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“Excuse me.” I looked at Grace. “I need to get to my locker.”
“No. Your locker is by Bubba’s.” She smiled and crossed her arms over her chest.
“Well, it was until someone peed in it.” I pointed behind her.
“Ew, why would they put you near us?” Victoria stepped up beside Grace. “This is an animal free zone.”
“Oh, well, I didn’t know that since you four heifers were here.”
“Did she just insult us?” Mariah’s face scrunched up in confusion.
Rolling my eyes back in my head, I pushed through them and tried her combination, then popped the locker open.
“You think you’re hot shit, but your time is coming.” Victoriasneered in my ear.
I closed the door after I hung up my backpack and left the bitch brigade behind as I went to find Tara. Walking through the hall, I dodged the other students and headed for the commons. It was easier to walk through here and go up the other set of stairs than go up and wander around.
Looking around the faces, I saw Henry leaning against the wall by a bench and I felt the smile spread across my face. Veering off to the right, I walked over to where he stood with his friends.
“Hey, Henry.”
Ethan turned around and looked at me. “Are you lost, little girl?”
“No. I came over here to talk to Henry.” I tried to lean around him, but Dexter stood in the way.
“He’s not taking visitors at the moment.” Dexter winked at me.
“Henry?” I narrowed my eyes and pushed Dexter to the side. “What the fuck is going on?”
Wally came around and draped an arm over my shoulders. “See, we appreciate your help, but that’s where it ends, toots.”
“Did you just call me toots?”
“Yup. I did.”
I threw my elbow back into his gut, knocking the wind out of him, and then stepped away. “Henry. If you don’t want to talk to me. Tell me that. Stop hiding behind your friends.”
He stepped forward, and a cruel smile crept along his face. “I got what I needed, and now we’ll leave you alone.”
Victoria’s words mockingly floated through my head.
Your time is coming.
My heart fell to my feet, and I shook my head. “I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry. Nor would he see me run away. I strolled away with my head up and went to find my friends.
Edie, Elena, Vivi, and Tara were standing outside our first period Spanish class. As I walked over to join them, I saw Tara’s eyes narrow.
“What did that asshat do?”
I shook my head, and Edie stepped closer, hugging me. “I’m sorry, Miranda.”
We went inside the classroom and took our seats in the back of the room and when the bitch brigade walked in, Victoria smiled and flipped me off.
The bell rang and Senora Santos launched into the lesson when the PA crackled in the classroom.
“Mrs. Santos, we need Miranda in the office.”
