Sepsis Love <3

Chapter 5

"So how was working on the project with Dillon?" Josi asks the next day at school while we walk down the packed hall.
"WHAT!" I practically yell, drawing me a few sideway glances.
"Working on the project with Dillon?" She asks again.
"It... it was, it was fine. Why?" I say, scratching the back of my neck nervously.
"No reason, why are you acting so sus?" Josi comments. She suddenly gasps, "Oh my god, you slept with him!"
My cheeks blush with pink. Josi smacks me excitedly in the arm, "Oh my god you did! Didn't you!?!"
"No I didn't, I mean I almost did but-"
"Does that make you a slut?"
"No! I'm not a slut," I say, defending myself. "He's just soo..."
"Woah, You've been hear a day and you've almost done the horizontal tango with the baddest boy in town. Are you a virgin?"
I take in a shocked breath. "I'm not going to say whether or not I'm a virgin, that's very... personal."
"Whatever," she rolls her eyes, "don't tell me but my gut says that you are," Josi points.
"I'm not-" I don't finish my sentence because I don't expect it. Clarisse, appearing out of nowhere shoves me, and I tumble to the floor, my books spewing across the floor. She begins kicking me repeatedly, "I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM YOU BITCH!!!!!!!"
I curl into a ball taking the blows, her boots sinking into my stomach, almost making me puke. A crowd forms around us, egging Clarisse on. "Pleasee," I whimper, begging Clarisse to stop. She ignores me, and lands blows in my nose and chin. Blood gushes to the floor. It all comes back. I get flashbacks of my dad and how he used to throw me down a flight of stares. I scrunch my eyes in pain and fear. The blows suddenly halt and I will my orbs to open. Melanie, appearing out of thin air, shoves Clarisse off of me and punches her in the face. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!" she yells at her loudly and lands another blow in her face. Clarisse pushes Melanie away from her. My orbs downcast to the floor.

"FUCK OFF MELANIE! I'M TEACHING HER A LESSON!!"
"YOU FUCK OFF!! GET AWAY FROM HER!!!"
I hear Melanie shout, although everything sounds like it's underwater. I glance up lightly. "I'm not going to ask again," she growls in Clarisse's face.

Clarisse scoffs and pulls her boot back. My vision tinged in red, I watch her toss her hair over her shoulder and pushes angrily through the crowd of students. Someone, I see now to be Josi, tries to lift me up but I wince in pain. "Come on," she coos softly.

***
I survey myself in the mirror, a black eye, a split chin, busted lip and a bleeding nose. I lift my shirt up to see bruises littering my torso and stomach. Josi helps wipe the blood from my cheek with a soggy paper towel.

"Thanks J..." I sigh, holding back tears welling in my orbs. Melanie touches my arm in comfort.

"It's ok y/n," Melanie reassured me.

"I just can't believe... believe that she would do something like that," I sniffle, "I honestly thought she was all bark and no bite you know?"

"Clarisse, she used to be better, but ever since her mum died of cancer she's gotten worse, though it doesn't give her an excuse to be a bitch..." Josi explains, her statement trailing off.

Melanie suddenly turns to Josi her glare angry, "What were you doing letting Clarisse pummel her? Why didn't you help her?" Josi rolls her eyes, "Puh-lease! Help her? What, so I can and get a black eye in the process too? I don't think so! Sorry y/n we're close but not that close." A small smile plays on my lips and I bite back a giggle from escaping, she's got a point there.

A/N
OMG WHAT THE HELL CLARISSE!!!!!!!!!