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Beautiful Revenge: Zoey's Rise

A Dramatic Teen Novel

Chapter 1: First Bell, First Battle

The first bell rang through Lincoln High School like a warning. Zoey Mason adjusted her oversized hoodie and kept her eyes on the floor as she entered the building. She counted the tiles as she walked—twelve down, three to the right—her routine to avoid eye contact with anyone.

The whispers started immediately. \"There goes the charity case.\" \"Did you see what she wore yesterday?\" \"She thinks she can blend in.\"

Zoey tightened her grip on her backpack and walked faster. She passed Brielle Marston and her perfect entourage, who laughed like it was scripted. Brielle's voice was loud enough for the hallway to hear: \"Watch out, the art freak might smear sadness on you.\"

She didn't respond. She never did. But her silence wasn't weakness. It was survival.

That day, she took her usual seat in the back of homeroom, near the window where sunlight streamed in like it was offering her something better. Her sketchbook sat on her desk like a shield. She opened it to a drawing of a girl with wings too heavy to fly. She added a chain around one of the ankles.

Chapter 2: Nia, the Lifeline

The only bright spot in Zoey's world was Nia Carter. Nia was like glitter in human form—loud, warm, and unapologetically protective.

\"Yo, Z,\" Nia said, plopping down beside her at lunch. \"You're not allowed to be invisible today. I made cookies.\"

\"Did you bake them or buy them?\"

\"Girl, I microwaved them. But it's the thought that counts.\"

Zoey laughed—genuinely. Nia had a way of lighting her up like no one else could. While the rest of the school fed on drama, Nia fed her joy and sarcasm.

They ate behind the art building, their usual spot. There, Zoey sketched while Nia gossiped about everything and nothing. For a moment, Zoey wasn't just surviving—she was living.

Chapter 3: Jordan Rivers

Jordan Rivers was Lincoln High royalty—athletic, charming, the boy with the golden smile. Everyone wanted him. Zoey admired him from a distance, telling herself it was harmless.

He passed her in the hallway one afternoon and—miracle of miracles—smiled. Not the usual polite nod, but a real, bright, I-see-you smile. It shook her world.

\"Did Jordan just smile at me?\" she whispered to Nia.

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Beautiful Revenge: Zoey's Rise

A Dramatic Teen Novel

Chapter 1: First Bell, First Battle

The whispers started immediately. \"There goes the charity case.\" \"Did you see what she wore yesterday?\" \"She thinks she can blend in.\"

She didn't respond. She never did. But her silence wasn't weakness. It was survival.

Chapter 2: Nia, the Lifeline

The only bright spot in Zoey's world was Nia Carter. Nia was like glitter in human form—loud, warm, and unapologetically protective.

\"Yo, Z,\" Nia said, plopping down beside her at lunch. \"You're not allowed to be invisible today. I made cookies.\"

\"Did you bake them or buy them?\"

\"Girl, I microwaved them. But it's the thought that counts.\"

Zoey laughed—genuinely. Nia had a way of lighting her up like no one else could. While the rest of the school fed on drama, Nia fed her joy and sarcasm.

They ate behind the art building, their usual spot. There, Zoey sketched while Nia gossiped about everything and nothing. For a moment, Zoey wasn't just surviving—she was living.

Chapter 3: Jordan Rivers

Jordan Rivers was Lincoln High royalty—athletic, charming, the boy with the golden smile. Everyone wanted him. Zoey admired him from a distance, telling herself it was harmless.

He passed her in the hallway one afternoon and—miracle of miracles—smiled. Not the usual polite nod, but a real, bright, I-see-you smile. It shook her world.

\"Did Jordan just smile at me?\" she whispered to Nia.

Nia grinned. \"Honey, I think he did more than smile. He stopped. He saw you.\"

Zoey didn't sleep that night. Her sketchbook pages filled with images of stormy skies parting for sunlight. For the first time, she felt visible in someone else's story.

Chapter 4: The Dare

The next week, Jordan sat beside her in art class. She thought it was a mistake, a coincidence. But then he leaned over and said, \"You're really good at this. Think you could teach me?\"

It felt like a dream. Jordan wasn't just talking to her—he was interested. They spent the class laughing over messy paints and crooked lines. Brielle noticed.

By lunch, a new rumor spread: Zoey was flirting her way into Jordan's life. Brielle cornered her near the lockers.

\"You think you're special now? This little charity act won't last. Jordan's mine.\"

Zoey held her sketchbook tighter. She wanted to disappear, but something inside whispered, don't shrink.

Chapter 5: The First Sketch

That night, Zoey drew Jordan. She captured his laugh lines, the tilt of his head, the warmth in his eyes.

Nia saw it the next day and raised an eyebrow. \"Okay, obsessed much?\"

Zoey blushed. \"It's just... he's nice. No one's ever nice like that.\"

\"He's cute, I'll give you that. But careful, Z. You get hurt easy.\"

\"I know,\" Zoey said softly.

But she kept the drawing anyway. Folded it into her journal like a secret too precious to destroy.

Chapter 6: The Humiliation

During a school-wide assembly, a video played on the screen before the program started. It was footage from art class, edited cruelly to make Zoey look like she had tried to touch Jordan's hand and been rejected.

Laughter exploded.

Zoey froze. Her cheeks burned. She barely made it to the bathroom before tears fell.

Brielle's voice echoed in her head: \"You're just the background noise.\"

She stayed hidden until Nia found her. \"We're gonna fix this,\" she said. \"You hear me? We fight back.\"

Zoey nodded through the tears. But inside, she felt shattered.

Chapter 7: The Sketch That Changed Everything

That weekend, Zoey posted a drawing to her private art Instagram: a girl standing on a stage while a crowd laughed, but behind her, wings unfurled and broke the ceiling.

She captioned it: Even broken wings can fly.

By morning, it had 10,000 likes. Comments flooded in. \"This made me cry.\" \"I feel this so hard.\" \"Whoever you are, thank you.\"

Nia texted: \"ZOEY. You're blowing up!\"

She smiled for the first time in days. Maybe art could be more than escape—maybe it could be revenge. Quiet, beautiful revenge.

Chapter 8: When Jordan Stood Up

Monday morning, Jordan found her in the hallway.

\"I didn't know they'd done that,\" he said. \"The video. I'm sorry.\"

Zoey looked at him, eyes hard. \"You didn't stop it either.\"

\"I froze. I didn't mean to hurt you.\"

She hesitated. Then, finally nodded. \"Next time... don't freeze.\"

And he promised.

For the first time, Zoey saw cracks in the golden boy's armor. And maybe, just maybe, there was a real person underneath.

Chapter 9: The Spark

Art class became quieter, more focused. Jordan and Zoey worked together on a mural for the school hallway.

She found herself smiling again, caught off guard by his jokes and curiosity. They painted late into the afternoon, fingers smudged with color, and laughter bouncing off the walls.

\"You're different,\" he told her. \"Most girls pretend to be someone else. You don't.\"

She didn't know what to say to that. But the butterflies in her chest said everything.

Maybe this was the start of something new. Or dangerous.

Chapter 10: Brielle's Plan

Brielle wasn't done. She never lost. She began digging into Zoey's past—her mom's job, their apartment, her dad's absence.

Rumors started again. \"Zoey's dad left because she's a freak.\" \"Her mom works nights. Probably doing who knows what.\"

Zoey held it in until she got home. Then she screamed into her pillow.

But when she opened her sketchbook, she drew herself holding a lantern in the dark. Let them fear the girl who finds her own light, she wrote.

And she did.

Chapter 11: Caden Appears

It was after school, in the library. Zoey sat sketching quietly in a corner booth. That's when she noticed him—Caden.

He sat across from her, flipping through a poetry book. He looked up, caught her gaze, and smiled softly. \"That's yours?\" he asked, pointing to her drawing.

She nodded.

\"It's brave,\" he said. \"Most people hide the parts that hurt.\"

They talked for an hour. About art, silence, healing. When he left, she realized she had stopped shaking. Something about him made the world quieter. Safer.

And that night, she dreamed of willow trees and poems written in the margins.

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