Chapter43
Clutchinghisleg<b>.</b>Jacklosthisbnce andfelltotheground<b>.</b>
LilyhelpedAreaupcalmly.Anyawasatalossforwords.
Ithadhappenedsosuddenlythateveryonewasstunned,Jack’sscreams<b>finally</b>snappedthemoutoftheir<b>trance</b><b>,</b><b>and</b><b>they</b>staredindisbeliefatLily.
IanandSeanstoodince,gobsmacked.Afteralongwhile,Seanfinallygulpedandsaid,“Damn,Jan.She’sruthless!”
Seanshookoffhismildstaporandgaveaworriednod.“Yeah.That’sjack, afterall.Hislegwasbroken.Hewon’tletheroffeasily”Afterabeat,headded,“Butdidshereallycripplehisleg?With…”
Seanmadetwogestureswithhishands.“Withthosetwomoves,hislegisimpaired
IanfurrowedhisbrowsandlookedatJack.“Judgingby<b>his</b>agonizedexpression,it’sprobablydisabled.”
Atthat,anlookedatLily,wonderingwhoshewas.ShewasnotevenafraidoftheDaltonfamilyofBridgeportandevendaredtodisable<b>Jack’s</b>leg.tan’sgazegrewinquisitiveMeanwhile,Jack’ckeysregainedtheiposureandquicklyhelpedJackup.
Enduringhispain,JackredatLily. “Where’dyoefrom,bltch?”
Lilyliftedhergazeandcasthimacoldlookthatmadefackshudder.Herestrainedhishaughtiness.“Whichtamilyareyoufrom,Miss?”
Jackwascocky,buthewasnotafool.
NobodyintheentireEmberCreekHighSchooldaredtocrosshim.Lilydaredtoimpairhisleg,whichprovedthatherbackgroundwasn’ttypical.IfshewassomeheDaltonfamilycouldn’toffend,hewouldhavetoletthisgo.
LilygavehimacursorynceWithahandinherpocket,shelookedatJackroguishlyandsaid,“DriftwoodBay,theBrooksfamily.LilyBrooks.”
“W–What?”Jackthoughthehadmisheard.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.
Heleanedagainst hickeyandheldhislegwithonehand.He couldhardlyremainupright.
*Jack,DriftwoodBayisasmallvigeinAeston,”ckeysaid.HemovedclosertoJackafter ncingatLily.“Iheardthataverybeautifulstudenttransferredtoourschool.LilyBrooksmight’vebeenhername<b>”</b>
Afterthefirstperiodinthemorning,thenewsthatanexceptionallybeautifultransferstudenthadarrivedinss18quicklyspreadthroughoutEmberCreekHighSchool.Manystudentsevenwenttocheckoutthe excitement
However,Lillywasslouchedoverhertableatthattime,sleeping.Noonecouldseeherface.
<b>Jack</b>wasbusythatmorninganddidnotarriveuntilthstperiod.Hehadnotlearnedofthisyet.
Afterhearingthathespatoutthewords,“Afuckinglowlifelikeyouhastoaudacitytoattackme?Haveyougotadeathwish?”JackshovedhickeysawayandpointedatLily.”I’llmakeyouregretattackingme.”
Atthat,heorderedhickeys,“Guys,takethembothtothefield”
Anya,whohadbeendumbstruck,cametohersenses.Trembling,sherushedtojackandkneltbeforehim.“Jack,it’sallmyfault.Ithasnothingtodowiththenewstudent.PleaseIrthergo<b>”</b>
JackppedAnya.“Lethergo?Mylegisdisabled.I’mgoingtokillher!”
Anya’sfacepaled,andhertearsfloweduncontrobly.“Shedidn’tdoitonpurpose.I’mbrazingyou,pleaseforgiveher.I’llpayforyourmedicalexpenses.”
AnyahadattendedEmberCreekHighSchoolforthreeyears<b>and</b>hadbeenbulliedtheentiretime.Noonehadeverdefendedher.Everytimeshewasbullied,everyonewouldstayJaraway.
Shedidn’thaveanyfriends.Whoeverbecameherfriendwouldbebulliedaswell.She’dbeenusedtobeingaloneforagoodwhilenow.
ShewashappywhentheteacherassignedLilyasherdeskmate.Eversinceshestartedgettingbullied,shehadneversharedadeskwithanyone.ShehadnointentionofmakingfriendswithLily.SheknewfullwellthatbefriendingLilywouldonlyhurtLily.