Chapter 3

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I have been doing pretty well with school. With Punch there though, I can't help but ditch a class or two to spend time with her. The bell rings for 5th hour class and I rush to my locker so I won't have to carry books to the stairs and then head to our meeting place. I hear the mark of class starting and the hallways become silent as the teachers begin their lessons. As I'm on my way to the center of the school, I hear someone moving behind me. I tense as I hear a slight chuckle and spin around to find Kent and Owen Stav treading behind me. Great, this is just what I need. "Mr. Missin, I'm afraid you can not be out of class without a hall pass." His voice drips with sarcasm. I take a few steps back as they approach me.

"Come on Kent, not today." I get ready to run but Owen grabs my arm and holds me into place.

"Well where exactly were you going then?" He raises his eyebrow, I jerk trying to escape but I'm too weak to budge.

"James?" A small voice comes from behind me and my shoulders drop as I recognize it.

"Grace, get out of here." I turn my head to shoot her a look of warning and I see her cringe slightly at hearing her own name come out in such a shaky tone. Punch is something only I call her and I know the Stav twins would torture her if they found out.

"No, let her join the game. Come on Grace." He zones in on her and I start to fight Owen's grip again. "What should we do today?" Kent says as he moves closer to her, running his fingers though her hair, I notice that she shivers slightly.

"Yeah, what should we do?" Owen echoes with a smirk.

"Shut up Owen." His brother snaps and I watch his face fall slightly next to me.

"I think we should play with Gracie here first." Kent continues as he brings his arm around her waist. Her face twists with disgust as she turns and brings her hand to connect with his face. The harsh sound of the skin connecting fills the hallway. He brings his hand to his cheek where she slapped him and brings his eyes to connect with hers. "You bitch." He hisses and grabs her by her waist tightly. He drags her to the guys bathroom, using his hand to muffle her screaming. Owen leads me there as well. I almost feel bad for the kid. Always just following his brother's orders and trying to please him. It still doesn't justify all the things he does though. He is still a dick. I struggle trying to force him to release but he keeps a firm grip as we enter the bathroom.

We come in after them to find Kent pushing Punch against the wall, his face just inches from hers. "You're going to pay for that, whore." He spits at her and I flinch at the word. He buries his face in her neck and her eyes grow wide and she starts screaming again as she tries to push him off of her. I knee Owen in the groin and dart over to pull him off.

"Don't you dare touch her you pig." I say and fling him to the ground. I don't know where the sudden strength came from but I couldn't just stand there and allow that to happen.

"Oh Missin, you should not have done that." Kent laughs and pulls himself from the floor. Owen appears behind me and pushes me against the wall. He leans into me as his brother approaches.

"Just stay still and wait, it will be less painful that way. I promise." Owen whispers to me and fear grows inside of me as he pulls away. Before I understand what is happening, Kent's fist meets with my ribs. I groan and he brings it back once again, this time to my side and then again to my left eye. His knee comes up and I feel a sharp pain near my abdomen and I fall to the floor and he continues to kick me above my hip. My body quickly forms into a ball, an attempt to protect myself. This goes on until I hear a voice from the other side of the room. "Kent. I think that is enough." I look over to find Owen with a worried expression plastered on his face.

"No. He needs to learn his lesson." Kent breathes as he brings his foot to my side again.

"I said that is enough Kent!" Owen shouts as he knocks his brother to the floor, hitting his fists over and over again into the other boy's face. I stay on the ground as Punch joins me, ignoring what is happening beside us.

"We have to get out of here." She throws my arm around her shoulder and tries her best to help me walk, leaving the two brothers behind us. I limp slowly out of the restroom and towards the front door of the school. I cringe slightly as the pain consumes me. She unlocks her car and helps me in and we drive away, trying to figure out what just occurred.

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