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The three of us walked to the office in silence, and once ere inside, the interrogation began

"Maggie Mae, what happened?" Dr Sed "I hit Danni"

"Why?"

I glared at her but she was staring at the floor "Because she is a malicious witch who deserved it"

"And why do you feel she deserved it? You are the one dating her ex-boyfriend I thought she would have swung the first punch"

Danni finally looked at me Her eye, the one that hadn’t swelled shut, was full of hate

"Danni deliberately put red nail polish onShemy period"

Dr Sh he looked less than thrilled

I stood

"Turn around," he prodded, spinning his pointer finger in a circle I turned and stared at the hile he inspected hed heavily "You may sit"

I turned and sat back down

"Danni, what do you have to say in your defense?" Dr Smith asked

Danni looked at Dr Smith with a wide eye and batted her eyelashes "I would never do soie Mae sat in, but I didn’t have anything to do with it She hitshe hit you unprovoked?"

Danni sniffled "Yes"

My face started to burn and I clenched my fists One swift punch and both her eyes would swell shut

Dr Smith’s lips thinned "Ms Mortensen, we have a no-violence policy at this school A first offense is punished with suspension You are suspended for the reo down on your pero to prom?" Danni asked hopefully

"No The dance is on Saturday, not Friday You are excused, Danni Go to the nurse’s office I’ll call your et you"

Danni left without looking at me, and Dr Smith sat back down

"Ms Mortensen, you need to leave the school preuardian and explain what has happened"

Without a word I left the principal’s office and found Danni waiting for me in the hall She held out an empty nail polish bottle and smirked "He only wants to take you to prouy’s dreaue and walked past her, hurrying through the empty hall As I approached the front doors, ainst the wall beside the exit When I saw hi down my cheeks

"Hey, you want a ride hoer underreat"

He wiped the tears froood hand in his, and pulled ht Danni staring at us, eyes full of fire