FAIRMONT PREPARATORY ACADEMY, ANAHEIM, CA
NOVEMBER 2013
THE FAIRMONT BLING RING: A
fictionalized account of the
thievery saturating life at
Fairmont
The door to Room 14 shuts with a
surreptitious hush, and inside, four figures
clad in black and green shuffle together to
form a circle. From the outside of the thick
green door, the only signal of passing time
is an occasional, collective nod of the silent
four. But suddenly, with the cacophonous
bang of the opening door, the Bling Ring
emerges from its nested lair.
Ten minutes later, a student in a loosefitting gym shirt spots the Bling Ring
cruising around the bathroom structure.
With a curt nod from the tallest figure, the
four file swiftly into line and enter the
locker room, furtively locking the door
behind them. A small beep signals the
start of a stopwatch, and the BlingRingers
begin systematically rummaging through
the unlocked lockers. As the timer counts
steadily down, a few members of the Bling
Ring take the time to wonder why so many
people choose to leave their possessions
unguarded and vulnerable. But, caught up
in thievery and whatnot, the Bling Ring
stumbles onward.
By the time the timer ticks to zero, the
Bling Ring has emerged, arms laden with
iPads, iPhones, and wallets. The four
hooded
burglars walk out of the locker room, their
movements stunted by arms overflowing
with stolen goods. Eventually, staggering
under the weight of their loot, the
miscreants shuffle back to the clandestine
walls of Room 14. Under the glow of
another successful heist and struck by a
sudden sense of cosmic irony, the
BlingLeader resourcefully uses a recently
acquired iPad to add 23 new listings on
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