Celine is feeling tired, as she fidgeted with her pencil to prevent her eyes from closing. She is trying to stay awake and pay attention, but it's difficult as her mind is starting to drift.

In the corner of her eye, Celine sees a blonde-haired girl walking over to her, looking to sit down at the empty desk behind her.

"Psst." The blonde whispered

"Huh?" I turned around in my seat.

"Are you new, I don't think I have seen you around before?" She chewed her gum.

"Yeah I am actually."

"So is it true?" She questions

"What is?"

"That you're living with Rick Hale?"

Uh who the fuck—

"Yes.." I hesitated to say

A smile and a smirk appeared on her lips excitedly "You are so fucking lucky." She exclaimed

"I don't think I am, he's a literal jerk," I scoffed

"He's been rude to me ever since I got here."

"Really? I never really know him personally— he was just a crush." She shrugged her shoulders innocently

"Hm a crush?" I smirked at the girl

She chuckled before speaking "Only in the 5th grade, I actually have a boyfriend right now— he's Rick's Homeboy." She said

"Well then." I laughed awkwardly

"I'm Kennedy and you are?" She lowers her hand out for me to shake it.

"Celine, Celine Kinsley." I shook her hand back.

"Welcome to Hedrick High School." 

I nodded my head reassuring her a thank you.

As Celine talked with Kennedy, a commotion started in the hallway, with students yelling and hyping up something. She could tell that it was getting more intense by the minute and she started to get curious about what was going on. She began to wonder if some thing had happened in the class before her, or if it was something outside of school entirely. She tried to focus on her conversation with Kennedy, but the noise was becoming too distracting and she found herself tuning out what he said as she kept a close eye on the hallway.

Suddenly, students in the classroom started getting up out of their chairs and trying to rush out of the room. Celine and Kennedy managed to move quickly and follow along as they made their way out of the classroom and towards the scene.

Celine could hear the sound of adults yelling in the distance, calling for security. The energy in the air was intense, and as they got closer to the source of the yelling, Celine started getting an uneasy feeling. It was clear that the situation was serious, and she was getting increasingly nervous.

Celine's eyes suddenly fell on Rick and Rina in the hallway, surrounded by other teens with a third male. It seemed like a heated fight was about to break out among them. Celine's gaze was fixed on the tense situation, not knowing what had caused it. It was obvious that things were about to get serious, and she was getting more uneasy by the minute.

"What the hell is going on?" I asked Rina who was behind Rick.

"The male over there, his name is Justin— he kept flirting with me/ touching me inappropriately and think it's a joke, and he's also in the 11th grade which makes this more weirder!"

such a weirdo.

"So—I told Rick what happened when I seen him in the hallway and he was obviously upset." She continues

"Okay, just stay over there—" I moved her away from the almost fight.

"Rick." I called

"Go with the rest of the crowd Kinsley." his voice gruff.

"Yeah, go cutie." Justin laughed against the wall

And just like that Rick rammed his fist into Justin's face continuously.

Justin fought back, security guards were rushing to try to make their way past.

The students were cheering on the fight, building the hype and encouraging Rick and Justin to continue. Rick had managed to get the upper hand and landed a blow, causing Justin's nose to start bleeding. Despite the injury, Justin continued to fight back, trying to hold his own against a stronger opponent. The crowd continued cheering and chanting, making the atmosphere even more intense and chaotic.

Finally, the security guards have managed to get through the crowd and push Rick and Justin apart, separating them and calming the situation down. They are still yelling and trying to get back to each other, with their anger and adrenaline still at a high level. The security guard holds them back from each other, making sure they don't get another chance to duke it out in the crowded hallway.

"Rick you're an asshole!" Justin spat with blood in his mouth.

As Rick is walking away from the fighting with Rina and Celine, he turns around and extends his middle finger to Justin, waving it at him sarcastically as a final gesture of defiance.

Suddenly, Justin somehow managed to break away from the security guard who was restraining him, and he lunged forward to throw a punch

Not at Rick.

But at Celine.

But the guard was quick to react, pulling Justin back and preventing him from getting more in trouble.

I turned around, seeing him punch his fist at my nose. My nose instantly started bleeding, and I saw everyone around me gasping at the sight.

"Celine!" Rina yelled with worry

At the same time, I noticed Rick's nose flaring up when he saw the blood on my nose.

"I'm gonna beat his fucking ass."

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Rick, Rina, and I were all now sitting in the office. Rick had bandages on his knuckles, and they were slightly smeared with blood. Rina was reading a book, ignoring what was going on around her, and I was just observing everything. The room was quiet, aside from the sound of Rina reading. Rick was sitting in silence, lost in his own thoughts, his jaw clenched in anger.

"Your mother is on her way," the administrator said.

"And here." She handed me a bag of ice.

Placing the bag of ice on my nose I felt stares from beside me, from Rick and Rina.

"How it feeling?" Rina asked

"It stings but I'll do fine."

"I'm gonna fucking kill him." Rick finally said

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