I could feel my heart beating all the way up into my throat as I made quick strides towards the locker room. I had got a glance of my appearance in the window of Leif’s car as he drove off. The marks on my face weren’t awful, but they were noticeable and with how much Tyler likes to look at me there was no doubt he wouldn’t notice. Parts of my face felt numb, right where Caleb had struck. My face was slightly swollen, I could feel the pressure from my skin. I didn’t dare to touch it; I already knew the pain it would bring me if I did. I pulled my pink hoodie over my head and kept my eyes down as I walked the memorized route towards the locker room. I placed my hand on the cold doorknob to the locker room. It was wet from the rain that had begun to drizzle over the school. I tried to come u
