Air wheezed out of my mouth. Her weight crushed my chest. My head cracked into the hard-packed ground and ... My brain rattled. Fog spilled over my th...ught as ... As... Claws touched my throat.Fear banished the fog as sharp pain tore into my throat. The lamia’s golden eyes filled my vision as she purred in pleasure. Blood spurted around her finger. My life spilled out of me.Princess AvaI gained my feet, shaking my head. I whirled around to see Sven charging in at the darkness. A beam of purple. ”Donna looked at Ms. Brendan with her tear-filled eyes, hoping for help, but she just got an approving response from her.Donna forced a smile on her face, sniffed away her tears, and nodded her head. There was no other choice.“I have to get a hold of myself,” Donna told herself. “I knew this was going to happen sometime, and now it’s here. I just have to be strong.”“Don’t you worry, it’ll be okay. I promise to be gentle and take it easy.” Carol said as she patted Donna’s hand and gentle wiped. He saw nothing negative in any of their faces. Even Freya looked mildly interested."You all know what happened yesterday. Many of you are likely basing your decision today on this. However, I wish to remind you of a more critical issue than simply the life of one Overlord."This caused a small stir. There was some soft murmuring and exchanged looks, but no less curiosity from them. Even Doran looked interested as well."The issue -- the one upon which you should truly base your vote -- concerns. I figured that I would be safe at PJHS, where there were teachers everywhere, and a police station across the road. Courtney had to leave at lunch although she wouldn’t tell me why, so I jogged down to PJHS at lunch. If I was lucky I could catch Becky in between classes, where she would only have a few minutes to beat me up or humiliate me or do whatever she was going to do.As soon as I got to PJHS I saw Tyler Jefferson, Clarence’s brother, on the way to lunch. He had black lump under his right.