After changing to a more suitable dress, we headed downstairs to join the rest but when we got there we saw everyone standing around one of my female classmates, mocking her and Mabel was holding her already torn shirt very tight.
"What is going on?" I asked
"They are bulling her like they usually do to others," Another girl whispered in my ear, it was then I scanned the girl's body fully and realised that her clothes were stained with different things and that drops of food were also on her head.
"But what did she do? And why is it that no one is helping her?" I asked Cami beside me.
"Mabel is a bully. She tries to manipulate everyone she see and when someone proves stubborn she does this to them," She said and my mouth formed a wide 'O'. I never knew that she had this side in her.
"Including you?" I asked after a while of silence and Camella sighed.
"Yes but only a few times,"
"She is a damn b*tch," She frowned and she was about to resume what she was talking about just when the girl started begging when Mabel ripped her shirt off leaving her only on her bra. My eyes nearly pulled out of it's sockets as I saw her torn shirt. I never expected it to get to this!
"Please Mabel, I will do it. Please," She pleaded but Mabel's hands flew to her bra and when she was about to swing it off, I jumped to the scene, thankfully my body covered the girl's body immediately it was pulled off.
"What are you doing?" I asked as my body still embraced the girl's body.
"You? What are you doing here? I thought we left you? But anyway, I don't care if you are here or there or in your grave, that's your problem," She hissed.
"And whatever we are doing to her is none of your problem. So leave!! if not you will be the next," She said hard-handed.
"Whom do you think you are? Huhn? And what right do you have to strip someone? If you think that will make you gain respect then you are a fool cause respect is gained by personal efforts and not by force," I replied hard-handed and her brows knotted. She was about to raise her hand to slap me but I held it.
"Never try that! Cause I won't take it beside, I was just trying to correct you.
I guess you also need to learn how to take corrections,"
"How dare you speak to Mabel like that! Whom do you f*cking think you are?!" One of the girls at her side spoke and my gaze flew to her but before I could retort...
"Shut up Vanessa! Cause Jessica is right." Julian came out from nowhere walking nonchalantly.
"And Mabel I thought I warned you about this. So why am I seeing all this?!" He asked stiffly.
"Well she annoyed me and this thing is challenging me," She pointed at me and Julian drew closer to her.
"Firstly, she has a name and if I ever hear of this again. I will deal with you!"
"Now leave!!" He ordered her.
"Everyone get out!!" He told the crowd who was now laughing at Mabel when she left and I was about to follow after covering the girl's chest with my jacket but he held me.
"I never knew you were brave. You helped even when no one helped.....You are nice," He smiled and he looked pleased.
"Hey...stop that! You flatter me too much these days besides you were the one that saved us...so I didn't do much, all I did was to just cover her up and tell Mabel the truth," I kept my gaze fixated on the floor since I could feel my hot cheeks.
"Jessica...I don't know you but I appreciate. You saved me...if not for you I wo_uld ha-ve been deeply embarrassed. I would have been stripped," The girl who I helped thanked me as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"it's okay...don't cry, any reasonable girl who have done what I did," I smiled cheerfully at her.
"Hey, does that mean that I am not reasonable?!" Cami crossed her hands over her chest coltishly behind us.
"Of course not! You are just a little scared beside you were also a victim," I smiled at her gesture.
"Ooooh my friend, I'm so proud of you. Everyone is mocking Mabel right now and the best part of it is that everyone both science, art and commercial were there. ooh my gosh!! I love ya!!" She suddenly hugged me.
"So you love me only because of what I did. right?!" I pulled away from her embrace as my brows knotted.
"Of course not, I love you cause you are special to me," She pinched my cheeks as she smiled widely.
"Okay, that's okay. We need to get going if not we will be late," I held her hands to stop her.
"Do you want to come along?" I asked the girl who was standing like a statue looking at us.
"Yes of course if you allow me to," She smiled faintly.
"Okay but let's get you changed first and Julian...." I looked around but I didn't see him anywhere near me maybe he left.