"I don't think this is such a good idea anymore" Abby said.
"What happened to not letting Mike control your life?" Bradin questioned.
"I know, it's just...." Abby started to say, but then she stopped.
"You're scared" Bradin finished for her.
Abby nodded.
"It's okay to be scared, but I promise you that I won't let anyone hurt you" Bradin said.
"You know what the wierd thing is" Abby said.
"What?" Bradin questioned.
"I trust you" Abby smiled.
"Then come on" Bradin said as he took her hand and lead her into the school.
"What class do you have first?" Bradin asked.
"English" Abby replied "You?" she questioned.
"Math" Bradin replied "How about I meet you at your locker at lunch" he suggested.
"Okay" Abby replied.
"I'll see you later then" Bradin said.
"Definately" Abby replied.
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"What do you think you're doing with my girlfriend?!" Mike scoffed as he grabbed Bradin's arm in the hallway.
"She's not your girlfriend" Bradin replied.
"She's still mine" Mike said.
"She was never yours" Bradin spat.
"I'll save you the trouble of dating her. She doesn't put out" Mike said.
"Shut your mouth" Bradin cried.
"You think she's going to sleep with you?" Mike questioned.
"Like you forced..." Bradin started to say, but he didn't get the chance to finish because Mike punched him in the face.
Bradin touched the blood on his lip and glared at Mike. Then he fought back.
Bradin and Mike were wrestling around on the ground when Abby walked out of her class. She pushed through the crowd of people that were watching the fight.
"Stop it!" Abby screamed.
Finally they stopped fighting and Mike left with a gang of his friends. Bradin was left leaning against the wall, his face was all bloody.
"Are you okay?" Abby asked.
"Yea, I'm fine" Bradin replied.
"You don't look fine" Abby scoffed as she touched once of the cuts on his forehead.
"We should get out of here before the principal comes" Bradin said as he took Abby's hand.
They drove to Abby's house and Abby helped Bradin to clean himself up.
"What were you thinking?" Abby asked as she held an ice pack to the side of his head.
"He started it" Bradin replied.
"I don't doubt he did, but you should have just walked away" Abby said.
"You and I both know that I couldn't just walk away" Bradin replied.
"I just don't want you to get hurt" Abby sighed.
"I know" Bradin replied.
Bradin winced when Abby touched his swollen fist.
"Look what you've done to yourself" Abby sighed and shook her head.
She brought Bradin's fist up to her lips and blew on it.
"That feels nice" Bradin said.
Abby smiled at him.
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"Bradin what did you do to yourself?" Jay asked.
Bradin was trying to sneak in the back door, go straight to his room and hopefully the swelling would go down a bit before he saw anyone in the morning, but Jay was just coming out of his room and they ran straight into eachother.
"Nothing" Bradin replied, as he turned away and tried to hide his face.
"You get into a fight?" Jay asked as he grabbed Bradin's chin and turned his face towards him.
"It's nothing" Bradin replied.
"You look pretty beat up" Jay said.
"I'll be fine" Bradin replied.
"Let me guess, this is nothing. I should see the other guy" Jay laughed.
"Yea" Bradin smiled for the first time.
"So are you gonna tell me what happened?" Jay asked.
"It's..." Bradin started, but then trailed off.
"Over a girl" Jay finished for him.
"Isn't it always?" Bradin replied.
"You know it" Jay replied.
"How am I going to hide this from aunt Ava?" Bradin questioned.
"I'll let you in on a little secret, it may sound sissy, but just put some cucomber over your eyes and it'll take to swelling right down" Jay replied.
"Thanks" Bradin said.
"No problem" Jay replied.
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How long do you think Mike should torment Bradin for before he gives up?
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