t let a driver humiliate him in front of his team. He shot a desperate
ed forward, forming a wall. They slowly advanced on Arth
his head, his bloodshot eyes locking onto the
ur swung the aluminum ba
AC
desk. The sound was like a gunshot. Splinters of w
e color drained from their faces. This wasn't a sc
the cabinet. "Apologize to her," Arthur snarled, his voice
n his face. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! But I didn't writ
ruck. His face went chalk-white. "You liar!" Kevin screamed, his voic
om devolved into a pathetic screaming match, with students pointing fingers,
part like starving dogs fighting over a scrap of meat. It was pathe
the floor, gasping for air. Arthur tightened his grip on the bat
moving away. Her humiliation from earlier burned hot in her che
a cheap shot in. She thought
ured fingers aiming to twist into the roots of Auro
the back of her neck stood up. Her body recog
rs could even brush h
left. Her right hand shot backward, her fingers clamping do
of pain. Her bones ground
the edge of the desk for leverage. She twisted her to
n, Aurora flipped Brooke s
the aisle. The impact knocked the wind out of her lungs with a sickening thud. She
m stopped. Absolute, suffocat
jaws hung open. The fragile, crying girl wa
es wide. He had served in the military, and h
rooke's gasping form. There was no anger in
pulled out a tissue, and slowly wiped her fingers. Then,
, lost his mind. He grabbed a heavy wooden chair by the backrest a
eyes darkened, the pupils dilating. Her brain instantly calculated the tra
r weight, prep
at is going
tive voice cut th
wearing his pristine Student Body President blazer. His f
killing intent van
her mind. Beating these kids to a pulp would just get her in trouble with Juli
rop. She was going to p
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