The Bully’s Regret

life into a nightmare-all because of somet

d to kneel and apologize, and had

g but disdain as he sneered, "You're nothi

t the hundreds of letters that had given him

jecting himself to every torment he'd once

h tray on me, taking a step back to re

a erupted in

d silent. I clenched my jaw and forced the food on my tray into

still eating like nothing happened

w I wasn't reacting the way she want

grabbed my tray and fl

tomped down hard on the back of my hand with her shoe. "Eat

rate force, and when she finally saw the pain c

enough,

rned toward the door. Even Cathryn obe

gure illuminated by the light behind him.

n't here t

n Cathryn's shoes. He frowned. "Next time, don't do it

sticking out her tongue b

gaze cut to me. It wasn't a look of concern. It was the

want to suffer less," he paused, then

cafeteria floor, my fi

d commanding-was the mastermind behind all t

d with a sing

hryn and me in the same frame and

le said I was prettier than Cathryn and suggested she d

ring personality, was furious when she saw the c

ans family adored Cathryn for her clever and charmin

for help. And Kellan, ever the p

omment from him, the entir

nd cockroaches littered my desk drawers. I was locked in ba

I could hear whis

preading vile rumors, and Kellan let her plaster f

ooded with malicious messages asking

rs. I wrote complaint letters.

too powerful for me

wn the obscene flyers covering our wa

with their struggles; I could

clutching the crumpled flye

ed by clouds, casting a glo

teacher allowed us to p

h me, so I retreated to a co

literature notes and qui

uld hold on and get into a good univer

w notes when a volleyball suddenl

Cathryn and her clique appro

t nerd is so dedicated!" Cathryn sneer

point of working so

ny money in the future. Might as well skip to th

sing the pages to the ground,

o know how much our little

ughter erupt

think you're so alluring, huh? Must've inherited those skill

ged at her, grabbing her hair

around her neck, and Ca

ng, but I would not allow

e, too shocked

gasping for air. For a moment, I thought, "Even

n't get t