Defiance

"Where have you been all this while, you creep?"

Melissa kept looking at me condescendingly. I placed my book by my side, and while it pained me to do so, I withheld my desire to kill her.

HOWEVER, I absolutely refused to act inferior to the bitch.

"This is quite the surprise… Melissa, it's a shocker to meet you here." I smiled.

My response fazed her a little. Clearly, she wasn't expecting such a smooth response. While it was possible for me to act the way she remembered me, I had no intention to stoop so low.

Why?

Because there was no merit in doing so!

Unlike in the case of Ana and her group, Melissa proved to be of no worth to me, at least at the moment. My innocent, kind, act had earned me the trust of my current supporters. They thought of me as harmless, and so didn't give in to suspicion or burrow deeply into my words.