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25. Fears

"-Stop her? How?"

"I grabbed her arms...-no, her hands..., " he trailed off as realization hit him. "Oh, shit. I didn't mean to-"

"Fuck off!" She shouted.

It was Isha who spoke next as she said," Carmen. Chill. This isn't the time to scream. Get her in the student council room before anyone comes. It's empty. Come on. Hurry up."

Then it was Jada who sounded calm, which meant she was furious. "Everett, let me help you deal with this guy."

Before my knees gave away, Carmen and Isha helped me inside the empty student council room where I slumped down on the floor with my back against the wall. Bracing my arms around knees that were pulled up against my chest, I squeezed my eyes shut and inhaled forced breaths.

However, as my skin continued to burn where his hands had touched and that so tightly, I stifled a sob. Isha, who was seated next to me, brushed my hair out of my face, stroked my head, and softly said, "Hey it's okay. You're okay now."

When I remained silent and still and buried my face in my lap, Isha wrapped an arm around me and rested her head against mine. Meanwhile, Carmen sighed and sat down on my right side, and patted my knee.

"What happened? How did it start?" Carmen asked.

"He was telling Kevin to stop always being so shitty to me. Kevin started saying bad shit about Jada and I punched him. Everett was trying to stop me and accidentally grabbed my hands," I explained, quietly.

"You idiot," Jada said, standing in the doorway with her arms folded across her chest. I watched her step towards me and crouch down in front of me. She tilted her head and smiled softly. "You didn't have to do that."

"He deserved it," I muttered, dropping my gaze from her eyes.

Jada sighed, again. "Everett told me just now how Kevin has been treating you. I talked to him. He won't bother you anymore."

"And Everett?" I almost whispered.

"What about him?"

"How is he?"

Jada narrowed her eyes for a moment before answering. "His face was a mix of concern, guilt, and shock."

I groaned.

"Why do you care?" She asked with her brows drawn together. Then the realization that settled in her mind, mirrored across her face. "Hold on. Are you two like friends now?"

"No, but I wanted us to be..., "I trailed off as they all stared at me with widened eyes.

Suddenly, Isha grinned. "You think he's that cool, huh?"

"He likes Nintendo," I mumbled, shyly.

The girls glanced at each other as surprising grins broke out across their faces before Isha ruffled my hair while saying, "Well, would you look at that. Our baby dumpling has found a Nintendo buddy. Dorks belong with dorks."

"Well, now we're definitely hanging out with him to get to know him more. We have to make sure he's good to be around for you," Carmen said, firmly.