#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.

I felt like I was going to cry until I couldn’t hold it in anymore and

at me.

a friend of mine

out a sigh of relief. I didn’t feel as bad not telling them that I was actually picked up by a talking skeleton and carried to a werewolf’s apartment, so I just

up at me through her tears. “I’m glad

wonder if they were avoiding me, or if… They were doing something to the guy who tried to drug me. The thought haunted me all day, but I choked it down in order to get through classes and

had spent the day in her office treating students, since there was a flu outbreak on campus. Needless to

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 leaves crunch under my

store for me, because Lisa was crossing

storming toward me with her fists balled up at her sides and her hair a mess. She was wearing her skimpy cheerleading uniform with no jacket, which was odd considering how chilly

hey,” I said nervously with

wave when I realized that she was indeed headed straight for

not hesitating for a second before her hand flew forward and grabbed one of my braids, yanking

hair free from her surprisingly strong grip. “What are you

the other day, you dirty, pathetic little slut!” she yelled, yanking my hair so hard that

It’s not what you–” I said, but she

on my 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

like some sort of demon,

with her sharp, manicured

bitch!” she screamed, spit flying out of her mouth

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

around my throat.

couldn’t breathe.

of me, but the longer

vision started

people running toward us and saw two guys grab Lisa by her arms and yank her off of

and screaming like a feral

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