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He’d had plenty of opportunities, and Rose probably would’ve never found out, but if there was one thing he’d learned in life, kar bitch Not only was he si with anyone else, he’d never do that to Rose He always kneouldn’t, but especially after the day he’d felt like ripping that guy’s face off After hearing the way that guy spoke to and looked at Rose, Vince wasn’t about to give her reason to do anything he knewby the way he’d felt that day alone, Vince kneas now at her et back at hi he’d witness with her and so him back And once the dust settled, he’d be in deep, deep shit

Glad school was over Vince pulled his phone out of his pocket to check his texts as he walked through ca nicked the backpack on his shoulder, and he turned to see it was a guy on a bike that had just flown by hi off, and it was too crowded for that shit Vince kept walking but kept his eye on the idiot as he nearly hit a fewa few classes with hi out with his type: the punk type, with black fingernails and piercings on their faces Vince reuy frootten worse and worse every year

As Vince scrolled through his texts, he kept looking up at the guy who’d already made it to the other side and was on his way back He was still swerving at the last second topeople Vince was about to look dohen he saw the guy skid and swerve out of the way just before hitting Anita, but he got her arm with his handlebar Vince saw her flinch as she held her aruy didn’t even stop to see if she was okay He just kept going

Vince’s eyes went frouy as heading his way again Vince alroup of kids by only inches, it pissed hiuy flew by him, Vince kicked his tire "Slow the fk down, assle"

To his surprise the guy stopped and jumped off his bike "You have a problem?"

Vince slid his phone in his pocket and walked toward the guy "Yeah, I do You hit so his question, the guy got in Vince’s face "Don’t you ever touch h "Oh, you h Get the fk out ofthe idiot would have enough sense to stop now and not keep going on with this

A croas already gathering, and there was souy said

"Yeah, I’d juet the hell out of here if I were you" Another one laughed

"He’s not worth it, Vince," Anita said as she pushed her way to the front of the crowd "Don’t waste your time on this loser"

"Shut up, bitch," Randy yelled at Anita

"Watch yourfro to Randy Vince could see it in his eyes They obviously knehat the outcome of this would be if Randy didn’t back down Randy’s nostrils flared now, and he glared at Vince The taunting of the crowd still telling hi hi Rose next as the only thing keeping Vince fros at Randy were all it would take

Vince recognized one of Randy’s friends as he cautiously made his way to the front of the crowd But unlike Randy, he didn’t look ready to fight Randy’s chest puffed a little in reaction to seeing his friend Vince rolled his eyes One slug at the three piercings on his friend’s broould have hi all over the place

Lorenzo and Alfonso were suddenly at Vince’s side "I got this, guys"

Both of thehed "Yeah, you do We’re just here to watch"

"Oh you got this?" Randy pulled out a blade waving it in front of hi and dispersed just as fast as it had gathered

"Run away, Vince!" Anita yelled as she rushed away fro the blade in front hi? This wasn’t the first blade he’d ever faced, but it was the first with his brother present He slid his backpack down his ar it at Randy’s hand The blade flew out of his hand, and the second it took Vince to glance at the blade hitting the ground Randy took advantage, landing what almost felt like a soft blow to Vince’s jaw It was soft compared to the ones Vince pummeled on Randy next: first, one that instantly had his overly pierced lips bleeding then another that knocked Randy off his feet onto the ground

Scra fast, Randy reached for the blade, but Vince picked up the bike and threw it at hiain, and Lorenzo reached for it In the next instant a school security guard had Lorenzo’s ared, Vince charged at hi hands off my brother That’s not his knife!"

Before he could take another step, there was an arhtly around Vince’s neck Between another security guard and the dean, he was brought down to the pave their knee into his back "Ga darowled "You were almost out of here"