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The people around us gasp and my jaw falls to the floor.
How dare he?! Calling me that name when he’s the one who…
“You better watch your mouth, Nick!” I threaten.
“Or what? You’ll get your lapdog sucker punch me again?” He scoffs. “You see this? I had to get twelve stitches, twelve!” He points to the side of his head that still looks bruised. “But see, that’s not the worst thing. I came home from the hospital and your stuff’s gone and our landlord wants to end our lease! And the next day, I went to work, and they told me I’m fired from my job!” Nick is fuming and through his angry eyes, I can see how broken down he had become.
He takes a step closer and I instinctively move back. Then he points his finger to me and says, “I don’t know how you did it, but I know i
