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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

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side, and tears sprang to my eyes as I pounded on the door. It

gave way just an inch, I thought, more giggles filtered in from

the outside, and then their weight was against it again, keeping

me in.

Goddammit. My heart pounded in my chest. I wasn’t in the

locker room. I closed my eyes, praying. Please tell me I’m not

in the locker room.

“Need a shower?” a male voice said behind me.

“I think she needs a cold shower, man!” another guy called

from farther away.

Laughter echoed around the room, the noise level stinging

my ears as more people turned their attention on me. I turned

around, holding my hands up just in front of me a little, but

blinking away the tears and straightening my shoulders.

The less I reacted, the less they’d react. There had to be a

coach in here or a teacher or something.

Stupid me. I knew the teasing or pranking or even bullying

was a possibility of someone in my shoes, but I arrogantly

thought my status protected me. Or my father’s status, anyway.

But whoever pushed me in here thought of something I

didn’t. If I couldn’t see them do it, there was no one to punish.

“Damn,” someone said, and I turned my head toward his

voice.

“Is that…?” Another voice trailed off. Younger, like he

was my age, maybe.

“Yeah, it’s the mayor’s daughter,” a raspy voice added.

“The blind one.”

“Oh, shit. I heard she was coming.”

“She’s cute.”

Heat covered my face, but I kept my jaw locked to keep

the panic from rising. I spun around again and tried the door.

I pushed my body into it, it gave way, but it was pushed

closed again by the same weight. More cackling from the other

side.

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