Derek had reached school and he was furious. How in hell could Gerald even think about saying such things about Casey? And how the hell could Casey even think that he would do something as despicable as what Gerald had done? These thoughts kept racing through Derek's mind as he went in search of Gerald. He finally found Gerald next to the water fountain hitting on a new girl…or should I say a new target. Gerald finally saw Derek and was about to raise his hands in a greeting, but before Gerald could even raise his hand Derek had already landed a punch on Gerald's face.
"How dare you spread these rumors about Casey!" Derek shouted at Gerald, all the while punching him. "How could you think that someone as pure and sweet as Casey would ever sleep with you! She was always too good for you; I knew it from the beginning when she told me that she was going out with you!"
Casey was shocked; she had come inside the school exactly when Derek had first punched Gerald. She was about to stop him, when she heard what he said about her. So he actually thought that she was "pure and sweet." She heart was beating rapidly; of course it was because she was scared of being in school, and not because Derek had complimented her…right? But for right now she had to stop Derek before he killed Gerald.
"Stop Derek, it's enough please stop Derek!" Casey shouted as she tried to pull Derek away from Gerald.
Derek was lost, all he could see was Gerald and think about all the things that Gerald had said about Casey. But then he heard Casey's voice, it was as if peace covered him. No longer was anger gripping him, instead it was tranquility. "Casey…" Derek said as he finally let go of Gerald's collar. "Casey shouldn't you be at home, you have a high fever." Derek said as he hugged Casey.
Yup Casey's heart was beating a mile per second, and now she couldn't say it was because she went to school; instead it was because Derek was hugging her. "Derek I'm fine." Casey said as she finally moved away from Derek's hug. She had something to do, and it was about time she did it.
She moved towards Gerald. "Gerald, you are despicable, I don't know what I ever saw in you. You are lower than any human being in the planet." She was about to turn around and walk away, when she remembered something. She then turned around and punched Gerald "this is for spreading that malicious rumor about me." that was apparently all the beating that Gerald could take for the day because after taking her punch he fainted. "Come on Derek, let's get out of here." Casey took Derek's arm and left the school.