❝ i won't let this
pull me overboard. ❞
･.｡.:*･ nearly a year had passed and it was
nothing but hell through and through. and
even after all of that, it was still hell and there
seemed to be no way out and no way to keep
her...
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╒══════════════════╕ Chapter Fifteen Five More Minutes ╘══════════════════╛
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, TORI WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE END. When it was time for everyone to leave, the first person she looked for was Marissa. When she saw her standing by her locker, she walked up to her and tapped her shoulder. When Marissa looked at her, Tori tried to smile but it didn't feel genuine.
"Hey," she said while fidgeting with her bag.
"How are you feeling?" Marissa asked and Tori shrugged her shoulders.
"I've been better. I'm sorry I've been avoiding you and the others lately," she said and the brunette shook her head as she wrapped her arms around Tori's frame.
"Don't worry about it. You needed space and I totally get that," she said and Tori sighed as she pulled away.
"I talked to Noah about it earlier. He's a great guy," she replied as they started walking to the exit.
Talking to Noah really did help Tori feel better after what happened but she still wanted to talk to her friends and apologize for ignoring them. Fortunately, Marissa was understanding but she still had to talk to Toni and Fangs.
"I just want you to know that if you still need space, that's perfectly okay," Marissa said and Tori nodded.
"Thanks," she replied. "I should find Sweet Pea and the others."
"I guess I'll see you around?"
"Yeah."
Tori looked around and saw Sweet Pea sitting on the bleachers with Fangs and Toni. When they saw her, Toni smiled as she jumped down and pulled Tori into another hug and she laughed awkwardly when they separated. "That's one way to say hello," she said.
"How's your hand?" Fangs asked and Tori shrugged her shoulders.
"Probably better than Eden's face," she replied.
"She still managed to get a good hit in," Fangs chuckled as he pointed at the very noticeable bruise under her eye. "But I still think you did more damage to her than she did to you."
"Look, I'm sorry if I worried you guys yesterday and earlier today," Tori said as she sat down beside Toni.
"No worries," Toni said and Tori sighed quietly as she ran her teeth across the inside skin of her bottom lip.
