#Chapter 43: Mean Girls

Nina

When I got home, Jessica and Lori were both furious.

“Where were you!” Jessica yelled as soon as I walked in the door. I didn’t even have a chance to hang my jacket up.

“You totally ditched us,” Lori chimed in, folding her arms across her chest. ” We thought you got kidnapped or something. Then that freak typhoon hit and you still weren’t answering your phone.”

“Okay, mom and dad,” I said, tossing my bag down on the counter. “I’m sorry. Just, you know… I was lonely, and there was a cute guy.”

Jessica let out a big sigh. “Well, you could’ve at least let us know you were leaving,” she said. “But I know with

everything going on lately, stuff like that happens.”

Meanwhile, Lori didn’t seem convinced at all. She had always been more intuitive than Jessica and could always see through a lie, but she didn’t say anything this time. Still, seeing her hurt expression made me feel awful for lying and I couldn’t let myself walk away like this.

I took a deep breath. “Actually,” I said, looking at my feet, “that’s not what happened. I did something really stupid, and honestly I’m lucky that it didn’t turn out worse than it did.”

Jessica and Lori were silent. When I looked up at them, they both looked concerned and confused. I sighed and continued.

“I didn’t watch my drink at the bar and I got drugged.”

Jessica gasped and clamped her hand

over her mouth, her eyes wide. Lori, without a word, ran over to me and threw her arms around me.

held me, the more I felt like I was going to cry until I couldn’t hold it in anymore and I started sobbing into Lori’s shoulder. Jessica came over

weren’t at that asshole’s place all night, were you?” Lori asked finally, pulling away a bit to look at me. The smudged makeup under her eyes from the night before made

It didn’t get that far. Thankfully, a friend of mine saw what was happening and stepped

not telling them that I was

smiled up at me through her tears. “I’m glad

or if… They were doing something to the guy who tried to drug

the day in her office treating students, since there was a flu outbreak on campus. Needless to say, after hours

home.

being cooped up in an office all day, and the campus was quiet. I enjoyed nights like this more than anything; feeling the cool autumn breeze on my skin and hearing the

seemed that the universe had something else in store for me, because Lisa was crossing the quad and heading directly

she approached. She looked strung out on something, storming toward me with her fists balled up at her sides and her hair a mess. She was

hey,” I said nervously with

realized that she was indeed

she growled, not hesitating for a second before her hand flew forward and grabbed

hair free from her

day, you dirty, pathetic little slut!” she yelled, yanking my hair so hard that tears came to

but she didn’t seem to care. She clearly

hair and shoved me hard enough to send me to the ground, my laptop and notebooks falling out of my bag and slamming on the concrete. I groaned and attempted to stand, but she was on top of

like some sort

me with her sharp,

bitch!” she screamed, spit flying out

sidewalk. I grabbed her wrists and attempted to stop her, but it was no use. It was like she was on something,

grip tightened around my throat.

couldn’t breathe.

as I tried to get her off of

started

running toward us and saw two guys grab Lisa

like a

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