When Victoria saw the opportunity, she took it and fled. It went against the strong, dominating person that she wanted to be, but what choice did she have? If she stayed, she knew she would have had a mental breakdown in front of them. She wasn't able to get Jane in the place she wanted her to be in. In fact, that plan backfired. She tried to intimidate the girl by being blatant about knowing her secret, but it only led to her running upstairs, to where Tori realized Sienna and Sydney already were. And that was trouble. Jane wasn't a threat, but Sydney definitely was, and Sienna was too. Truly, Tori didn't like to put her on the same level as Sydney, but especially with the two of them together, she recognized that she was royally screwed. So, she grabbed her mask and clutch and bolted out of the Alvarez apartment. She didn't even waste time in calling for her driver and hailed a cab instead. The drive consisted of a lot of hyperventilating, and had her makeup not been done perfectly, it would have consisted of some actual crying too. She still planned on going to the party and she didn't want to look like the mess that she felt like inside.
Victoria had the driver drop her off a block away from the venue Piper was hosting the party at. She needed the time, and the crisp air, to help her compose herself. Things are going to be fine, she reassured herself. You'll fix this. You always do. In this case, she had to. The repercussions of this would be detrimental to her image and self-esteem, and she knew that if things got really bad, there was no way that she would finish the year at Constance Billard.
As she walked, she tried to occupy herself with her phone. She was way too frazzled to even think about posting to her blog, and the texts she received didn't make her feel any better. She felt a bit bad about ditching Connor, but honestly, she wasn't stupid enough to think that he was in love with her. He was a nice guy, so bailing on him without notice definitely was rude, but it wasn't going to ruin her life. Sienna's text had that same demeaning tone that they all had, and Tori sent one back with a similar vibe. She was going to fight to the end. It was too late to cower back down to Sienna Alvarez. Tori didn't know if she could say the same about Sydney yet, but she also didn't think it would ever get to that point. Maybe it spoke of her delusional mindset, but she still felt like there was a chance for her to take the spot of Sydney's best friend. Sienna and Sydney might have been on the path to friendship tonight, but Tori thought she could ruin that. She didn't know how, exactly, right now, but she would figure it out.
To: Sienna
Shhh focus on you, girl ;) I don't think you should be the one dishing out relationship advice!
She didn't respond to Brent's message because as she opened it, she was outside of the ballroom and saw Brent in line to get in. "I want you to tell her to ask me for the pills. Tell her you sold them all to me, and if she wants any, she has to go through me. I need her wrapped around my finger, and this is the only way for a bitch like her. I'll compensate you double the cash, plus whatever she has on her. Okay? Do we have a deal?" Victoria hissed, with half of the deal being made after a slight pause as they were allowed into the venue.