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“Like I can do anything,” I answered her.
“You’ve got more chance than anyone else,” Mason said and I jumped slightly guiltily.
“He doesn’t listen to me.”
“You guys are friends. He listens to you.”
“Okay, okay,” I muttered and got up, knowing they’d keep pushing and then that would make it weird. “I’m on it.”
I strode over to Roman, yelling at him. It was surely only a matter of minutes before a teacher was going to notice the fight and pull it apart; they might not pay enough attention to the oval to tell him off for smoking, but a fight wasn’t going to get past anyone. Plus, Roman was due for a suspension this time, so the not getting noticed at all thing was a whole lot better.
“Roman!” I snapped.
Which, turned out to be a bad plan. He turned to me as I said his name again and Grant cracked him in the side of the head. Roman shot me a glare and swung back at Grant with gusto.
“Seriously, dude. You cannot afford–”
“Afford what, Piper?” Mr Dunbridge asked from behind me and I grimaced.Of course it had to be Mr Dunbridge.
“Exactly what he deserves?” I answered, turning to him with an awkward smile.
Mr Dunbridge nodded. “Gentlemen. Can we get some control over ourselves, please?”
Grant and Roman stopped and turned. Roman’s eyebrow was split and blood trickled down the side of his face. He breathed heavily and his expression was like thunder.
I was actually surprised to see him in a fight at school. He got in a lot of fights outside of school, everyone knew that, I’d seen the evidence plenty. But, I guess it just seemed like all the guys at school knew better than to start a fight with him – not counting Rio. Obviously either Grant didn’t know better, or something had gone down.
“Is there a reason for this?” Mr Dunbridge asked.
Roman glared in stony silence while Grant shook his head.
Mr Dunbridge sighed. “All right then. Piper, why don’t you go back to your friends. There’s no need for you to be caught up in this unnecessarily.”
Grant scoffed. “Back to Carter, more like.”
Roman span, grabbed him by the front of his clothes and shoved his fist in his face. “You don’t fucking talk about her!”
I’d stepped forward and had my hand on Roman’s arm before I could think about it. “Lombardi, stop acting like a tool,” I said, only loud enough for him and Grant to hear me.
Grant looked at me in humoured surprise, but neither of them moved.
“For God’s sake,” I muttered as I grabbed the piercing in the top of Roman’s ear and pulled.
He had no choice but to swing his head after my hand or more carnage would ensue. I pulled him around to face me and his face was even darker.
“You right, Barlow?”
“You right, Lombardi?”
“Fucking pussy,” Grant whispered.
Roman turned again and I dropped my hand from his ear before grabbing his arm. I wanted to try to keep some control over him but I wasn’t going to rip out his piercing for it.
“Gentlemen!” Mr Dunbridge called. “It is perhaps not a good idea to have either of you in the same proximity. Piper, please take Roman to the nurse and keep him there until I’ve dealt with Grant.”
“Of course, sir.” I tightened my grip on Roman’s arm and pulled him after me.
“Will you slow the fuck down, Barlow?” he whined.
