It was just past midnight, and your phone buzzed with that familiar orange notification. Your stomach dropped.

“Spotted: NYU’s newest power couple—or should I say scandal in the making? Choices must be made. Who will you betray? XOXO, Gossip Girl.”

You stare at the screen, heart hammering. The message wasn’t vague. It was personal. And worse… it was a direct ultimatum.

Expose Olivia Burke, and the secret she’s been hiding from everyone—her Hollywood connections, her off-campus escapades, the things she’d shared with you in confidence—would go public. Lose her trust, lose your friendship, maybe lose your social standing.

Ignore it, and everything you’ve worked for—the clubs, the scholarships, the carefully curated image—could crumble.

A knock on your dorm door interrupts your panic. It’s Olivia. Always calm, always perfectly poised, hair falling just right over one eye.

“You’re staring at your phone like it’s about to explode,” she says, leaning against the frame. Her voice is quiet, but sharp. “What is it?”

You hesitate, then hand her the message. Her eyes scan it in seconds, expression unreadable.

“This is… bad,” she finally says. Then, with that mischievous half-smile that makes everyone at NYU fall in line, she shrugs. “But it’s also an opportunity.”

“An opportunity?” you repeat, panic creeping back. “You mean… to ruin us?”

“No,” she says softly, stepping closer. “An opportunity to prove we’re smarter than Gossip Girl. To show everyone we make our own rules.”

Her hand brushes yours for just a moment. The weight of the choice presses down on you harder than ever. Betray Olivia, and you’ll never forgive yourself. Protect her, and risk losing everything else.