"What?"
Mrs.Rodriguez clearly had too much hot cocoa and candy cane over break.
"I would like it if you protect Rosario from Dylan for the rest of the school year."
"Rosario is Dylan's mate."
"Exactly."
"Why does she need protection from someone who is supposed to protect her?"
"I cannot-"
"Mrs.Rodriguez, I'm pretty sure from what you observed and read, you have a good understanding of my personality. I'm not exactly the type of person to help without knowing the full story." Not anymore, at least.
Mrs.Rodriguez's lips twitch for a moment. "Over break, Rosario had reported about Dylan's aggression towards her."
"Aggression?"
"According to her verbal report and bruises we had found on her body. We believe that Dylan is verbally and physically abusing her. According to him, it's fo
