ive, glass-domed atrium. It looked more like a f
a plastic tray with a d
corner, near the trash cans. She s
ter VIP table, Geri was fur
orus of notification chimes
s buzzed at the e
ly. She watched as student
ambient noise in the c
whispers
across the room, locking ont
owalski stood up. She held
ing over the noise. "Anonymous post on the school
r throat and bega
the rust belt for violent assault. And how did a broke orphan afford the tuition her
eteria
s, and disgusted gr
eone yelled
streets!" anothe
Her face betrayed absolutely nothing. But beneath the table
sipping a sparkling water, a ser
ball team stood up. They
ons of chocolate milk and sw
ted down, watching
nebacker with a cruel smir
dy forgot to buy you a dec
his cart
ctly onto Elia's tray, soaking her sandwich, and
into loud, obno
y mocked. "My
ping from her clothes onto her jeans. The
ed the apple on
sting next to her plate. It wasn't sharp, but in the hands ostoo
epping closer to intimidate her.
r than the human
y's heavy varsity jacket. With a violent, twisting m
ce-down onto the h
AS
. The boy let out a shocked gasp,
eact, Elia drove her knee into the
t hand c
fe directly against the boy's throat, slotting it per
silent. The laughter w
vy, unforgiving pressure of the metal digging
his friends yelled, t
She pressed the knife a millim
early in the silent room. "And I'll show you exactly how m
ze, his eyes w
r lips inches from t
id, her voice devoid of any emotion, "I
his jacket an
g for air, clutching his neck. He backe
onto the tray. It lan
ss the room, di
e victorious smile was gone, re
lked out of the cafeteria, leaving a
earest empty bathroom
into the trash. She stood in her white T-shirt
lence was a
m her pocket. Her thumbs
burn the foru
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