Okay, next chappie:
Kelsi wasn't surprised when Gabriella didn't show up after school. She hadn't seen her after their parting at the bus, and Kelsi assumed that Gabriella had left school for the day. Trying not to show her disappointment show, Kelsi got on the bus as usual.
Troy didn't feel like going on the bus. Her walked the long way home--around the lake--and thought about his meeting with Gabriella. He now felt even guiltier, because obviously something had happened, and he hadn't been there for her.
Damien Channing--the school bully--was running toward him. Obviously he was mad--his face was an absolute thundercloud. He shoved past Troy, who didn't move out of his way. Damien wanted to vent his anger, and the distraught looking Troy seemed to be a perfect target.
A moment later, the boys were rolling in the dirt, fists flying and feet kicking.
Gabriella heard the commotion and ran over. She saw Troy underneath Damien, Damien's fist pounding down on Troy's stomach. Troy's nose was bleeding and he was going to have a good shiner around his eyes. His face was twisted in pain.
"Ah!" Gabriella screamed. She thought quickly, and pulled off her bag and yanked it open. She pulled out her perfume Impulse and lunged forward. She aimed it at Damien's eyes and sprayed.
"Egh!" Damien leapt off Troy and rubbed furiously at his eyes, which were going red and blood-shot. He glowered at Gabriella, and then walked away. Gabriella frowned after him and then looked down at Troy on the ground. Troy had his head back in the dust; his eye closed, and was breathing deeply.
She dropped to her knees, not knowing what to do.
"Are you okay?" Gabriella asked in a soft voice. Troy nodded, and then started getting up. "Careful," she helped him up and then took a hesitant step back. Troy glanced carefully at her and then touched around his eye, wincing.
"Have you got something I can clean this up with?" He asked. Gabriella shook her head. Troy wanted to talk to her, and he had an idea. "Can…can I come back to your house and get cleaned up?" Gabriella frowned.
"Why can't you go home…or to Chad's?"
"I'll have to explain how I got like this…and that'd be uncomfortable," Troy gave Gabriella a pleading glance. She relented with a mumble of annoyance under her breath.
"Okay, my mum won't be at home."
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