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Ashleigh limped around the school buying sympathy from anyone who dared to matter. She wore a cast as she hopped around as I didn't remember breaking her leg but I did remember marking up that pretty face . Ashleigh was being hateful to Melina for no reason other than her insecurities about what she knew. Melina was never going to use it against her as she knew the guilty will always show there hand before the accuser . But the threat of her say she would mess up Melina was all the challenge she needed to strike against Ashleigh as she knew the girl couldn't fight as they were friends once. The girl was all about the talk but never actually got into a fight in her life. Melina was set to let it go if Ashleigh just stayed away from Melina. Melina loathed bullies and she did what she had to in order to knock Ashleigh down a peg. Ashleigh and Brittany grew distant as they were besties after Ashleigh got humiliated and they couldn't figure out who it was. The best way to hide is in plain sight. A girl that bothers no one will also not be seen by anyone. That's exactly what melina did she blended into the crowd. She didn't show hostility no more than the other girls. In fact the only aggression she showed was against amy outside school at the ballpark. Ashleigh looked at Melina as Melina smiled and waved at her knowingly. She winced as the crowd started to whisper as she looked around as her sympathetic attention turned to mild conspiracy. Ashleigh was pregnant in eighth grade branding her the wimpy teenage slut. Brittany was the one who was at the hospital with her as Ashleigh over exaggerating her injuries being dramatic and they took a pregnancy test . Girls are so mean to each other as you are friends one minute and a slut bag of middle school the next minute. Only Brittany and her mother knew this and now it was all over the middle school .this was the time era of the mean girls and this is how teenager girls established dominance by destroying each other. Friendship was a nice thought but every friend had the potential to be an enemy in mean girl era. Ashleigh stayed in school for a few months before she was made to leave as she was seen promoting permiscuious idealism as half of the eight grade girls started showing up pregnant now. Eric came back from his sentencing of the accidental overdose of the girl at the skating rink and him and Chad were in the outs. Jessi was turned down by Chad as she wasn't his type as he didn't like taller girls then him. Melina had been hanging out with brandy and two girls she didn't really talk to as they say at the table together but brandy was the only one she spoke to . Hope was in a grade younger so lunch hour differed. Kimberly and Jason broke up over some misunderstanding hom and her had as Melina watched Jason jerking her once friends hand to hard for comfort as she saw Kimberly looked distressed. Melina had no need to interfere but this wasn't right to let him be mean to her as she approached Kimberly in gym class to speak to her as she noticed she kept to herself and was seclusive . " You know you don't have to put up with that?" Said Melina as she tied her shoes next to Kimberly taking a break from the physical fitness test. " What?" She said as Melina didn't have to see her face to feel her energy radiate off of whom she was speaking to. "Jason isn't your father or your boss. But yet you wear long sleeves in hot weather. You gave up cheerleading. And you don't do anything without his permission." Melina remarked as she tied her shoe slowly because she didn't need Jason thinking she was talking to his girl . " I get cold on my arms." She deflected. " You mean you have bruises. I have seen how he holds you. Everyone has." Remarked Melina as she stood up to stretch her arms now. The two girls was far enough away that it looked like they were just standing and waiting for the test to start. " Please don't tell anyone. " She said looking around. " I don't have to. They already know. He is just a boy not a life decision. Others will come is he worth this pain." Melina said as Kimberly began to cry and wipe her face. " Stop crying. Haven't you done enough of that over him." Said Melina as the coach blew the whistle as today was the short distance running where you checked sand bags me and Kimberly were tag partners for this part of the examination. Melina didn't know why she spoke up that day given the distress in her life she was suffering . She felt like saving one person was better than the life she had been used to. Her mother was terrible and taught her some horrible things. But Kimberly was pure. She was good. She didn't deserve a boy like Jason not at this age. Melina didn't know why she made this moment her business. Perhaps it was others cry for help in a silent world. Perhaps it was her way to seek justice for others when justice was clearly not sought for her. Her broken heart bled for Kimberly as she watched Kimberly change. She knew her words were harsh but sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind . Kimberly stay silent as she walked back to see Jason at the lunch table as she paused before she met him. She looked down at her feet and unzipped her jacket as she tied it around her waist . The bruises were pronounced in all shades from purple that was deep and marks that were black and green where it almost healed and red where it hadn't formed a bruise yet. She sat beside me as I knew she did this to use me as a shield instead of a statement. I could feel her heartbeat in terror as Jason approached . He looked at Melina than Kimberly. Then her display of her arms. " Kimberly you look cold." He hissed in a calculated manor. " I'm fine. I'm umm hmm fine." She managed. " Come and sit with me." He said coldly. " I need to be here." She said not clarifying where here was. " Why? " He hissed. " Study notes. Pop quiz in math class wicked hard." Melina spoke up offering subtle support for her former friend. " She will be fine. " He said . " Come on Kim." He insisted . " I'm sorry are you her father? She said she was fine here." Melina spoke up tired of his tone. " Stay out of it Melina." He warned . " Or what? What could you do to me you haven't done to her. I'm not like your usual type . I won't let you hurt me. So I suggested you move along and let us study before I make you move." Growled Melina as she stood gripping her lunch tray. " Kim! " He yelled. " I think we need to take a break. Um. Break up." She said smaller. I felt his attack before I saw it the pure energy as out of nowhere in reaction I flung my food tray at him knocking him to the ground.
Jason looked at Melina like she trespassed on his territory over Kimberly. He jumped and jumped at her as she hit him again with the fiber glass lunch tray. Melina didn't know what came over her but if Kim sat with her she wasn't going to let Jason hurt her while she was there. Jason grabbed the tray as he back hand Melina busting her lip as she held her mouth laughing. Kimberly jumped up trying to reason with Jason as Melina psycho mode activated. In the distance she heard Jason arguing with Kimberly as she came back up as she bitch slapped him as he fell back against the table away from Kimberly. " You stay away from her." Yelled Melina as she kicked him in the balls . He coughed " you bitch." He yelled holding himself as Melina saw red . She wanted to make him pay for every bruise, every lie, everything he did to Kimberly. " Melina please stop." She said as Melina lifted him up by the neck. " I'm sorry I will go with him stop fighting." She begged. " The hell you will. " Growled Melina as she tossed Jason over the table as the room froze at her strength. The lunch room was pin drop silence as joey intersected as he was like a fortress at six foot tall. " Mel. You have made your point. Mel come back to me. " Urged joey as he knew Jason was not done with me. " You better be glad your boyfriend saved you." Yelled Jason getting his barings. " Don't mel. " Begged Joey. " Let it go." He said knowing how bad of a punishment my mom would give me if I didn't stop . Joey and I had simulair paths. His mom was bona fied insane papers and all to prove it . When she was off her meds she go in full mental rages. So he understood the complications both our moms were . " Mel just walk away. He isn't worth it." He said knowing not to touch me when I was mad." Melina looked around at Jason as joey blocked her path to him. " Why are you trying to save him. He deserves this." Protested Melina " I'm sure he does. I'm not saving him I'm saving you. Don't do something you can't take back. He isn't worth it " reasoned joey as I understood Joey knew my dark side all too well. He knew something was wrong with me the past week but couldn't put his finger on it as my eyes softened and I lowered my shoulders. Joey wrapped his arms around melina in a hug now he saw her postuure change and he led her out of the lunchroom to calm her down .