Ben takes the heat [Quick Ending]

My little brother was in his room tapping away on his phone. Whether he was texting his friends or playing video games, he was very much enjoying it. Made it all the much better to see the colour drain from his face once Mum came in asking about some Body Renting thing. See, Ben here made a miscalculation. He must have thought it would be a fun practical joke to leave that video about me prancing around naked on my phone on Sunday. Instead, he left evidence. Evidence of using a stolen Body Rentals helmet. Ben wasn't young enough to not get prosecuted for theft. Of course, he did try to deny it. Saying that he didn't know that it was stolen and that he wouldn't have used it had he known. Unfortunately, he couldn't answer where he got the helmet from. Sarah obviously didn't give it to him, she barely knew him and besides, there wasn't any proof that she took it in the first place. Meanwhile, there was a long list of credit charges and photos of him using my body for nefarious means.

It's hard to describe my reaction when I found the amount of porn he made of me. I already planned to throttle him but now I wanted to boil him. Still, I think his porn collection being deleted and his computer being taken by lawyers for evidence in a court case was punishment enough. The regret on his face once he saw his missing PC was priceless.

That said, they went relatively easy on him. I hadn't heard of any prison sentence being charged or debt that had to be paid off and all I had to was sign some weird NDA stating that I wouldn't tell anyone about the prototype. I agreed on the basis that they add an off switch to the receiver. I wasn't sure they took my advice but they nodded their heads anyway.

As for Christy, I wasn't sure what to do with her. She was already suffering from a broken leg so I felt bad about being hard on her. Last I heard though, Erika broke down in front of the lawyers and ratted her out, saying that Christy had used the helmet too. I'm not sure what happened to Christy but they didn't put too much heat on her, seeing that she was injured and thus could not have reasonably stolen the helmet herself. Christy and Erika don't talk anymore though.

Speaking of Erika, she's helping me now with cheerleading. Yes, I'm still doing it. The school had already ordered my uniform so they refused to let me leave. Since cheerleading counts as an actual subject, trying to skive it counts as an absence. So I have to keep doing it and, now that I don't have Christy controlling me, Erika is giving me extra lessons to help me keep up. My muscles are aching but it's surprisingly fun and the team is incredibly supportive.

PING!

LUCAS BIGLEY: Hey, Elle, still up for Saturday?

I hesitate before texting back a yes. That's right, I'm still dating Lucas. He's weirdly into movies as much as I am. I didn't know that horror movies could be so fun to watch before he introduced me to his favourites.

But there's a tinge of guilt here. Under the NDA, I'm not technically allowed to tell him about Body Rentals but I also feel like I owe him an explanation. Especially if I intend to be his girlfriend. That said, he makes it really hard. I wish he stopped asking for me to keep the cheerleader outfit on when we have sex. It's bad enough that his sister caught us making out once and now won't stop gushing about "finally having a sister she can talk to". I don't want her to walk in and see me in those embarassing clothes.

Ugh, I'll tell him if he ever asks. Besides, we haven't told anyone else that we're together. Best to keep it under wraps for now. Though, it does give me a sick thrill to see the jealousy on Christy's face whenever she sees the two of us. Guess she didn't realise I'm worth a little more than just my body. Or that Lucas would enjoy my company more than hers.

Stacy and I have gotten a little closer. I haven't really forgiven her yet but she's making the effort to do more stuff with me. Sadly, she also insists on doing my makeup every time I see Lucas and I have to keep restraining her every time she goes overboard. That girl is nuts, I swear.

I sigh and head to the changing rooms. Today's Tuesday so hopefully I get to see the extra lessons I put in pay off at practice today. At this point, I might actually let Christy take the wheels again if I don't start seeing results. I'm not sure if I want to get chipped again though. Honestly, what will Body Rentals think of next?

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