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suddenly turned slinging
her hair around like a whip and walked away as the other girls followed suit. She
didn’t know if Penny knew that London was prepared to fight, or that she just
didn’t want to tangle with her. It didn’t matter. London had learned from an
early age that you may be scared of someone, but you never showed it.
    Waiting until the door finally closed, she turned
around to find Zoey staring at the floor. She could see how beat down her
friend was. It was written on her face. London reached out and tried to comfort
her.
    “Hey. They’re gone now.” Zoey shrugged away from
her, but London could see her tears as they dropped to the floor. She knew she
could help Zoey, but first she needed confidence and that would take time to
build. She needed for Zoey to start today.
    Zoey ranted, “I wish I were you. All you do is look
at them and they walk away. I have never done anything to them, but they can’t
seem to leave me alone. They make it their mission to make my life a living
hell.” Zoey pushed the tears off her face.
    “We need to change that, Zo,” London said softly,
“I’m going to teach you how to fight. You may be little but you’re fast, and
you can do a lot of damage if you get to them before they know what hit them.”
London prayed that Zoey would stop letting them bully her. It was time to stand
up and fight or Penny and her gang would continue to push her around whenever
they wanted.
    Zoey’s expression was aggravated as she spoke.
“There are five of them. How can I beat five of them?”
    “Yep, there are five of them, but they always look
to Penny to tell them what to do. You need to get to Penny first.” London could
tell Zoey was listening, but she didn’t believe in herself enough to think she
could actually defend herself.
    Zoey’s eyes widened.  “Are you crazy?  Did you
freaking see her? She outweighs me, and she’s nine inches taller than I am. She’s
waiting for me to do something, so she can rip my head off without even
breaking a sweat. That girl comes from a crazy pack.”
    London watched her, but Zoey suddenly stopped
talking as if she had told secrets about Penny’s family.  Arching her brow, London
asked, “What do you mean a crazy pack?”
    Zoey’s face turned pale and she dropped her head.
She appeared to be mentally chastising herself as she looked around the gym to
see if anyone was listening.
    “Actually, you know I was thinking that too, that they
act like a pack of wolves. I’ve been watching them since freshman year and they
act as if Penny is the leader and the bitches are her pack. They wait for her
to tell them what to do. It’s weird, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who
thinks that,” London said, but Zoey just shook her head. Reaching out, she grabbed
London’s hand, and pulled her toward the door.
    “Hey, what…where are we going?” London yelled as
Zoey pulled her out the gym door. She noticed that Zoey had some strength in
her hand as she pulled her to the dorm. She stayed quiet knowing that Zoey
would tell her when they finally got back home. London waited patiently as they
entered their dorm room. Immediately, Zoey began pacing back and forth. Struggling
with herself, Zoey looked like she was going to tell her something big the way
she was acting. The anticipation was killing London.  She had never seen Zoey
so worked up before.
    “What’s wrong?” London finally asked, but Zoey
didn’t answer. “Zoey what is wrong? Just tell me already?”
    A few minutes passed before Zoey explained.  “Look.
What I’m going to tell you is…well let’s just say, you’ll think I’m crazy, and
probably never be my friend again. I’m not supposed to tell anyone. Not even
you, but…I have to tell you. Before Penny does something…I…” Zoey continued to
pace as she tried to explain. Her hands were jumping all over the place.
Running her fingers through her hair, and then placing them on her hips, then
she covered her mouth