CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR – THE EASTSIDE REBEL’S MEAN STREAK

As Emily began rapidly typing, Jasmine peered over her shoulder at the screen. "What are you going to do?" "I'm uploading the evidence Anna collected to an encrypted dropbox," Emily explained tersely. "Then I'll blast out the link across campus and all our social media channels. Let the truth speak for itself." Her fingers flew over the keys as she narrated her actions. "Establishing secure connection...uploading files...and done. Now to get the word out..." Within minutes, Emily's message had gone viral, slicing through the torrent of outrage and speculation like a bolt of lightning. The Hargrove exposé, fully annotated with all the documentation Anna had so painstakingly compiled, was out in the open for all to see. The fallout was cataclysmic. Hargrove's desperate attempt to discredit Jasmine and save face imploded in spectacular fashion as students, faculty, and community members devoured the meticulously detailed account of his duplicity. A new chant arose: "No More Lies! No