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I jump, frightened as I look at Tia’s coach. She laughs. "Don't worry, I'm not here to get you in trouble."
I watch her for a moment, trying to decide if she’s really here to help Tia. Deciding that she is, I sigh. "The guys were making fun of me since I actually came, so Tia, she um, she distracted them."
"Why were they making fun of you?"
My lower lip trembles. I’m not jealous of Tia. God no. She’s amazing and she loves me as I love her. But everyone knows I’m overshadowed by her because of her beauty. "Well um, I'm not exactly a Tia now am I?"
I didn’t expect Coach to pull me into her arms and hug me, but she does. “It’s alright, one day you are going to look back at this and flip all these bastards off. No one here deserves you.”
"Where the fuck is she?" The voice booms over the music and everyone freezes. I tense up, knowing that voice belongs to one angry man. Coach turns us and shields me. Why would she do that? She steps back and I notice her raise her eyebrow.
"My step-uncle-in-law," I whisper.
"Jasmine!"
Tia turns toward us, almost falling from the table as she hears Chris bellow and gets down from and walks toward us.
She comes up and while she’s kind of out of it, she stands there, looking ready to go to blows with Chris. It makes me happy to know she cares so much.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" He looks like an animal. His nostrils are flared, eyes blazing with anger, and he’s looking directly at me.
Blanching, I step behind Tia. I’m not normally a coward, but right now, I’m too scared of Chris and how he’s going to punish me.
"Dean, I think the best course of action would be to get these two out of here and then you can yell at them."
"Coach Landrey, why are..." He stops speaking and looks over her shoulder at Tia. "Ah, one of your players is here. Got it. Yes, let's get the hell out of this place."
"Yup, let's get these girls out of here."
The basketball team literally screams at us. "Hey, we were being entertained."
Chris looks like he's about to explode, and Coach stands in front of all of us. "I think we have had enough fun for one night. I don't think I need to go tell your coach what you might have been doing, now do I?"
The guys look at each other and hold their hands up, backing away. "You got it, Coach."
Coach nods toward the guys and speaks in this weird tone of voice. I wonder if Tia is going to be in trouble too now. "Excellent. Have a good night, boys."
"I cannot believe you went to a party, Jasmine." I shrivel under his glare. His hand encircles my arm and I gulp. Yeah, I’m in a lot of trouble.
"Dean, do you have Jasmine? I'm going to take Tia home."
He turns to Coach, and I’m grateful for it. His stare is intense. Too intense for me right now. "Yes. Good night, Coach Landrey."
"Good night."
We leave them at a fast pace, and I cry out as I stumble. Chris doesn’t even stop as he turns around, picks me up into his arms and forces his way out of the Kappa house. His hand that’s on my face pushes me until I’m laying my head down on his shoulder.
“Of all the irresponsible shitty ass places for you to go, you go to a frat party. For fuck’s sake, Jasmine, you could have been raped tonight. I can see I’m not going to be able to leave you alone.”
He marches us all the way to the dorm room and my head starts to feel a bit funny. It has to be the angle in which he has me over his shoulder. “Are you going to tell my mom?”
“No. I’m going to make you understand the dangers and tonight, you are going to pack an overnight bag. In the morning, we will come back for the rest of your shit.”
“I don’t want to leave the dorm.” Something tells me I’m not ready to be within his presence twenty-four-seven. My heart beats wildly as he takes the stairs two at a time, bouncing me in his grasp.
“Really don’t care what you want little girl. I’m going to do what’s right for you, whether you like it or not.”
As we get to my room, he sets me down on my feet, and I wobble. “Did you drink tonight?”
