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The next morning, Scott entered the school and walked down the hall slowly. Without a word, he approached his locker.
"Mornin', Scott," Juliette chirped. He didn't answer. "Scott, are you okay?" Juliette asked in concern.
"Yeah," Scott answered softly.
"Oye, you don't look too good, Meat," Auggie noted worriedly. At this, Shelby turned around. Her eyes widened at Scott's defeated stance. What had happened last night? Had Cecilia gotten to him again?
"I'm---fine," Scott said.
"Come on you guys. Lay off. Jocko obviously doesn't want to talk," Daisy stated.
"Yeah. Let's get to class," Ezra agreed. With that, the others grabbed their things and went on their way.
"Shelby, you comin'?" David asked.
"In a minute," Shelby responded. Once they were out of earshot, she turned to Scott.
"What happened?" she asked softly.
"Nothing," he answered.
"Scott, it's just us," she assured.
"She was waiting," he said hoarsely.
"She was already in your room?" Shelby queried. Scott nodded.
"She said---she said she had been so frightened. Needed to be comforted. I told her to get out. But she didn't. She just---" he broke off with a moan.
"Have you told your parents?" Shelby asked.
"No! I can't tell! Not ever!" Scott softly exclaimed. Before Shelby could reply, the bell rang.
"That's the bell. Come on," she said. She started out, but Scott didn't follow. She turned around.
"Scott, come on! If you're late, you can't turn in your report!" she reminded him.
"I don't know if I even care anymore," Scott admitted.
"Hey, don't talk like that," Shelby said softly. She walked up to him and took his hand. "It'll be okay," she assured.
"Will it? She was---she was pretty bad last night," Scott said.
"Come on. Don't even think about it," Shelby encouraged. With that, she pulled him into class, where they handed in their papers. Then, they sat down. Scott slumped in his seat. He didn't know what to do. It was just getting worse now. She had---she had been rougher. Said it was his punishment for making her wait. He had figured she would've been asleep by the time he had gotten home, seeing how it had been so late. Shelby reached over and put a comforting hand on his wrist. He gave her a soft, sad smile. Shelby looked at him worriedly.