"Hey, girls..." Ingrid spoke to them. "Would you mind giving Freya and me some space?" The girls ignored her, except for Freya herself. Ingrid chuckled. "I asked, could you give me and Freya some space?"
One of the girls turned to her. "Go find some space in your brother's cell!" She told her tucking her tongue inside her mouth. She knew the girl very well. Yellow-haired, pretty face and blue eyes. They had been rubbing off their shoulders for as long as they knew each other and she further hated the fact that they even had to share all her classes with her. The school policies were the ones holding them apart from tearing each other apart. But if the opportunity presented itself one day, well then…
"What did you just say?" Ingrid's eyebrows furrowed with anger. "Did I just heard you correctly?" Her voice silenced the table.
"I said 'Go join your brother in a cell.' Wasn't I clear enough?" The girl hissed. "Family of misfits! A rapist, a corrupt father, and a mother who married and gave birth to such anomalies. What's your story even Ingrid?" She snarled at her. "What's your little misfit story? I'm sure there's one." The girl smirked at Ingrid.
Ingrid turned around and looked at Madison who had been watching from a distance. She shrugged at her and then turned back to the table. "You can call me anything you want... but don't dare call my family those names you just did!" Ingrid growled. She immediately grabbed the girl by her hair and dragged her down to the floor. The girl screamed in a lot of pain. She then kicked her in her stomach twice before taking her tray full of food and smashed it against her. She rested her knee on top of her face with another one resting on the floor and the girl was sandwiched between Ingrid and the cold floor. The girl, Hannah they called her, quickly inserted her arms inside Ingrid's skirt and did something that resulted in Ingrid getting off her immediately and dropping on the floor, yelping in a loud voice. She tucked her arms between her legs as she adhered to the pain. Hannah got to her feet and returned the favor back to Ingrid as she kicked in the stomach several times.
"Bitch!" Hannah yelled at her as she fixed her foot on her belly over and over. Everyone at the cafeteria was watching and wouldn't dare interfere. From one point of view, it was appealing to see two girls trying to turn each other into punching bags— something the school never allowed. Ingrid cried out as the pain continued to increase. The thought that Hannah was hurting the baby inside her made her feel vulnerable at the moment. She however found a gap in Hannah's strikes and decided to take it. She caught the girl by her waist and pulled her down swiftly to the floor again. She sat on top of her and began to strangle her with all the strength that she had. The girl fidgeted as she tried to throw Ingrid off her, constantly being denied of air. She raised her arms however moments later in a form of submission when she realized that she was beaten. Ingrid got off her and kicked her once again in the stomach.
"Fuck you!" She snarled. "You're the bitch!" The girl quickly got up and ran away from her as the other students cheered on. She turned to the table before her. The other two girls were still seated. She drawled at them, "As I was saying..." The two girls rose from their seats and walked away silently leaving her with Freya, just as she wanted in the first place. She flopped herself on one of the chairs opposite the girl. Ingrid's hair was messed up with food particles here and there on her uniform. She gave out a sigh as she caught her breath. Freya looked at her, beautiful eyes conjoined with confusion.
"You have... one minute... to tell me... what I want... to hear!" Ingrid told her as she struggled to catch her breath. "You see my friend over there, your girlfriend... Madison says you are not talking to her. Why?"
Ingrid inserted her hand inside her sweater and felt the belly belt that she had strapped across her stomach so as to conceal the swollen belly from showing up as she waited for the answer. The belt had done most of the work of protecting the kicks from the angry girl. She felt the warmth inside her and smiled internally. She could tell that nothing serious had happened to the pregnancy. She let her hand remain in there as she struggled to catch her breath.
"Ingrid Purcell and Hannah Watts you are required in the dean's office." An announcement echoed through the cafeteria.
"Come on Freya, speak up!" Ingrid squeaked at her as she slammed the table with her other hand. "I don't have too much time!"
Freya looked at her, with her heart racing and pounding so loudly. Ingrid could hear her breathe so hard. The girl placed down the spoon that was in her hand and got up. She walked towards Ingrid towards the other side of the table and looked at her longingly. Her lilac eyes stared into Ingrid's green ones with her eyebrows arched upwards. She immediately caught Ingrid by her chin with her right hand. "Oh, so you also want to fight me—" Ingrid's words were cut short when Freya's lips rested on hers. They stayed there for about two seconds before she removed them leaving her in a shocking state. Ingrid's eyes were opened to the sudden surprise.
"Because I love you..." Freya softly told her.
Ingrid waited for no further action as she quickly got up and headed back to Madison teetering along the way as she touched her lips and turned back twice to look at the girl behind her. She got to Madison and saw tears already forming in her eyes. She took a glance at her. No words could describe what Maddie was feeling but she just needed to tell her anyway. "Well, there's your answer..." Ingrid took her bag and walked away from Madison and the watching spectators, that event still in her mind.