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This is the new chapter to the story. Enjoy…

Nina

I try to wake Joy up, as she was still knocked out on the floor. It had been 5 minutes since Mara's outburst, and Joy was not yet awake. Amber was still sitting on the corner, embracing her legs and you can just see the fear she had on her face. Patricia was already seated on the floor, visibly shaken up by what just happened. Everyone was quiet. Mara ran away from us, crying all the way before she slammed on the door. Trudy ran after her, concerned as to what just happened.

We sat down in silence for a while before Joy stirred up and asked, "What just happened?" Alfie was the only one who stammered an answer, "I-I think Mara j-just gone mad…She l-looked terrifying…" It was true. It was as if something (or someone) possessed Mara to do those things she just did.

(Flashback)

Amber, Joy and Patricia went to confront Mara about using the paintball grenades a while back. Amber was rambling about how Mara would pay for ruining her hair. Patricia was complaining about Mara not being nice and all that. Joy was rambling about rules and fair play, among others. Basically, they were letting Mara feel very guilty for doing what she just did. I honestly thought they were overreacting a bit. It must have been a bit too much for Mara to handle, as her appearance and demeanor suddenly changed from someone who cringed and was continuously crying to someone who was cold-hearted and had this look in her eyes that was so terrifying that I immediately looked away. She lunged at Patricia as she struck powerful blows at Patricia. Patricia tried to fight back, but Mara was unbelievably firm and continued hitting her face. Joy, greatly concerned that Mara was hurting her best friend Patricia, went to try and stop Mara, but then Mara shifted her focus from Patricia to Joy, and she just forced Joy's head against the wall twice, before Joy collapsed on the floor, unconscious. Amber just ran to the corner and tried to hide herself from Mara's wrath. The guys realized that Mara would not stop hurting Patricia and Joy, so they tried to restrain her, with Mick trying to do it first, alone, but Mara struggled to get free of his grip, and Jerome was forced to help him restrain her.

(Present time)

"Are you alright, Joy?", I ask her, as she replies, "My head really hurts a lot, but other than that, I'm fine. Thanks for the concern." Joy sits up on the floor, just like everyone else, and we were back in silence. That was, until Alfie decided to break the silence.

"Something's not right about Mara. I think she did not mean to do that.", Alfie begins. Patricia looked irritated at him, as she points at her face. "Alfie, look at me. Would anyone do this to someone else without him or her meaning to do it? It seemed like she wanted to beat me up. I can't believe you're taking her side!" Alfie looked speechless, but Jerome went on next, "No, I think Alfie's right. I mean, Mara had never done this sort of thing before. She's a nice girl." Patricia narrows her eyes, "I can't believe that you guys are protecting her. I thought you were my friends!" She walks away from the guys, entering the other door towards the building where we just played paintball.

I follow her, as she was walking the length of the building. I hear her talking to herself, "I can't believe they would do that to me. She… she should be sent to a mental institution for this." Hearing that, I gasp, and she looks around.

"Why are you here, Nina?", she asks, annoyed. "I can't believe you would say that, Patricia. That's so mean.", I reply. "Of course you're on her side too. Nobody likes me. I'm so mean. As if I didn't expect you to say that.", she shakes her head. I stammer "I-I didn't mean to…", but she shushes me, telling me, "Go back in there with your friends, and leave me here alone. I don't care." I reluctantly leave, walking back to the doorway, and return to my place next to Joy, who was now looking better.

"What did Patricia say, Neens? Is she alright?", Joy asks me, concerned that her best friend was alone in there. "She told me to come back here and leave her alone. She also said that we were all on Mara's side." "I'll go talk to her then…", Joy tries to stand up, but as she started to walk towards the door, she lost her balance, and falls flat on the floor.

"Are you alright, Joy?", I ask, concerned. "I'm fine, it's just…My head. It hurts." She might have a concussion, I think to myself, so I tell her to lay down for a while.

Thanks for reading… Hope you will read the next chapter