The lights beamed brightly around the hall as Avril Kahn paddled away from her parents. Her parents had called her to meet Mr. and Mrs. McMurdo, the family who had recently bought the mansion that belonged to the Kahn's neighbours.
Her parents wanted her to meet everyone here. They said she was the star of the party and she had to be available yo everyone who called.
And due to this, she hadn't had any time to meet any of her friends. She wondered if they had come.
It had been a long day, after all.
After Ashton had shown up in the dining room, her parents had literally hugged him seventy-nine times. Ha, ha.
They had spent the whole day talking to him, and trying to get something about the kidnappers out pf his mouth.
But like all of Suwatton, they had bought the lie too.
Reporter vans and police cars had been assembled outside all the time. Three PD Officers had come inside and interviewed Ashton. Then they had called Avril in to ask of she has any idea who the kidnappers may be. And right thee, Avril had used her perfect drama skills.
Her Mother had showed Avril her party outfit too. It was a beautiful sleeveless Marc Jacobs floral dress that showed lots of skin. It had suited her perfectly, fitting neatly around her body.

And now, Avril felt exhausted. Exhausted than ever. She wanted to lie somewhere and drift to sleep.
She thought of going upstairs. She had heard that the Wilshire had once been a part of Clifton High program, and they stored old documents and remains of graduates there. The upper part of the Catering Hall was still reserved for that. Maybe they bad a chair upstairs too.
She could relax there, out of the crowd.

She sneaked through the wooden staircase and reached upstairs.
The floor was creaky. There was a strange smell of chlorine filling the air.
Paintings hung on the huge walls of the floor. They portrayed old men with huge moustaches and long, grey beards. Some of them even had spectacles on.

Avril reached for a doorknob. She slowly turned and opened the door.
A misty aroma hung in the air. Peculiar to the smell of cardboard.
There were huge cabinets and racks filed in the rooms. Maybe this was where the records were kept.
Avril took out a file from her last year class, and peeked inside. It contained everything. Every single report. She flipped through the pages and found her name: Avril Allen Kahn.
It had records of how last year Avril was found helping Phineas, a guy from her class, to cheat the exams. It also happened to contain how Avril had a fight with Elizabeth Justice during PE.
Wow.
She didn't know her school was so keen at records.
Then her gaze stopped at the Year 11 yearbook. Ashton's class two years ago.
She flipped to Ashton's page, that was 6th. There was his name in hand-written Nelson script, Ashton Damon Kahn.
She went through the records and her eyes fixed on a picture of him pushing Noel D to the ground. What the hell? When did that happen?  Weren't the two best friends?
She flipped the page, discovering a related article.
Mr. Kahn had enjoined bullying by the time 9th grade started. Not the real bullying though, but our student used to make others a victim of mockery.
It was reported that Mr. Kahn had once fought with another student, Noel Michael Dilaurentis, over obesity.
Of course. Noel used to be so fat then. Ashton had made fun of him? Really?
Then why did he befriended Ashton then?

Of course.
For revenge. Noel was the Helper.