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I walked up to the door and inserted the key into the lock Or tried anyway I fuht Until it slid inside The building was old and the thick wood door groaned as I swung it open The key stuck in the old brass lock and I struggled to yank it free
Suddenly I was shoved froe of the door as I turound There wasn’t time to put out my hands My entire body took the brunt of the fall Even my face didn’t escape My cheek scraped the concrete floor
I moaned, too stunned at first to move I heard the door slam and then I was hauled up tointo my arms held me up
"Hey Sis" Hot, sour breath blew intoa hand to , Justin?" I squinted at his features in the dark I could discern very little Just the gleaht switch was by the door, but I wasn’t reaching it with his grip onyou a visit I wanted to catch you alone You’ve been holed up in your dorm all weekend but I had only tiot canceled"
"You’re drunk" It was an unpleasant reminder of another tiuard and shrinking away fro since Friday night Since you ruined my life"
"You didn’t need any help from me to do that"
"Melanie won’t even talk to me"
"Good for her," I snapped Maybe I shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t helplad about that, aren’t you? You showed up with your friend and spouted a bunch of lies"
"They weren’t lies"
"Oh yeah? I’ on my arm and looked him in the face "You tried to rape me" The moment the words left me I felt free The fear--there had always been fear--evaporated Faded like shed "Not much distinction, is there? Between a would-be rast and a rast I mean Melanie looks at me like I’m some kind of pervert now" He paused, the stink of his breath pungent inwhisper "I ht as well do it Be what Melanie thinks I a All I could think in that split second before I h ain
I BROUGHT MY HEAD forward Hard and fast I’d seen it done in movies countless tiered, stunned fro his face I was too short to reach his nose My forehead smashed into his chin and mouth
His hand dropped fro on the air Where he stood, he blocked the door, and I was too worried about getting that close to hiain, it was all over He would overpower ht I couldn’t let him catch me I had to avoid him Hide Wait until he moved from the door and then make my escape