Two Different Worlds

55: She

September 28

Dear Mr. Popular Nerd,

Your ex told me to stay away from you. Then she slapped me again.

I prepared myself to walk away, until I saw you out of the corner of my eye.

I saw you looking out for me. You were prepared to fight for me.

Then I decided that I wouldn't be treated like dirt anymore.

I pushed her so hard she slammed into the lockers on the other side of the hall. I strode over and gripped her shirt in both of my hands, and I lifted her off the ground.

"Don't you ever, ever hit me or talk to me like that again," I growled. "Or next time, I won't be so forgiving."

I let her down, and turned my back on her.

That was a mistake.