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know I’m lying, but I was arrested
anyway and I got stuck with two hundred hours of community service. How was
your weekend?” I folded my arms in front of me and smirked at Brandon.
    “Look, we’re sorry you got in trouble, but we told you
to come with us,” Chris said, leaning against the railing.
    I stared at each one of them. “There was a family in
that house. If I hadn’t gotten there when I did and pounded on the door, Nate
wouldn’t have heard me and saved them. The paramedics said they would have been
dead before the ambulance got there. You guys can’t be that heartless not to
care.”
    “We’re sorry about what happened. But if you had come,
they wouldn’t be looking at us. My dad could cut me off,” Brandon said with
some anger and resentment showing on his face. Where was the nice guy I thought
I saw in him the other night? All it took to change him into a carbon copy of
Shane was the threat to take his money away. This realization made me relieved
I had never given in to his advances.
    “You make me sick,” I said, starting to leave.
    Shane grabbed my arm roughly as I walked by. “Megan,
if you make it hard for us, we’ll make it hard for you.”
    Chris and Brandon came over and stood next to Shane.
    “Is that a threat?” I asked, my voice a little more
shrill than I had intended.
    They smiled, enjoying the fear in my voice. “No, it’s
a promise,” Chris said with his arms folded in front of him.
    “You’re going to let her go. If you don’t, I will break your arm,” I heard Nate’s voice coming from behind me. I turned and
immediately saw that he meant what he said. His eyes were wild, his jaw set in
a hard line. He looked dangerous. Brandon shoved me behind them. They stood
like a wall in front of me, facing Nate. I was so close to them, the smell of
all their colognes wafted around me. But blended into one, it was a little on
the strong side. I peeked in between their shoulders and saw that Nate didn’t
back down from these three linebackers, he only looked more determined. He clenched
his fists at his sides as if he was preparing to fight.
    “I’m sorry, this doesn’t concern you. I’m just trying
to have a conversation with my girlfriend,” Brandon explained, marking his
territory. What was next? Was he going to pee on me?
    Nate laughed darkly. “We all know she’s not your
girlfriend. Now move aside and let her go.” His voice was deep and commanding.
    I squeezed through Brandon and Shane, but before I
could walk away Shane gripped my arm again. “We’re not through with you yet.”
    I glanced down at his hand, about to tell him off.,
but was suddenly at the end of the hall. Nate had pulled me out of Shane’s grip
and I was now standing behind him.
    “Leave her alone,” Nate growled to the trio. They
gaped at us, wondering, like I was, how I got to where I was so fast. Nate took
me by my arm and led me to class.
    “I’ll pick you up when class is over. It doesn’t
appear that they’re going to give up.”
    “What am I supposed to do? If I tell, it might get
worse.”
    His eyebrows creased into a worried expression. “I
don’t know. I’ll think about it. But wait for me. I’m going to walk you to
classes and it looks like we’ll be eating together after all.”
    “So much for your no socializing rule.”
    For the second time today, I saw a genuine smile.
“You’re going to ruin my reputation,” he said softly. My heart raced as I
watched him disappear into the crowded hallway and I felt myself smile,
butterflies dancing in my stomach. Oh no . I recognized these symptoms. I
had feelings for Nate Green. And I’d probably had them for years.
    Science class went by in a blur; I didn’t even know
what we discussed. All I kept thinking about was Nate walking me to my next
class.
    Near the end of the hour I received a text from Mandy. Are
you coming to cheerleading practice?
    I texted her back. I quit .
    She sent me another one. What? Why??
    To hopefully