"Why do you hate her so much?" I ask.

"You've heard the way she talks about me. Do I need another reason?" she snaps.

"No," I say cautiously. "But I have a feeling there's more to it than her teasing you." Some of the things Vick told me race through my mind - rumors that Brittany was somehow involved in Brandon's death.

"Brittany and I used to be friends," she says.

"Seriously?"

"Good friends." She nods and leans closer. ...