Chapter 42
Anyancedan.Shedared<b>not</b>speaktohim,
Lilynoddedandsaid,“Thank<b>you</b>.”
Anyasmiledsweetly.“You’rewee.”
Afterapause,shelookedan.Shewanted<b>to</b>remindLilytonotstaywithhim.Howevernhadbeentrailingbehindthem,soshecouldnot
Anyawenttogetfood.Onthewayback,somerippedherup.Shelostherfootingandlurchedforward,fallingtotheground.Foodwasstrewnalloverthefloor.
Lilywaslookingatherphonewithherheadbowed.Whensheheardthenoise,shelookedup,andhereyesnarrowed.
Tannoticedthmotionaswell.HewasabouttoflyintoaragewhenSeangrabbedhim.“Tan,that’spackDalton.It’sbetterifyoudon’tgo.”
TheFletcherfamilywasquiteformidableinLagerstick,butLagersfieldwasnothinparedtoBridgeport.
JackDaltonwasthesecondsonofBridgeport’sDaltonfamily.HewasatyrantinEmberCreekHighSchool
IanhadshedwithJackbefore.Withintwodays,theFletcherfamily’panyranintoproblems,andthevalueoftheirstockplummeted.EveryoneknewitwasJack’sdoingUnfortunately,therewasnothingtheFletcherscoulddo.
Janwasevenreprimandedbyhisfamilymembers.Hewastoldnottooffendjack
Pressinghislipstogethernmmedafistonthetableandgrowled,“Tack!
Meanwhile,Anyawastryingtogetupwhensomeonesuddenlysteppedonherhand.Hereyesimmediatelytearedupfromthepain.Regardless,shedarednotcry.Ifshedid,thebullyingwouldgetworse
“Anya,areyouignoringwhatIsaid?”JacksteppedonAnya’shandforcefully,hiseyesbrimmingwithcontempt.“Itoldyouthatyou’renotallowedtoeatatthecafeteria<b>,</b>didn’t1?DoyouthinksomeoneislowlyasyourselfdeservestoeatinthesameceasIdo?Thenerve.”
“I–I’msorry.Imadeamistake.”Anyaenduredthepainwithoutarguing.Shedidnotdaretoargue
Jacklookeddownonthepoor,andAnyawasfromarurrea.Shehadnocetostayinthecity,soshecouldonlystayin<b>the</b>schooldormandhavehermealsatthecafeteriaHowever, afterJackhadbumpedintoheronce,hedespisedherstatus.Hethoughtshedidnotdeservetoeatinthesameroomaspeoplefromtheupperss,soheoftenbulliedher.
Hewouldbullyhereveryfewdays.AllAnyacoulddowasendureit.
Evenduringlunch,she<b>would</b>waitfurtivelyoutsidethecafeteria.OnlyafterJackleftdidshedaretogoinside.Shedidnotdaretoeatthereeither.Aftergettingherfood,shewoulddashbacktothedorm.
Shehadnotnnedtogotothecafeteriathatday.However,shehadtoshowhernewssmatearoundtheschool.
ShehadnoticedthatJackwouldonlyheadtothecafeteriaat12:30pm.SheassumedthatifshetookLilythereearlier,shewouldnotbumpintoJack.Unfortunately,thatwas not
thecase
jackcroucheddownandgrabbedAnya’shair.“Asifapologizingdoesanygood.Sincemywordsareineffective,youshouldpreparetofacetheconsequences.”
HeflungAnyaawaybeforestompingonher.
Ian,whowasnearby,shotupwhenhesawthat.Hiseyeswereamewithanger.“He’sgone
goofar.Ican’ttolerate
Seanquicklypolledhimback.“<b>You</b>haveto.Ordoyou wanttoruintheFletcherfamily?”
“1”anappearedlivid
Lilywastestingherhandonthetableasshewatchedthescenewithacoldgaze.Theairabouthergraduallyshifted,growingcolder.
Shecastanceattan,putherphoneintoher<b>pocket</b>,andslowlygotup.
Whenfannoticedthat,hepanicked.“Lily,whatareyoudoing?Comeback!”
However,Lilyignoredhim.Withacialpace,shemadeherwaytoAnya.
<b>Jack</b><b>had</b>liftedhisfrettokickAnyawhenLilysuddenlyreachedoutandspedhisleg.“Since<b>you</b>can’tcontrolit,I’lljustdisableat.”withthat,shetightenedhergrip.Therewasacrack,andjackscreamed.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.