#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.

was going to cry until I couldn’t hold it in anymore and I started sobbing into Lori’s shoulder. Jessica came over and rubbed my back,

at me. The smudged makeup under her eyes from the night before made her expression

that far. Thankfully, a friend of mine saw what was happening and stepped

sigh of relief. I didn’t feel as bad not telling them that I was actually picked up

me through her tears. “I’m glad you’re okay,” she

I started to 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,

there was a flu outbreak on campus. Needless to say, after hours of tending to feverish and vomiting

home.

air was cool and brisk, a welcome relief after 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

store for me, because Lisa was crossing the quad and heading directly for

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 wearing her skimpy cheerleading uniform with no jacket, which was odd considering how chilly it was

said nervously

realized that she was indeed headed straight

bitch,” she growled, not hesitating for a second before her hand flew forward and grabbed one of my

wrench my hair free

you leaving Enzo’s apartment the other day, you dirty, pathetic little slut!” she yelled, yanking my hair

you–” I said, but she didn’t seem to care. She

released her grip 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

like some sort

with her

out of her mouth as she attacked

hitting my head on the sidewalk. I grabbed her

around

couldn’t breathe.

flailed my arms as I tried to get her off of me, but the longer she choked me, the weaker

vision started to

us and saw two

and screaming like a

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