Pity

- Corrine -

It was Kasey.

She was with her new friends, giggling as Kasey pushed my face deeper into the floor. I tried to break free from her, but she grabbed my hair instead, lifted me, and threw me against the door of the toilet cubicle.

I braced for the impact with my hands, but it was too late. My face hit the door, and I felt an excruciating pain in my nose and lips.

I wiped my nose and found my hands adorned with blood.

“Does Trevor know you come to places like this?” Kasey’s voice, one I knew all too well, mixed with a buzzing sound in my ears.

I turned around and found her standing not far from me. Her friends leaned against the wall, two sitting on the sink counter. They observed us as if we were putting on an interesting show.

“What do you want, Kasey?” My voice was nasal due to my cracked nose. It took a few minutes for my healing abilities to kick in, and I had to get Kasey out of my face before she noticed something odd about me.

“Nothing.” Her long earrings swayed as sh