The day after the party felt like an endless maze for Alice. Exhausted and lost, she wandered the corridors, oblivious to the whispers that followed her like haunting shadows. Liz, her best friend, intercepted her, the urgency in Liz's eyes mirrored Alice's growing sense of dread.

Liz (breathless):

Come with me.

In the notice area, Alice's world crumbled as she faced a poster of herself and Ash caught in an intimate moment. The cruel caption beneath it painted her as a rebellious girl finding solace in the arms of her supposed enemy. The campus turned judgmental eyes toward her, their whispers a relentless cacophony of condemnation. Betrayed and heartbroken, Alice fled the campus, colliding with Ash, who, in his usual carefree manner, warned her with a casual, "Be careful, baby girl."

Alice (disgusted):

Oh, save your warnings.

Confronting Ash with the damning evidence, she unleashed a torrent of emotions, leaving him stunned and grappling with the wreckage of their tangled web.

Alice (angry and hurt):

Is this the memory you wanted to create, Ash? A moment drenched in deception?

Ash (defensive):

Alice, I swear I didn't know anyth—

Alice (cutting him off):

Spare me your lies! You're the only one with that image, aren't you, Ash?

Ash (hesitant):

Yeah, but I...

Alice (harshly):

Don't bother. I don't need your pitiful excuses. But remember, you'll regret doing this.

Alice stormed away, leaving Ash grappling with the weight of his actions.

Later that day, a notification echoed through the campus, spelling out Ash's role in the scandal. The revelation hit him like a ton of bricks.

Notification: Playboy's Dirty Little Secret

A shocking revelation that shook the foundations of their intertwined destinies.

The campus became a battleground of blame, with fingers pointing in every direction. Some blame Ash for today's drama so some Alice. None of them matter but if something matter is that who today's victim blame each other or someone else.

Staring at the damning image and notification, Ash was paralyzed with shock and fury. Seeking answers, he overheard Alice's conversation in the locker room.

Voice (mocking):

Yeah, babe, everything's alright. He doesn't even know, and his image is tarnished now. That gullible fool is blaming himself for everything that happened.

Enraged and betrayed, Ash realized the painful truth – it was Alice's hand orchestrating this retaliation. A storm of revenge brewed within him as he left the locker room, vowing that payback was inevitable.

But in the shadows, the orchestrator behind the scenes revealed in their grand deception. The anonymous note guy, hidden in plain sight, watched the chaos unfold with a sinister satisfaction. As Ash's fury burned and Alice's heartache deepened, the true puppet master revealed in the success of their veiled vendetta. The masquerade of shadows had only just begun, and the echoes of their shattered reflections reverberated through the unseen corridors of their intertwined destinies .....

To Be Continued.....