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___ "I just have to remember what Jane Eyre said: "Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs"," Anne told Marigold as they made their way to the school.
"Now remember what I say, "Don't care, where's the food?"," Marigold said. Suddenly, Billy popped in from behind a tree.
"Anne of Green Gables. You and me... we're gonna talk," He said, focusing on the redhead, "You said some pretty nasty stuff about my sister."
"Who's your sister?"
"Prissy Andrews, dummy."
"I'm sure I didn't mean to be nasty."
"Is that why she was crying all night? My parents say that's slander. You wanna get slandered?"
"Sorry, I truly meant no harm."
"I'm gonna teach you a lesson, Fido. You're a bad dog. Bad little dog!"
"You touch her, I kill you," Mary jumped in.
"Stay out of it, slut."
"Stay away from my sister, you bastard." Billy grabbed her arm roughly and yanked her into his chest.
"Maybe I will," He said with a small smile, "If you give me the Gilbert Blythe treatment."
"I've never done anything and you know it."
"I don't think I do. Maybe you should prove it," he said as he put his hand on her shoulder and slowly dragged down the fabric of her dress. Before anything could happen, a voice was heard that caused Billy to pull away.
"Hey, Billy! How's it going?" A smile crept onto the blond's face.
"Hey, Gilbert," Billy greeted, taking a step back, away from Marigold.
"Man, it's... it's, um, it's good to be back."
"Uh... yeah... yeah, welcome back."
"Yeah, it's good to see you, buddy."So you guys playing a game or something? Right? Looks fun, but we should probably get to school, eh? Hate to be tardy. Mr. Phillips sure gets his dander up about that."
"Yeah. I was just about to get going. See ya there," Billy walked away. As soon as he was out of sight, Gilbert turned back to the girls and was immediately tackled into a hug that sent them both to the ground.
