The school day was over and I hadn’t seen Anna till after lunch. I hope I got through to her. If she’s the girl I think she is, then she doesn’t deserve what she’s going through. There’s still something about her…
I turned the corner of E hall. Something came out of nowhere and hit me hard across the face. I fell to the ground. Emmett stood over me.
“Hey newbie,” he dragged me to my feet. “You like messing with other guy’s girls?”
He slammed me in the stomach, I gasped for air.
“Stay away from Anna. We don’t need your bullshit friendship.”
I stared Emmett in the eye, showing I wasn’t afraid of him.
I breathed hard. He waited for me to respond. He wasn’t worth speaking to.
He grabbed my hair and held my head back. I bared it.
“Stay away, I’m warning you.” He said through his teeth.
“You,” I paused, “are,” I paused again, letting each word sink. “broken.” I finished, breathing deeply.
Emmett raised his fist to hit me again, but then resisted, slammed me against the wall, and walked away.