was a secret but this situation won’t get solved if nothing is done about it. She recommended I ask you for help as you’re on the football team. I was still hesitant about involving more people so I decided to try and talk to Trent alone first. I couldn’t get anything out of him. In fact, he insulted me. In a Church, no less. That’s when I decided I needed your help after all.”[/color]

Listening to Charity intently, Lawrence nodded. Truth be told he didn’t hear much besides the fact that there was something about blackmail and this had to be kept lowkey. That was fine with Lawrence. He hated blackmail. Anyone who held things over people’s heads were the highest degree of pussy and he was willing to do whatever it took to take them down and drive the idea that sort of stuff was not acceptable. [color=82ca9d][b]”That’s fucking shitty…[/b][/color] Lawrence shook his head, before looking back at Charity, [color=82ca9d][b]”I’ll help you out.”[/b][/color]

[color=fef929]”Great!”[/color] She replied, looking relieved, before stopping to think and frowning again. [color=fef929]”But I’m not sure how. I mean, I don’t know what the next move should be. Obviously the first step should be finding out what he has over Miriam, and then trying to take it or delete it, or at the very least, knowing what it is could help us. Do you have any ideas?”[/color]

[color=82ca9d][b]”Nah, I don’t, actually. I’m not really good with stuff like that. I just... use my muscle, y’know?”[/b][/color] Lawrence shrugged. [color=82ca9d][b]”Can’t you find a nerd or something to suss it out?”[/b][/color]

[color=fef929]”I don’t want to get more people involved than I have to. There’s one other person besides Trent who knows what he’s blackmailing Miriam with, and that’s Miriam. I’ll try and get it out of her again. Just keep an eye on Trent. Maybe he’ll let something slip. If I get any ideas, I’ll call Lauren and ask her to pass on a message. It means a lot that you’re willing to help.”[/color]

[color=82ca9d][b]”That sounds like a plan to me.”[/b][/color] Lawrence was wondering just how bad the information that Miriam was being blackmailed with was. If Charity was willing to involve so many people and go this far to make sure it didn’t reach, it was surely something that would wreck a lot of lives. [color=82ca9d][b]”Be careful, though. Sounds like some heavy stuff.”[/b][/color]