ickle of blood slide down my forehead. Sharp pain radiated

t, gently soothing her as if not

make sure none of you gets away with it!" he barked, his fie

erve," Kellan said cold

ngle others? Maybe I should mak

s mouth, a few people grabbe

fore me, and the people holding

nded to do. A chill of terror coursed through

they crippled my hands, my

e, I dropped my p

"I shouldn't have hurt Cathryn. Punish me however y

wasn't even a flicker of sympathy in Kellan's ex

Kellan gave the signal. The nail

and my knees buckled. I collapsed onto the

and triumphant. She clung to Ke

she cooed. "That wretched girl always ruins

ir affectionately and

everything for you," he said gently. Then his vo

wled on the floor, blood dr

our left hand. But if you upset Cathryn a

nd his entourage left, their laug

ance as I lay crumpled on th

a school staff member happened upon me a

n a hospital bed, my fingers

me a sympathetic look before h

oo deep, and with timely treatme

ng the medication, and slowly

h fell over the students before they retu

d pulled out the homewor

e graffiti scrawled by others. Forcing myself to ignore t

end to this misery. But then I realized that if I died, the people tormenting me would wal

they get aw

of homework. I told myself I could survive this. If I could make it thr

eading home, but I stayed behind to finish some extra work. Only

when I froze. Cathryn and Kellan were standing at t

's torment was ov

e as she hurled a wallet at me,

t!" she

e of my photos inside. I recognized the wallet i

, talented, and admired by many girls. Among

shot as she kicked me to the ground. "You mu

my abdomen aching. I knew any attempt

you instead?" Cathryn demanded, fury flashing in her eyes. She s

s is everything? Let's see how you

stung with reflexive tears. To Cathryn, though, my pained ap

you, you tramp?" she spat. "Don't tell

and slapped me har

eam about it. Kellan already has someone he likes, s

ng her violence unfold. When he heard her

a disgust

Aimee saved me with hundreds of letters. Her nam

erence lighting his features. It was clear that to h

ed, "is the best p

left me

pen name...