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“I don’t think so,” he grunted

Kennedy helped me up, and I rubbed the back of my head

“What did she do to you?” Asked Kennedy, her eyes looking me over “Did she hurt you?”

“She deserved it!” Snapped Stella “Let go of me, or I’ll scream!”

“I’et Reid,” said Kennedy

“Do you think he’ll believe any of you overlike amyself I came around the corner, and - ”

“And what?” Kennedy asked angrily “We found you on top of her, swinging like the crazy bitch that you are!”

Dane dropped Stella onto her feet, and stepped away fro away briskly She disappeared around the corner, and all I could do was stare after her

What

The

Fuck

“You okay?” Asked Dane, his brows furrowed

“Fine,” I replied “She just”

I shook my head, and winced when a slow, steady throb reverberated through my skull

“You need to find Reid,” Kennedy told Dane “I’ll take Jade upstairs, and make sure she’s okay”

I grabbed onto Dane’s arm, and stopped him “No, don’t Just drop it I’m fine”

“She was hitting you,” cried Kennedy “We have to tell Reid!”

“You’re probably too late,” I replied “She’s probably already spinning hio to bed”

Dane and Kennedy both looked at me with concern, and as much as I appreciated it, I couldn’t stand their pity I wanted to be left alone

“I’”

Kennedy pursed her lips, ready to argue, but Dane spoke up “If you’re sure”

I nodded, and started walking towards the elevator “I’ll see you in the , okay?”

They let o, and as soon as I was in the safety of the elevator I let the tears fall What the hell had just happened? Stella’s cruel words bounced around in my head, stuck on repeat

He doesn’t want you

All you as a fuck

The doors were about to close, but they opened up again, and my head lifted

“Jade?”

Reid was standing on the other side of the open doors, his face lower

“Reid”

“You want to explain why you hit irlfriend?”

A sick laugh escaped h h, Stella had presumably told him what had happened, only in her version, she was the victim

“Is that what she said?”

“No, I saw her face”

It was er as it was confusion

“Her face?”

Reid threw his hands up in the air “Yeah, her busted lip and swollen cheek Why would you do that?”

“I didn’t,” I replied, leaning against the elevator wall