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“Emma, you can’t let them keep pushing you around.”
“Mom, I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Well I do! You’re coming home with bruises!”
“Mary Margaret-”
“Do I need to get involved again?”
“No! Please don’t do it again.”
“Emma-”
“It’s nothing I can’t handle, ok? Ruby’s first day back is today. No one’s going to mess with me with Ruby around.”
“Ruby is a senior, Emma. What happens when she graduates?”
“I don’t know. But I have to go. I can’t miss my bus. ”
“Okay hunny. Just don’t forget that I won’t see you until after school tomorrow. I have a double shift.”
“That’s fine, mom. I’ll order a pizza. Love you.”
“Love you too, sweetheart! Have a good day!”
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“I heard that you’re a lesbian.”
Emma rolled her eyes and continued walking. “Can you give me like 5 minutes before you start harassing me? I’ve barely stepped foot in the school, Lilly. Give me a break, okay? Fuck off.”
“Just answer the question.”
“You didn’t ask a question.”
“You’re gay?”
“Yeah, I’m gay. I like girls, okay. Big deal. What’s your problem?” Emma asked
“My problem is that it’s gross.”
“You’re gross.” Ruby said jumping into the conversation. “And the last time I checked you were into girls too.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.”
“So you didn’t text Belle in detail about all the dirty, nasty, naughty things you want to do to her in the wee hours of the night?”
“What? How did -”
“Belle is my girlfriend. And my advice to you is to fuck off. Leave Emma alone.”
“Or what?”
“Or I’ll tell everyone your dirty little secret. After I shove my foot so far up your ass it comes out of your throat, of course. ” Ruby growled.
“Oh please. You don’t have it in you.” Lilly challenged.
“Don’t I?”
They were standing so close together it looked like they were inhaling and exhaling the same breath of air over and over.
“She can’t be your bodyguard forever, Emma.” Lilly said before bumping Emma’s shoulder and walking off.
“I’m glad you’re back.” Emma said hugging Ruby.
“I wish I could say the same. I hate school.” Ruby said hugging her back.
“And thank you..for that.”
“Of course. That’s what best friends are for.”
“I missed you.”
“I missed you too.” Ruby said squeezing Emma tighter before letting go. “But she’s right. I graduate next month, you have to start speaking up for yourself, Emma. I know you have a mouth on you. Stop taking Lily’s shit, girl. Just say what you wanna say. Be brave.”
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Emma was pushed against the wall behind the bleachers after school.
“Isn’t there someone else you can sexually harass?”
Lily shook her head. “Don’t be stupid. You’re the only person I do this to. You’re the only one who let’s me.” She said stepping into Emma’s personal space. “You’re such a slut.” She said.
“Just to be clear, I don’t let you do this. You don’t have my consent.” Emma groaned pushing Lilly away. “Don’t touch me”, Emma added swatting the hand that was twirling her hair.
Lilly leaned closer to Emma. She pressed her body to Emma’s and moaned. She kicked Emma’s legs apart so she could put one of hers in between. She hiked up her skirt and positioned her left leg outside of Emma’s right and grinded her covered sex on Emma’s thigh.
“Mmmm.” Lilly moaned. “You feel so good.”
“Please stop.” Emma whimpered.
“I love it when you beg for me to stop. It turns me on, Emma.”
“Lilly stop.” Emma said pushing her back with more force than she did before.
Lilly went back to her previous position ignoring Emma’s request. “What’s the matter, Emma? I thought you liked girls.” She cupped Emma’s sex and when Emma tried to resist by grabbing Lily’s wrist, she was slapped across the face, leaving an angry red hand mark. “You know how I feel about you resisting, Emma. We’ve been over this. Be a good little white bitch and let me fuck you.” Lily hissed. “Mmmm- I’m so wet. I can’t wait to rub my pussy all over your face.”
Before Emma had time to get out another whimper of protest Lilly was yanked by the back of her shirt and thrown onto the dirty school floor by a girl Emma didn’t recognize. The girl straddled Lily’s waist and slapped her across the face. “Doesn’t feel good, does it?” The girl asked. She had medium length, brunette colored hair. She looked to be a little shorter than Emma. “When someone says stop, they mean stop.” She said slapping Lilly again. This time with the back of her hand.
That’s when Ruby came running around the corner. “Shit Emma, I’ve been looking everywhere for you. Are you okay?” She asked.
“I-I’m okay” She said.
That’s when Emma and Ruby heard “Shit. You broke my nose.”
“You deserve much worse than that.” The brunette said standing up.
Before Emma realized what was happening Ruby had punched Lily so hard that she did a full 180- her face connecting with the brick wall.
Ruby grabbed Lilly up by her hair. “Bullying is one thing. Rape is another. I’ve warned you two times to stay away from Emma in the last 7 hours. If I have to tell you again I will make your death look like an accident.” Ruby hissed. She let go of Lilly and shoved her. As soon as Lily was out of sight Ruby turned to Emma.
“Emma, have you lost your mind?”
“What?”
“This is getting out of hand! She tried to rape you Emma! This is more than high school bullying. This is-this is-”
“Against the law.”
“Shit, sorry. I forgot you were here. Thank you for taking care of my friend and getting here when you did. If it weren’t for you Emma would have been raped. And I would be on death row.”
“You’re very welcome. I’m Regina Mills by the way.”
“Nice to meet you Regina. I’m Ruby Lucas and this is Emma Swan.”
Regina smiled and nodded.
“Regina Mills...that name sounds familiar.” Emma said.
“I’m the mayors daughter. That’s probably why my name sounds familiar.”
“Shit. Please don’t tell your mother about this.” Emma begged.
“I won’t.”
Ruby looked back and forth between the two of them and smirked. “Ok. Well, I’m gonna go. Belle is waiting for me. Take care of yourself, Emma. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Okay. Bye Rubs.”
“Bye.” She waved.
Regina waited until Ruby was out of earshot before speaking. “That’s not the first time that girl has don’t that to you, is it?” She asked. Well, more like said.
“No. It isn’t. But Ruby doesn’t need to know that. She wasn’t kidding by the way, she would have killed Lily if she had gone any further.”
“Why do you let her do that to you? You’re no doubt stronger than she is. Why don’t you just fight back.”
Emma sighed and ran a hand through her hair. “I’m a foster kid. Well I was a foster kid. I got adopted a few months ago and I’ve already had two strikes. If I get another I go to juvie. My adopted mom doesn’t have any family. She’s all I have and I’m all she has. I can’t fight her because I can’t leave my mother alone.” Emma explained. “I want to spend as much time with her as I can before I go.”
“And where, might I ask, are you going?” Regina asked folding her arms.
“I’m not sure. I just can’t take much more of Lily’s shit. I’m only here for Ruby. She’s my best friend and she’s graduating next month. There’s no one else here to fight my battles for me and keep me out of juvie. So, I’m just gonna run. After the summer is over.”
“I’m sorry this is happening to you.” Regina said.
“I don’t need your pity.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Than what did you mean?”
“What I meant was you can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up. Of course sometimes the shadow wins. But I wonder what would happen if you say what you wanna say.”
Emma’s phone started ringing. “Shit, it’s my mom. Hold on.” She told Regina.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Emma. Where are you?”
“I’m still at school. Is everything okay?”
“I think so. It’s just that David called and said you missed the bus.”
“Crap. I lost track of time, mom. I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine. It just that I don’t get off of work for another seven hours. I have a double shift remember? I can’t get you.”
“That’s fine. I can walk or I can catch a ride with someone.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah. I’m sure. I’ll see you later Mary margaret.”
“Be careful, Emma. I’ll see you after school tomorrow. Okay?”
“Okay.”
“Love you.”
“Love you too. Bye.”
I sighed and put my phone back in my pocket.
“Is everything okay?” Regina asked.
“Hum? Uh- yeah. I just missed the bus that’s all.”
“Do you need a ride home?”
“No. I can walk.” I said grabbing my backpack.
“Are you sure? I don’t mind. I didn’t bring my car, though. My driver dropped me off and he get’s off in an hour. He would have to drop us both off at my home and I can drive you home in my car, if you’d like.”
“You don’t have to do that. I’ve been doing just fine without you.”
“I’m simply being polite.
“Yeah, well everything comes with a price. I don’t need this to come back and bite me in the ass.”
“A date.”
“What?”
“A date. That would be the price. I would like to go on a date with you.”
“With-with me?” Emma stuttered.
“Yes. With you. But only if you let me drive you home.”
Emma blushed. “I’d like that.”