It didn’t take Kyle long to make it clear how he felt about Lily’s actions. And unfortunately, he was smart enough to wait for the end of the school day when there would be fewer people around to witness his revenge.
Lily was putting her books into her locker when he made his move. He shoved his body into her locker door, pretending that he had accidentally stumbled into it. She wasn’t fast enough to get her hand out of the way, and the door slammed into the fingers on her right hand.
She was so shocked that the pain didn’t even register at first—it felt more like a tingling numbness.
“Oh, sorry. I didn’t even see you there.” Kyle’s words were for the benefit of the students still milling around, but they were still obviously insincere. “Let me see,” he said, grabbing Lily’s hand befo
