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armload of books and decided to pack it all into my messenger bag. My arms were aching from the heavy books. I knelt down and started to load up my bag. It was then that I heard a voice that made my skin crawl and my stomach go into knots.
“What are you doing, Whitmore?” Todd’s nasally voice cut through my thoughts like a knife.
I turned and looked up into the face of the person who had turned my life into a living hell. Todd was glaring down at me, hate oozing from his eyes. I knew he had to have been watching me today, to know I was here. The delusional thoughts I had of everything being ok, went up in smoke at that very second. I could hear William’s pleas to wait for me in my head, and I wished that I had just let him.
“Uh…I have class here.” My throat felt tight. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry but was I physically paralyzed. I crouched over my books, wishing I could fit into my bag and hide. I could only pray Will was on his way here.
“I have a lot to say to you. I owe you one for screwing my life up, you idiot!” He knelt down, now inches from my face. His breath was hot on my cheek as I turned my face away. “Being on house arrest had given me plenty of time to figure out away to sneak out and track you down.” He laughed and shook his head. “The system’s not fool proof.”
“We have nothing to say to each other!” I gasped. “I have a restraining order on you Todd, five hundred feet. You better get out of here.” I felt bold now for some reason.
“Forget that, this is the perfect time to remind you why people don’t cross me. Did you forget how powerful my family is…do you really think taking me to court is going to do anything.” He assessed the empty hall. The professor had already left for the day, and we were completely alone.
“You did remind me!” I snapped back, quickly shoving my books into my bag. “I have the scars to prove it.” I didn’t look at him as I turned to walk away.
I knew I was in a bad situation. I was with the devil himself in this hall all alone, threatening me in the flesh. I started to move away, as I expected his fingers grabbed my arm digging into my skin. Todd pulled me back next to him. I tried to jerk away, but his other hand wound up into my hair, holding me back.
“Let me go,” I begged. This only made him laugh more as I struggled to get free. He yanked my head back harder, so I could not move.
“Not just yet princess, you know the old saying, don’t you?” He was in my face again; he smelled like a vodka bottle. “What goes around comes around.” He laughed. “We have some catching up to do. It’s been so long since I have seen you.” I felt a major panic attack coming on, my head started spinning, and my vision was getting blurry. My heart was pounding in my chest, as he tightened his grip on my hair.
“Let her go if you don’t want to die right here!” William’s voice echoed into the empty hall. He truly sounded menacing, even to me.
“Screw off man! This isn’t your deal here dude!” William moved right next to us in a split second, which totally amazed me. I had never seen anyone move that fast.
“Corrine is my deal and you are bothering her. I will not repeat myself Downs, let her go now or I will tear your throat out.” Todd looked around nervously. He stared at Will, who was now in his face, his stunning blue eyes filled with hate. I had never seen such anger in anyone like that before.
“Oh I get it, you’re that loser she’s dating now. Mr. Moneybags himself, Mr. G Q in person.” He smirks. He was still holding my arm; his nails were digging into my skin. “You better run man. You might break a nail or I might just turn your pretty boy face into ground beef. You got that?” Todd puffed up, trying to intimidate Will. It wasn’t working.
“I can assure you the only person turning into ground beef will be you…dude. If you want to
“What are you doing, Whitmore?” Todd’s nasally voice cut through my thoughts like a knife.
I turned and looked up into the face of the person who had turned my life into a living hell. Todd was glaring down at me, hate oozing from his eyes. I knew he had to have been watching me today, to know I was here. The delusional thoughts I had of everything being ok, went up in smoke at that very second. I could hear William’s pleas to wait for me in my head, and I wished that I had just let him.
“Uh…I have class here.” My throat felt tight. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry but was I physically paralyzed. I crouched over my books, wishing I could fit into my bag and hide. I could only pray Will was on his way here.
“I have a lot to say to you. I owe you one for screwing my life up, you idiot!” He knelt down, now inches from my face. His breath was hot on my cheek as I turned my face away. “Being on house arrest had given me plenty of time to figure out away to sneak out and track you down.” He laughed and shook his head. “The system’s not fool proof.”
“We have nothing to say to each other!” I gasped. “I have a restraining order on you Todd, five hundred feet. You better get out of here.” I felt bold now for some reason.
“Forget that, this is the perfect time to remind you why people don’t cross me. Did you forget how powerful my family is…do you really think taking me to court is going to do anything.” He assessed the empty hall. The professor had already left for the day, and we were completely alone.
“You did remind me!” I snapped back, quickly shoving my books into my bag. “I have the scars to prove it.” I didn’t look at him as I turned to walk away.
I knew I was in a bad situation. I was with the devil himself in this hall all alone, threatening me in the flesh. I started to move away, as I expected his fingers grabbed my arm digging into my skin. Todd pulled me back next to him. I tried to jerk away, but his other hand wound up into my hair, holding me back.
“Let me go,” I begged. This only made him laugh more as I struggled to get free. He yanked my head back harder, so I could not move.
“Not just yet princess, you know the old saying, don’t you?” He was in my face again; he smelled like a vodka bottle. “What goes around comes around.” He laughed. “We have some catching up to do. It’s been so long since I have seen you.” I felt a major panic attack coming on, my head started spinning, and my vision was getting blurry. My heart was pounding in my chest, as he tightened his grip on my hair.
“Let her go if you don’t want to die right here!” William’s voice echoed into the empty hall. He truly sounded menacing, even to me.
“Screw off man! This isn’t your deal here dude!” William moved right next to us in a split second, which totally amazed me. I had never seen anyone move that fast.
“Corrine is my deal and you are bothering her. I will not repeat myself Downs, let her go now or I will tear your throat out.” Todd looked around nervously. He stared at Will, who was now in his face, his stunning blue eyes filled with hate. I had never seen such anger in anyone like that before.
“Oh I get it, you’re that loser she’s dating now. Mr. Moneybags himself, Mr. G Q in person.” He smirks. He was still holding my arm; his nails were digging into my skin. “You better run man. You might break a nail or I might just turn your pretty boy face into ground beef. You got that?” Todd puffed up, trying to intimidate Will. It wasn’t working.
“I can assure you the only person turning into ground beef will be you…dude. If you want to
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