Ooh, Chloe. What did you do?
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Chloe stumbled backwards as Adrien shoved her away with all the strength he had. Lila and Sabrina caught her, but she was fuming. So was Adrien.
" Chloe, are you crazy!? "
" Oh, Adrikins, I'm just saving you from those lowlifes. You can't hang around with them. What would your father say?"
Adrien froze. He was suddenly aware of the crowd around them, of the tan, wooden floor beneath his feet, of the stark cool evening air.
" My dad is gone." He snarled, trying to keep himself from jumping of Chloe and beating the hell out of her.
" Oh no. It seems that I've touched a nerve. How terrible." She feigned sorrow. Lila and Sabrina walked toward him.
Too late, he realized that he was surrounded. There was no escape from these hyenas.
Chloe stepped toward him, getting up in his face. "You join me and we can rule the school. You will experience happiness like you've never before. Or… you side with those lowlifes.. " She threw a glance at Mari, Alya, and Nino's retreating backs " And I won't make life miserable just for you, but for them too. "
Adrien's mind whirred. Stand up to the bully and make life terrible for them, or give in to Chloe and let them believe that he really was a liar.
He hung his head. " You win. "
Chloe jumped for joy, and smiled at Adrien. " You won't regret this, I promise. "
Chloe and her goons walked off together, chattering quietly.
Adrien managed to drag his feet to where his chauffeur was waiting. As he climbed in, Gorilla saw his disappointed expression and kept silent on the drive home. ( although since when has he been talkative? )
He hated his life.