I stared intently at Hillary, desperately hoping to see even the slightest hint of hesitation or reluctance on her face.But I found nothing.She even urged me impatiently, "Hurry up, Lucas. Stop dawdling."For a moment, I felt dazed.Back in high school, Shane had led the whole class in isolating me. He'd corner me in the restroom and beat me up whenever he felt like it.Once, Hillary had burst in, kicked aside the people blocking the door, and pulled my bruised, battered self behind her."He's mine," she declared to everyone there. "From now on, whoever dares touch him has to get through me first!"Sunlight streamed in from behind her, making her look like a radiant warrior princess. But now, my warrior princess was linking arms with the very bully from back then, forcing me to bark like a dog in front of everyone.Humiliated, I let out a few pitiful barks. "Woof… Woof…"Shane held up his phone, laughing hysterically, capturing the entire shameful scene. He then casually tos
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