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Cameron helped hide me most of the day, but he couldn't have seen her coming at me in the hall like a bat out of hell.

"You. Little. Slut." she seethed.

She grabbed me by the arms and shoved me into the nearest lockers. The impact on my head made me see stars. I gasped.

"Hey!" Cameron opposed, taking a step toward Chasity, but two of her cheerleader friends blocked his path, giving him a "Don't even think about it" look.

Chasity grabbed a handful of my blonde hair and wrenched up, pulling it to the roots. "How dare you?!" she growled.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry!" I pleaded desperately, more so she wouldn't kill me. I already knew cheerleading and her friendship was out the window.

"Oh, it's so too late for apologies." I noticed a crowd gathering.

Chasity swung her fist back and nailed me right in the cheek bone, below the eye. That, plus the impact on my head against lockers it had, caused me to cry out.

"Bianca!!" Cameron pushed through the cheerleaders, but two football players came and held him back. His face was dripping in agony.

Chasity punched me again, this one so hard and painful, I fell to my knees. She straddled me and took hold of my hair again. I covered my face with my arms, thinking she'd punch me again. But instead, she yanked my head up and slammed it into the ground as hard as she could. She did it again and again. Thing were getting blurry and I was about to lose consciousness when i heard Cameron,

"Get away from her, you good for nothing bitch!!"

Chasity stopped beating me suddenly, and got up to stare at Cameron.

"What. Did you call me?"

"You heard me. Bitch."

During this, I lay curled up in a ball, my own blood making a puddle around my head. I breathed deeply and loudly, trying to collect my breath. Through my eyelids that suddenly seemed too heavy, a gazed at Cameron, hoping my eyes read something like, "Save yourself."

He stared back at me for a second, but the sight of me just made him more angry.

"You have no reason to do this to her," he said, "Yeah, so, she kissed Joey. What a fucking crime. But just because you're jealous of just how... Amazing she is, does NOT give you the right to do this. Not just THIS but everything! All of the crap you pull. So what if you're the superintendent's daughter? That doesn't make you any better. So leave Bianca alone and save you're damn pity party for someone who cares."

Chasity was grinding her teeth. "Oh. So here you are, 'Mr. Dependable' standing up for your slutty little girlfriend. Peachy." She looked at the football players, "Hold him while I finish her off. I want him to watch it ALL."

The football players grabbed Cameron my his shoulders and held him up so even HIS feet weren't touching the ground.

Chasity turned back to me, and raised her fist, ready to deliver the death-or at least faint-worthy- blow.

"Alright, everybody STOP!!"

Kat marched through the crowd, making her own little path. Her hands were on her hips, dark jeans skinny, leather jacket brushing the shoulders of bystanders.

"Chasity, I'm gonna give you till the count of 5 to let go of my sister." Chasity raised an eyebrow. "1.... 2....3...." Chasity made a "bring it on" gesture. "5!" Kat grabbed Chasity's shirt And raised a fist like she was going to punch her.

A deep voice said, "Hold it."

Everyone stared as Patrick Verona made his way through the crowd. With one twinge of an eyebrow, he got the football players to release Cameron. As he got closer to her, Kat let go of Chasity and took a step back, grinding her teeth, fists tight at her sides.

Patrick slid right my Chasity as if she wasn't there, and scooped me up into his thick, broad arms. I snuggled into him, finally feeling safe. "Now if you don't mind, I'm taking Bianca to the infirmary. Anyone who wants to join may."

Cameron scurried to his side and grabbed my limp hand. I smiled a weak smile, which he returned lamely, worry gratified on his face. That was about as long as I could last, and as I slipped under, everything went black.

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