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and how he was dying to know what I felt like. My eyes darted around the room as I searched for something I could grab to use as a weapon.
    “Justin,” I said in a shaky voice. “Let’s go back to the dance.”
    “You’re such a cock tease, Blake,” he spewed, disgust dripping in his voice. “Nobody will ever know.”
    He pushed me against the wall, and I cringed at the impact. He pressed himself against me and slid his hand up my thigh.
    “Please, Justin,” I begged. “Please don’t do this to me.”
    He laughed and forced his hands into my panties in one swift move, making me whimper. I clamped my legs tighter together so that his drunken fingers couldn’t open them. His mouth took mine again, and I bit down on his tongue—hard. A growl escaped him, and he grabbed both of my shoulders and threw me down to the ground. I yelped when I landed awkwardly on my side—my panties not letting me take control of my legs. He pushed me down hard and grabbed me by the neck.
    “You like to play rough? I’m going to show you what that feels like,” he said harshly. He bit down on my lip so hard that I instantly tasted the blood in my mouth. I screamed for help. “Shut up,” he ordered as he jammed his finger inside me.
    A painful screech escaped me as he continued to violently push his fingers inside of me.
    “Please ... Please stop ...” I wailed below him, but it just made him push harder and faster. I stilled when I felt him get off of me slightly—and then heard him unzip his pants.
    “No! Please no! Please, oh God, please ...” I begged in between sobs.
    I heard the door open with a bang and felt Justin’s body lift off of mine. I scrambled my legs together and pushed myself to the wall. I tightly wrapped my arms around my legs, trying to soothe the excruciatingly raw pain I felt between my legs. Through tears, I watched Cole punch Justin repeatedly in the face. The door opened again, and I saw Aubry run up to Cole.
    “What the fuck are you doing?” Aubry yelled loudly.
    “He was fucking raping her!” Cole yelled back, slamming his fist in Justin’s face.
    “What?” Aubry screamed as he looked around for me.
    When he saw me huddled in the corner, he ran up to me.
    “She liked it, Cole,” Justin shouted. “She was begging for me to put my dick inside her.”
    I whimpered loudly through my sobs and shook my head. I couldn’t say anything.
    “Shut the fuck up,” Cole screamed loudly. I could see his nostrils flaring as his body shook. I’d never seen him that angry.
    Greg also appeared, and before I knew it, Becky was beside me, holding my face to her chest. Aubry carried me out of the school and sat me down in the car. Nobody said a word on the way home. All I could do was cry. I cried more than I’d cried in eleven years. I cried because the only thing I had left that was mine was almost taken from me. I cried because I couldn’t believe I was stupid enough to trust a random guy. I cried because I believed that Justin was good, and I cried because I didn’t know what else to do.
    Becky stood outside of the shower as I washed off, still weeping. By the time I turned off the water, I was done crying. I dried, dressed myself, and somberly walked to my bed. At some point in the night, I was startled awake when I felt my bed sink beneath me. I sat up in a panic and almost screamed, but then I noticed it was Cole.
    “What are you doing?” I asked wearily as I fiddled with my ivory comforter.
    “I just want to make sure you’re okay,” he whispered.
    “I’m fine. Can you please get out of my bed?” I whispered back, meeting his eyes.
    He sighed and shook his head. “Okay.”
    A mix of disappointment and relief spread through me when he left the room. Before I could contemplate asking him to come back, he walked back in carrying his pillow and a couple of blankets.
    “What are you doing?” I shrieked a little too loudly as I sat up.
    “Keep it down,” he hissed as he set up a makeshift