Approaching me, I hold her arm so that Brooke can look at me, but she pulls with stiffness passing her hand over where I touched it, as if she had been shocked. I smile when I realize that my touch still affects her.
- Don't touch me! - she screams by putting her finger on mine. - Don't ever touch me again, you understand!
Brooke was so nervous she could barely hold the doorknob.
- Brooke, don't do this! Let me take her! - I mean taking your backpack off your shoulders.
- Ryder? What's going on? - asks a brunette. - I thought we were meeting in the south corridor.
Camila approaches with confused eyes. We were supposed to meet after class, but when I saw Brooke going to the outside yard, I got rid of her and went after Brooke. Brooke looks at me with indignation and his expression changes to a horrified one.
- Brunettes! - she whispers with a disgusting face. - That's how you believe you can get even with Leila. So I only dated brunettes. You climb with them and then discard them like cattle going to slaughter.
- Brooke... - I mean by taking a step forward.
- You're sick! - she says coldly. - Go treat yourself, Ryder!
- Brooke, you're right! I go out with these girls thinking I'm giving change to Leila, but you... - I take a break, choking on the despair that's beginning to take over me. - That night...
- That night never existed! - she shoots. - In fact, I was too drunk to remember anything.
The coldness with which she spat her words only made me feel worse and worse. Tears of hatred welled up in his eyes and began to roll down his delicate face.
- Brooke? - Ash calls as she approaches. - Is everything okay?
I look at Ashton furiously. His presence was all that was missing to make me even more bewildered.
- Parker! Those who shouldn't have showed up!
- What did you do? - he asks, coming over and hugging Brooke.
- Why does it have to be my fault? - I ask with sarcasm.
- Because the only thing you know how to do is cause people trouble. - he says in a cold tone.
- The only problem here, the only person left is you, Parker!
He releases a laugh and crosses his arms.
- Why don't you just assume that you're jealous of Brooke and get it over with?
Rosno in a threatening way and Brooke jumps scared. A lot of people start to form a circle around us, curious to know what is happening.
- All right, Ash! - says Brooke, putting his hands on his chest. - I wonder if you could take me home. I don't think I can drive.
- Sure! - Ash says.
Turning his back on me, he makes mention of opening the car door and Brooke gets ready to turn around. I see red when I see that she has ignored me once again to go out with the affected captain of the chess group.
- But you won't! - ...grumbling on Ash.
- Ryder! - Jace screams running towards us, but I had already struck the first blow.
Even on her back, Ash turns and comes back with a blow that hits my mouth. Recovering quickly, I grab him by the waist, lower myself, and then get up with strength and speed, hitting a header on Ash's chin. Without giving him time to react, I shred a hook that makes Ash's jaw crack and he falls on the pitch next to the curb.
- What do you think you're doing? - screams Brooke hitting me one punch in the left eye and one in my chin. - Stupid! Idiot!
I fall on the floor, making a face and placing my hand on a sore chin. She kneels over me giving me slaps and punches after kicking me in the ribs.
- Stop it, Brooke! - I ask you to try and hold her so she wouldn't get hurt. - I don't want to hurt her!
- Hurting me more will be impossible, you heartless asshole! - ...she gives it back to me without stopping beating me.
Grabbing her wrists, I turn her around and stand up, holding Brooke between my arms against my back.
- Let go of me! - she screams by tapping her foot on the floor.
I look around. Several people gathered to see Ash, who was lying on the ground, passed out. Knowing that soon an ambulance and a police car would show up, I take a deep breath and whisper in Brooke's ear.
- You're mine! I won't let anyone touch you, so say goodbye to your friend, because I'll break his jaw a lot more than the next time he fucks with me.
I let her go, and Brooke looks down on me, as well as an expression of disdain. Without stopping staring at her, I follow Jace, who drags me away from the mess.
- Have you gone crazy? - He's raving when we come from across campus, a long way from what happened. - If he files a complaint, you'll be arrested for assault.
- And you'll never touch Brooke again. - I answer by passing my hand through my mouth. - Not him, not another disgusting man who decides to take advantage of her.
- Ryder, your attitude was stupid! - says Amanda. - You're supposed to say what you feel and not try to kill someone.
- Brooke will never want to talk to you again, and maybe no
