24 Amelia's pov " Amelia , " dad sighed for what felt like the fiftieth time . I wouldn't be surprised if it actually was . " See you at home . " I told him and got out , closing the door behind me and jogging up to the entrance of the school . I looked back when I heard him driving off . Guilt bit at me . I perhaps shouldn't have said those words , but I can't help but feel as if he wanted to get Raiden and I on friendly terms for his own selfish gains . " Oh finally you're here , " I turned around when I heard Foster's voice . His entire face e is sweaty and he looks exhausted " What the hell happened to you ? " I whipped out of my mouth as soon as he grabbed my arm and pulled me into the building . " Couldn't call you because I still have not been given my phone back by that bitch , " he grumbled , skillfully moving around the students and tugging me along with him . " Pickett locked herself in the locker room and will not get out , " he said in one breath . " I've tried talking to her but she's panicking . Everyone is teasing her about last night . " I can't help but feel terrible for probably causing all of this for simply punching Dayna . In a minute we got to the locker room and as Foster had mentioned she had locked herself in . I leaned against the door , giving it a little knock . " Pickett . " I called out softly , my heart skipping painfully when I hear her loud sob . I press my ear to the door , straining to hear her . " Pickett , it's me , Amelia . Foster is beside me . Open up . " Her son sounds more shaky and my gut twisted . " I - I don't want to face anyone right now . Everyone sees me as a laughing stock . " I clenched my eyes tightly . " Pickett , these people don't matter . What they think doesn't matter . Please don't give them the satisfaction of seeing you cry because of what they did . " " Easy for you to say , " she cries shakily . " No one won't dare touch you because you've managed to garner Raiden's attention not as fearless . " We don't have the same privilege as you do Amelia , I'm not as strong as you are . I ' I know she meant no harm with her words but they did manage to hit me . " Pickett , " I whispered but unsure of how to respond to her . When I hear her open the door and crack it open , I swallow when I see how red her eyes were from crying " It's okay , you don't have to be my hero all the time Amelia . I've dealt with this before you got here and I can continue , " she whispered , her eyes flickering to Foster . " I've called my dad to pick me up , said I wasn't feeling well " I frowned " Pickett . You don't have to leave your education behind for these fuckers- " Amelia " She cuts in sharply , shocking me with her tone . " I think you've done enough I just want to go home okay ? " Her voice goes soft when she's sees my face I nod, not wanting to upset her further Ten minutes later , Foster and I are waving her goodbye as her dad drives off . She looks back at us sadly , giving a small little waye in return . As soon as the vehicle is out of sight , I whipped around , gripping my bag strap in a deathly hard hold . " Oh no , I know that look , " Foster squeaked , following after me as I stormed to the entrance of the school " What are you going to do ? " His squeaky voice had a powerful strain of fear " I'm going to find Dayna and show her " You can't ! " He stressed , trying to grab a hold of my arm to stop me . " Oh yeah ? Why not ? Who's going to stop me ? Haiden ? " I scoffed , looking for that bitch among the sea of students . " Because she's not here yet " Foster said " She and Raiden left earlier in his car I'm not sure if they'll return Whatever they 772 +25 BONUS left for seemed serious . I heard Damon joking about the ' it ' couple has gone back to ditching school to have a scandalous day . " I stopped abruptly , causing him to run right into my back . " Fuck . " He grumble . " Sorry . " I turn around , frowning as I try to figure out why my gut twisted uneasily . Why am I getting so worked up about Dayna and Raiden leaving together ? " They left together ? " I questioned , hating that my voice had gone soft . He nods , looking at me confused . " Yeah . They did . What's wrong ? " I rip my eyes away from his . " What's wrong is that I can't get my hands on Dayna yet . Let's hope they return or so help me I'll go to her home . " Foster gasped " Jesus Amelia , you can't do that . " I scoffed . " Oh , yes I can . Do you have some cash on ? " " Uh yeah . Why ? " Confusion is heavy on his tongue . " Hopefully you have enough to bail me out if I get arrested today for killing a female dog . " I spat , fixing my bag and storming to my first class with Foster trying to catch up to me .