His face went to one side from the impact, and he felt a surge of anger. ‘Damn,’ he muttered, but didn’t strike back. Tom had came forward to gr...b him, should he go for a hit himself. The fight was ended then and there, when the aggressor slapped Joey, she feared for the worst. ‘It’d be best if you left,’ said a female voice from behind Joey. He turned, and saw the woman who’d spoken. ‘It’d probably be easier if you let go of her,’ suggested Ali. ‘Yeah, probably would,’ said Joey, letting go.. " Oh," I said again, afraid of what was going to come next. "What did shesay?" She said that it explained why you had pierced ears and came to schoolwearing nail polish."I forgot all about my ears. She must have seen them when I lay down andmy hair fell back."Is that all?" I asked hopefully."No."My heart sank again."Am I in trouble? Am I going to get thrown out of school? Did I get youin trouble?" No, no and no," Mom said reassuringly."Really?" I couldn't believe it."Really!" Mom. As I was wobbling out she walked up behind me and asked was i the one who just made that noise? I tried to deny it but she was furious and said she knew what I was doing and is going to report me to the headteacher. I felt sick to my stomach at the thought of the whole school knowing what I did and worst of all if my father found out I would be pleading for my life as he was a strict disciplinarian not shy of using belts and canes. She told me to leave and to be expecting the headteacher to. ..hurts." Blaez pleaded, gripping me tighter. I quickly wrapped my arms around his back and lifted him out of the water, laying him on the floor in front of me. "Are you sure?" I whispered as I ran my fingers through his fiery red hair. Blaez leaned into my touch and closed his eyes, giving me a faint nod as he bit down on his bottom lip. I could feel his body shaking beneath me even more as I reached my right hand down to rest against the back of his trembling thigh. Blaez whimpered a pleading.