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Terrorize

Cassie assumed that Gage's insubordination was through for good after their fight in the locker room, but it was far from being over. Gage had discovered that she had a discomfort around men at the same time of wanting to dominate them.

Every time she would start a libbest spiel, Gage would be right there, saying or doing something that terrorized the life out of her.

On the same day as the locker room incident, Gage, DeSoto, and Kelly were all sitting in the day-room section of the kitchen. Cassie sat with them, quietly writing down the rough draft for her column.

Gage lifted his eyes from his magazine after a while and addressed Cassie, "So, do you want us to proofread the first few lines from your column?"

"No, I do not. You can read it when it is published," snapped Cassie.

Gage stood up and swiped the paper from her fingers, procuring an enraged squawk from Cassie.

Gage held it at arm's length, cleared his throat and began to read with a mocking tone, "It is the belief that men are the dominant gender of our times. They are said to be more tough and intelligent than the women. But the members at Station 51 show men's true colors-"

"Stop!" Cassie yelped and pulled it back.

"Aren't you proud about what you wrote?" Gage sneered.

"John, cut it out," Chet complained, attempting to concentrate on the sports section of the newspaper.

"I just want to know what things were going to be said about us in the column," Gage huffed, going back to sit down.

"You know the penalty for misandry, Roland," Gage muttered.

Cassie's eyes snapped up from her paper with a light of panic. Gage sauntered over to Chet and crossed his arms.

"So, I hear you went to a strip joint the other day, Chet," Gage started, "Do you want to tell us about it?"

Kelly's eyes came to life with a disgusting spark and he eagerly nodded.

"Johnny..." DeSoto gently warned.

Gage ignored DeSoto and leaned forward with false interest as he prodded, "Tell me everything, Chet."

"Well, I get there with a friend of mine, and we check out these girls. Let me tell you, these ladies were stacked! We sat down at a table, and this one brunette begins to sing at the microphone. She gets deeper into the song and starts getting wild, if you know what I mean. Anyway-"

All of a sudden, DeSoto cleared his throat in an unnaturally loud manner. All the guys turned their heads towards him in annoyance. Gage glanced over at Cassie and stifled a laugh to see her face a few shades lighter than a tomato.

Gage jumped up jovially and slid behind Cassie's chair and gave her a few friendly thumps on the back.

"Let that be a lesson to you," Gage laughed and pulled playfully at Cassie's blonde hair.

Cassie slapped his hand away and growled, "You guys are a bunch of jerks."

She huffed, standing to race towards the door and out into the garage. She walked up next to the squad and sat down on the back bumper, letting her shoulders sag against the red frame.

"What's the matter with you, Cassie?" she thought to herself as she looked at her trembling fingers.

But she knew exactly what was wrong with herself. The true facts of why she hated men so much slowly weighed down on her mind.

She was scared. In fact, she was deathly frightened and she knew the reason why.


Hey everyone. Sorry for the cliffhanger and shortness of this chapter, but I had a sudden idea for a mini plot.

Anyway, there are some things changing around my place. I work in a horseback riding lesson barn and I just got offered a job in the barn's office, on top of continuing to work in the barn with the horses. This means I'll be doing job that is almost full-time and I'm only 18 years old. XD I do love this story so much and I will not stop writing it until I've completed it. It will probably just take me a little longer than I originally thought it would. I can't put out a chapter every day, like I'd assumed I would.

Thanks for reviewing! Remember that kind comment, compliments, and constructive criticism are always welcomed. I love hearing from you guys! You are the greatest! I especialy want to thank Kelmin for being such a faithful reader and a great person to point out my spelling mistakes so I can change them! I appreciate that so much!

~Face