Part Ten:
Whenever Lori saw Emma and Sean together at school, she tried to smile and wave. But she was filling with rage.
She tried to pretend like everything was cool. She hung out with her friends, even flirted with some older guys. But she would see them together, and want to explode.
Everything came to a head one afternoon, when Emma was hurrying to meet Liberty about the Grapevine. She rounded a corner...and ran right into Lori.
"Watch it!" Lori yelled as her books flew out of her hand. Emma's did, too.
"Sorry, sorry," Emma said quickly, trying to help pick up the books. She was off again, but Lori grabbed her arm.
"You have my math book," she said, her face flushed with anger. "Who do you think you are, always stealing what's mine?" Emma didn't catch the true meaning of the comment: she rolled her eyes and handed the book back.
"Sorry, thought it was mine."
"Right, just like you thought Sean was yours, right?"
Emma, who'd turned away again, turned back around. "What does Sean have to do with anything?"
"He has to do with everything," Lori said, her blood boiling as she spoke. "You stole him from me, right under my nose."
"I thought you were-"
"I'm so not okay with it," Lori informed her. "And I think I need to do something to make you pay. How about we step outside, Nelson? Come on, are you scared?"
"Fighting is so dumb," Emma said, rolling her eyes and turning away again. Lori dashed over and cut her off.
"Don't call me dumb, bitch," Lori said with a snear. "I'm gonna kick your ass...now!" Lori grabbed Emma by the arm and dragged her to the alley beside the school. Everyone stopped to watch as Emma strugged, but the other girl was too strong.
"Fight, fight!" they chanted. Lori pushed Emma away when they reached the alley. "Come on, Emma," she said, dropping her books. "Everyone thinks you're not half the woman I am. Try to prove them wrong. Fight for you man."
"Come on, Lori, let's talk about this," Emma said desperately. Lori knocked her books out of her arms. The crowd roared its approval.
"No talk, Emma. We all know you're good at that," she said. With that, she shoved Emma to the ground. Everyone cheered as she got on top of her and raised her fist. Emma stared up at Lori with a frightened expression.
It all happened in a flash. Lori couldn't punch Emma. She looked down on her, so scared, and remembered: the heavy man on top of her, punching her in the face as he pulled her pants down. "No!" she'd screamed. Punch.
Craig suddenly appeared, and grabbed Lori from behind, pulling her off Emma. Lori was sobbing by now, and Emma sat up, in shock.
"Everyone, get the fuck outta here!" Craig yelled. "Show's over!"
Lori sobbed as her foster brother hugged her. "Craig, what've I done?"
"You didn't hit her, Lor. That's all that matters. You didn't hit her."
"When she looked at me, so scared, I remembered..." she couldn't go on. She sobbed out, "I hate my mother."
That night, Lori was very upset. She couldn't eat, she stayed in her room. What would everyone at school say when they found out how she freaked out?
The next day, Emma went up to Lori cautiously. "Lori?"
Lori, who'd been at her locker, turned to face her. "Oh, Emma, I'm so-"
Emma put up her hand to stop her. "It's okay. I forgive you. I just hope...you'll forgive me."
Lori nodded. "It was just...I was upset about some other stuff."
"I know." And Emma walked away.
As Lori watched Emma walk away, she spotted her foster brother standing at the end of the hall. She gave him a small wave, which he returned. She turned back to her locker and sighed.
If she could keep her cool, she knew that everything would be okay, after all.
The End.
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Whenever Lori saw Emma and Sean together at school, she tried to smile and wave. But she was filling with rage.
She tried to pretend like everything was cool. She hung out with her friends, even flirted with some older guys. But she would see them together, and want to explode.
Everything came to a head one afternoon, when Emma was hurrying to meet Liberty about the Grapevine. She rounded a corner...and ran right into Lori.
"Watch it!" Lori yelled as her books flew out of her hand. Emma's did, too.
"Sorry, sorry," Emma said quickly, trying to help pick up the books. She was off again, but Lori grabbed her arm.
"You have my math book," she said, her face flushed with anger. "Who do you think you are, always stealing what's mine?" Emma didn't catch the true meaning of the comment: she rolled her eyes and handed the book back.
"Sorry, thought it was mine."
"Right, just like you thought Sean was yours, right?"
Emma, who'd turned away again, turned back around. "What does Sean have to do with anything?"
"He has to do with everything," Lori said, her blood boiling as she spoke. "You stole him from me, right under my nose."
"I thought you were-"
"I'm so not okay with it," Lori informed her. "And I think I need to do something to make you pay. How about we step outside, Nelson? Come on, are you scared?"
"Fighting is so dumb," Emma said, rolling her eyes and turning away again. Lori dashed over and cut her off.
"Don't call me dumb, bitch," Lori said with a snear. "I'm gonna kick your ass...now!" Lori grabbed Emma by the arm and dragged her to the alley beside the school. Everyone stopped to watch as Emma strugged, but the other girl was too strong.
"Fight, fight!" they chanted. Lori pushed Emma away when they reached the alley. "Come on, Emma," she said, dropping her books. "Everyone thinks you're not half the woman I am. Try to prove them wrong. Fight for you man."
"Come on, Lori, let's talk about this," Emma said desperately. Lori knocked her books out of her arms. The crowd roared its approval.
"No talk, Emma. We all know you're good at that," she said. With that, she shoved Emma to the ground. Everyone cheered as she got on top of her and raised her fist. Emma stared up at Lori with a frightened expression.
It all happened in a flash. Lori couldn't punch Emma. She looked down on her, so scared, and remembered: the heavy man on top of her, punching her in the face as he pulled her pants down. "No!" she'd screamed. Punch.
Craig suddenly appeared, and grabbed Lori from behind, pulling her off Emma. Lori was sobbing by now, and Emma sat up, in shock.
"Everyone, get the fuck outta here!" Craig yelled. "Show's over!"
Lori sobbed as her foster brother hugged her. "Craig, what've I done?"
"You didn't hit her, Lor. That's all that matters. You didn't hit her."
"When she looked at me, so scared, I remembered..." she couldn't go on. She sobbed out, "I hate my mother."
That night, Lori was very upset. She couldn't eat, she stayed in her room. What would everyone at school say when they found out how she freaked out?
The next day, Emma went up to Lori cautiously. "Lori?"
Lori, who'd been at her locker, turned to face her. "Oh, Emma, I'm so-"
Emma put up her hand to stop her. "It's okay. I forgive you. I just hope...you'll forgive me."
Lori nodded. "It was just...I was upset about some other stuff."
"I know." And Emma walked away.
As Lori watched Emma walk away, she spotted her foster brother standing at the end of the hall. She gave him a small wave, which he returned. She turned back to her locker and sighed.
If she could keep her cool, she knew that everything would be okay, after all.
The End.
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