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Chapter 9

Author: aranew
last update Last Updated: 2021-07-12 12:28:24
I could not understand Rogie sometimes.

"Go in the middle!" he shouted. The volume of the music grew louder so he had to shout.

"I don't want to," I refused.

He smirked. "You don't want to?"

My eyes widened as Rogie pulled me into the middle. The memory of last year's Christmas party flashed through my mind so I struggled from his hold. "I don't want to, Rogie. I don't want!" I refused again.

He tightened his grip and pulled me further into the center of the classroom. I harshly pulled my wrist back that my juice in pack fell on the floor. "Rogie!" I rebuked him and pulled myself together.

"You should be there in the middle, joining the crowd! I want you to dance in the middle!" he shouted.

I thought my classmates nearby heard what Rogie had shouted so they looked at us while the others were busy dancing. They started clapping as they watched me still struggling under Rogie's tight grip.

A cold feeling ran down my spine when I heard their applause. That’s also what I heard last
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