I thought about everything that had happened. Gavin's smirk replayed over and over in my mind, a sickening image I couldn’t shake. I had begged him, practically on my knees, but he hadn’t cared. He didn’t care at all.
“I’m not going to let one of your boyfriends—” he had sneered, emphasizing the word as if it were some sort of insult, “—specifically Trevor, beat me into deleting the video. So you’d better make the right decision, Brianna.”
His voice still echoed in my ears, making my stomach twist in knots.
“This time, you’ll get expelled if you don’t comply,” he had said. He knew I was on probation. He knew that this would ruin me completely if he sent that video to the school board. How did it come to this?
My hands trembled as I wiped the tears from my cheeks. I’d begged him not t
