I could do little more than cover my face with my arms while she pulled at my hair and punched at any visible bit of skin she could make contact with. 'Dominic isn't me fella, Micah, I swear-' she cut me off by jumping at me, knocking me back to the ground. 'Because he is your fella and since I can't hit him for hurtin' my fella, I'm hurtin' you instead.' 'That wasn't me f-fault Micah, I don't know why Dominic did what he did, I swear,' I said to her as I held my now throbbing cheek. I winced as I pushed myself up to my feet and looked towards Micah, behind her stood two of her friends watching us with amusement.

'Did you really think I wouldn't do somethin' to you after all the trouble you have caused between Dominic and Jason over the last few weeks, bitch?' I felt pain in my face then my right cheek had just fully healed up from when Dominic hit me in the face a couple of weeks ago, and I could already tell a new bruise would form and cover the old one up. I screeched as I fell back to the ground and then whimpered as the items in my bag dug into my back when it made contact with the ground. The first thing that hit me as I exited the school and began my walk home was the cold, the second thing was a fist when someone stepped out from behind a pillar that led into a housing estate I had to pass by to get home. I shook my head a little I couldn't believe it was only coming close to mid-November, it felt like a lifetime since Dominic came into my life and turned it upside down instead of only ten weeks. the sun had already set and the skies were growing darker by the minute, which wasn't surprising since it was already nearing mid-November.

School ended twenty minutes ago and even though it was only 4:20 p.m. She gave me a wave as I left her classroom and walked down the now empty school hallways. 'Good woman yourself, go on and get going before it gets dark out.'

'Don't be worryin', I've got everythin' under control, Miss,' I lied, smiling. I didn't think I could ever handle, or control, Dominic or any situation we were in. I'm sorry if I have upset you by askin' these questions, I just needed to make sure that you're okay and that the arguments and fights involvin' Dominic aren't anythin' beyond your control.' I might hate the lad, but I wasn't about to say he raped me when he didn't.

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