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Turning, I shot Carson a s look before the teacher could notice

“What? Why me?” Carson waved a hand toward le me”

“Oh, and her eye just swelled up like that on its own?”

My , my face said

“Fine,” Carson muttered

“Um Do theya bit scared

“They’ll ether just fine Like civilized people Ah it was more a demand than a question

I nodded, at least having the decency to look contrite, but when I gli joke

The sub should’ve let me choke him

I glared daggers at him as he came up beside me

“Shorty?” he said, offering his arm to me

I gri his ary as much distance between us as possible

Once I stepped out into the hall, the smack of his tennis shoes over the linoleum soon followed as he hurried to catch up When he appeared bynext to me, he pulled ahead

I narrowed my eyes on his back He was so tall and his shoulders so broad, I could hardly see past them

I pu past, Carson at my rear Ha!