The tiny teacher up front saw Margaret walk in, and her dull eyes lit up like she'd just spotted a savior!
Finally Margaret was here for class!
"Margaret! You're finally here! I'm so relieved," the teacher gushed.
Margaret gave her a kind smile. "Been swamped the past few days."
That smile was drop-dead gorgeous, totally enchanting!
Raymond, who'd trailed in right behind her, felt a sharp twinge of jealousy when he saw that smile.
Margaret had never smiled at him like that!
As he passed the teacher, he shot her a death glare with those wide eyes of his.
The young, tiny, pretty teacher froze, totally spooked.
She hung her head, too scared to say a peep, looking totally submissive.
Margaret walked to her seat by the window.
Raymond followed, glanced at the seat next to hers, then slammed his hand down on the desk like a total thug. "Scram."
The girl freaked out; no way she was gonna argue. She scrambled out of the seat. "Y-Yes! Coming right up..."
Satisfied, Raymond sat down next to Margaret.
Margaret shot him a side-eye, frowning. "We had a bet. You lost. Stay the hell away from me."
Raymond scratched his head, grinning shamelessly. "Maggie, it slipped my mind..."
Margaret was rendered speechless.
Should have let him croak earlier.
Suddenly, a cold shiver ran down Raymond's spine.
*****
Lunch rolled around, and Margaret stood up, ready to head out.
Raymond was passed out on his desk next to her—out cold since they got to class that morning.
He was totally wiped.
Before leaving for lunch, Rickie glanced at a couple classmates, nervous as hell. "Ahem, who's gonna wake Raymond up?"
"You do it. I ain't touching that." Another guy shook his head, scared stiff of the bully. "Everyone knows he loses his shit if you wake him up. Some dude tried once and got his bones broken!"
Just then, Margaret closed her book, stood up, then kicked Raymond twice like it was nothing.
"Hey, lunch. You coming?"
The guys nearby were blown away.
She's a total badass!
Will Raymond flip his lid when he wakes up?
Wait a sec—he probably can't even take her in a fight anyway...
She made her way to the small, deserted woods behind the school building.
A few seconds later, several tall guys surrounded her, eyes full of malice!
These were Clara's die-hard fans—total fanatics!
After Clara's dirt got exposed, she'd lied to her fan club, making them think Margaret framed her on purpose!
They'd been camped out at school for days, and today—Margaret finally showed up!!
And she had the balls to come to a spot this remote alone!!
"Haha, Margaret! Are you stupid enough to come here alone? You're asking for it!" one guy cackled.
"No more goons protecting you this time! Who's gonna save you now?"
Margaret stayed cool as a cucumber, staring them down. She just sneered. "Really?"
Ever since they heard Margaret was at school, these guys had been scheming how to get her alone.
But they never thought she'd be stupid enough to walk into this remote spot by herself.
She's totally asking for death!
Margaret ruined Clara's reputation completely—Clara even tried to take her own life!
She would've died for sure if her mom hadn't shown up just in the nick of time!

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