Chapter Sixteen

Alyssa took a seat in a quiet corner and laid her bag on the table so no one could see her. Even so, she could hear the boys' whistling and snickering from a distance.

She suddenly became aware of many legs approaching her. She glanced up to see who it was...

Alyssa shivered nervously as Natalie smirked.

She cast a peek over to the three girls alongside her, who quickly squished Alyssa into the centre of their group.

Natalie took Alyssa's hand in hers and drew her closer. She pretended to be terrified as she stared at Alyssa's injuries, which had already stopped bleeding.

“ " I have a band-aid on hand." Let's see how that goes. " Natalie smiled reassuringly at the terrified Alyssa.

She yanked her hand away from Natalie's grasp and lowered her gaze. " I'm OK. You don't have to be concerned."

Natalie's cheeks was flushed with rage. Her fingers dug into Alyssa's cheeks as she grasped her chin.

Alyssa's eyes began to water again as the rims of her eyelids became wet. Many of the students