𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓, 𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧

nine.

      PEYTON placed her elbows on her knees to rest her face in her hands. The hustle in the gymnasium was boring her. People were talking loudly and pushing each other and she was in a bad mood ever since what happened with PJ. Hazel was sitting next to her, nervously tapping her foot on the floor.

       Jeff, Tim and Allan ran in the center of the room and Jeff yelled on the mic. "Everybody, even the fucking losers, make some noise!"

      The cheers crowded and Peyton grimaced in disgust.

      "Okay, so we're gonna do the pep rally. First up, cheerleaders."

      The girls went to wave at the crowd before the boys took back their places. "Thank you all for joining today, folks! There's been some exciting stuff happening at Rockbridge Falls recently." Tim took the mic. "How many of you know about that little girl fight club that could? Well, we do have a surprise for you."

      The blonde girl frowned. What did they do?

      "We're gonna bring— Where is she?" Tim looked at the crowd. "Hazel." he smiled when he saw her. "One of the founding members. To show us everything the club's taught her in a fun little challenge."

      Hazel stood up and Peyton looked at her. "What are you doing?"

      The brunette gave her a soft smile. "It's okay."

      She went down the stairs as the crowd cheered and joined the boys.

      "Hazel will be fighting Tucker, the school's number one boxer."

     The cheerleaders pulled down the curtain in the middle of the gymnasium to reveal a cage from which the boy emerged. He was twice Hazel's height and weight.

      "Wait, I thought I was gonna be fighting PJ?" Hazel seemed scared.

     "I know what you're thinking, but don't be alarmed. Girls can do anything guys can do, right?" Allan ignored her as he talked into the mic.

     "Kick his ass!" Sylvie yelled.

     "Ready? Go!" Tim exclaimed.

      Tucker charged towards Hazel and Peyton's heart seemed to stop as she watched. Hazel avoided him and tripped him, causing the boy to fall heavily to the ground. The brunette grinned as she took a few steps back, herself surprised by what she had just done. Tucker got up and charged at her again. This time he struck violently and she did not avoid the blow. Hazel flew off, and slid along the ground for several meters. Peyton put her hands over her mouth as she looked up into the sky, silently begging for it to stop.

     Hazel coughed as she catched back her breathing and she stood up. She suddenly yelled and ran towards Tucker, before punching him violently in the face. He tried to do the same but she avoided the blow by jumping back. She kicked him in the chest and the boy took a few steps back. She punched him multiple times in the stomach but he put a hand on her head to push her aside and she punched a few times the air before raising her leg to kick him in the arm. She agressively jumped on his back, pulling his hair and putting her fingers in his eyes.

      The boy spinned and yelled, trying to get her off him. He finally managed to throw her to the ground and she crashed on the floor with a scream. Everyone in the gymnasium gasped. Peyton got up and ran down the stairs to rush to Hazel's side. She grabbed her head and put it on her knees as she stared at her face to examine her wounds.

      "I know what you're thinking." Tim said. "You may be wondering how a girl under the training of two Juvie convicted killers can't even stand up for herself against a regular old guy. Well, truth is... they didn't go to Juvie. No. There's no records of them there. And according to Hazel, they never fought anyone at all. And you know what else? They didn't start the club to empower women. They did it to fuck cheerleaders."

      People gasped and looked at the two girls. Peyton turned to look at the crowd who was still acting shocked. Tucker took advantage of the fact that she was no longer glued to Hazel to deliver a violent kick to her head. The brunette slipped on the floor while everyone in the room panted in shock. Peyton jumped up and pushed the boy violently.

      "What the fuck is wrong with you?" she screamed. She kicked him hard in the knee and it snapped, knocking the boy to the ground. She leaned towards him and grabbed his hair to talk to him. "Touch her one more time, and I'll break you the other knee."

     She let go of him and rushed back to Hazel. The other girls from the club rushed to surround her to pick her up and Isabel pushed herself to let Peyton take her place. She slipped Hazel's arm around her neck and grabbed her by the waist. Brittany helped her carry her and with the help of the other girls, they took Hazel to the nurse. She was going to need it.

— IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! i'm 19, i'm happy (almost) and i love yall! thanks for everything <3