CALMING THE BEAST INSIDE

fight club

          CHAPTER THREE

    At lunch time I was sitting at my usual table in the dark corner of the room & trying to stay invisable from the eyes of the popular kids when others decided to join me.

  Grog grinned at the look on my face while Harley just continued to look indifferent to everything & everyone around her "Kat don't look so worried we left the big bad wolf taking care of buisness while we come to have lunch with you."

  Curling my trembling hands into my lap under the table I gave him a confused look "why?" He chuckled & pulled his chair closer "well duh, you're our friend dummy & we always like to have lunch with our friends especially new ones."

  Harley sat back & flicked her eyes around the room while addressing me "so Kat what have you got planned for tonight?" I watched her with a frown gathered between my brows "um going to the library, why are you asking?"

   Her eyes swung back to me & she gave me a sarcastic smile "so we have become friends with a book worm have we?" I shrugged which she just nodded to "anyways as exciting as your evening sounds I think we can show you an even better evening so meet us at the front doors after school."

  Biting my lip I glanced between them, as scary as they were I found myself liking them & wanting to hang with them outside of school but what kind of evening would they have planned & would their even scarier friend be there? "um,um I'm not sure."

   Harley shared a look with Grog then Grog pulled his chair so that it was right next to mine then wrapped his arm around my shoulders "Kat we are offering you a good time, how can you turn that down in favour of some boring library filled with dusty old books?"

   Looking up at him shyly I found my gaze locked with his "um, I guess I can come with you guys for a little while but I have to be home by 10.30."

    Grog's grin could not get any bigger even Harley's hard gaze seemed to soften slightly "good just remember front door after last bell we will be waiting so don't be late" I nodded then they both stood up "we have some things to take care of for Ace so we will see you later."

   As they walked away I felt eyes drilling into me, looking across the cafeteria I thought I would find Shayla's hate filled gaze or one of her followers but it was none of them staring at me, standing just outside the cafeteria window Jace stood with his arms crossed glaring straight at me, I flinched away from the dark look in his eyes & dropped my gaze down to the table while wondering if I had made a terrible mistake agreeing to go with his friends tonight.

  As soon as the last bell sounded I was headed for the front doors & the 2 people I could see standing there waiting for me.

   Shayla stepped into my path "have fun with your new friends while you can freak because soon they will see you for the total pathetic little loser that you are then you & I will finish this little game we started.

   Shivers passed through me that had nothing to do with the cool Autumn air & everything to do with the look in the cheerleaders eyes, it was like looking into the very pits of hell & I knew that one day she was going to do more then just beat me because just like my stepfather she was pure evil with no ounce of compassion in her.

   She moved aside & I didn't hesitate as I rushed past her towards Grog & Harley , Harley was looking past me as I reached them with her face twisted in hatred "what did the slut want with you?" I knew exactly who she meant & I wanted to tell her about Shayla's threat but we had only just met & I had learned over the years not to trust anyone not even the ones trying to be your friends.