Aiden glanced around the cafeteria at the shocked faces and phones being pulled out to record what had just happened but he shrugged his shoulders and grabbed Maya’s hand without saying a word to any of the staring students.“Come on,” he said, pulling her away from the table where Phillip sat holding his jaw. “We’re leaving right now.”Maya stumbled slightly as Aiden tugged her through the crowd of whispering students but she didn’t resist his grip on her hand. She kept her eyes focused on the floor and didn’t look back at Phillip or acknowledge the voices calling out questions behind them.“Aiden wait,” Jake called from across the cafeteria. “You just punched the president’s son and you can’t just walk away like nothing happened because his dad is going to find out about this.”“So what,” Aiden called back without turning around. “He deserved it and I’m not sorry I did it.”They reached their classroom and sat as the bell rang for the next period. Maya slumped down in her chair and
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