  &quot;Do you have an hearing problem?!&quot; He shouted at me. &quot;I remember telling you to stay away from that boy!&quot;
  &quot;You don't own me, Troy. I'm sick of you telling me what to do and you know what? I'm done listening.&quot; I said my own voice rising.
  &quot;You bitch!&quot; He roared and raised his hand. The next thing I know, I felt a sharp sting on my left cheek. Tears stung my eyes as I looked at him. He raised his hand again and I closed my eyes, but I never felt anything. I heard a loud grunt and I opened my eyes to see Josh's hands gripping Troy's shirt collar, pushing him up against the lockers. 
  &quot;Get your filthy hands off her!&quot; He shouted angrily. His eyes held fury and he looked murderous. I have never seen him this angry before. Troy then shoved Josh away from him and stepped away from the lockers. By now a large crowd has filled the hallway, ta

  I scoffed. &quot;What do you want, Erica?&quot; I asked, not really interested in what she had to say.
  &quot;You really think he will stick with you? He will soon dump your sorry ass because you are nothing more than a loser.&quot; She said wrinkling her nose in disgust. Just as I was about to say something, a voice cut in.
  &quot;What is going on here?&quot; I turned around to see Josh looking at Erica, folding his arms across his chest.
  &quot;Oh, hey babe. Just giving Alexandra here a heads up.&quot; She said batting her eyelashes at him. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at her behaviour. Desperate much!
  &quot;Firstly, I'm not your babe so don't call me that and second, I heard what you were telling her and you are way out of line, Erica.&quot; He said walking up to us.
  &quot;You're in denial. That's okay, you will leave this bitch eventually and come back to me.&quot; She s

  &quot;He hit you?!&quot; He shouted and I nodded. I looked over at him and saw that he looked angry; his jaw was clenching tightly.
  &quot;After I broke up with him, I never saw him again. A few weeks ago, he was back and claimed that I'm still his. I told him we were no longer an item, but he wouldn't give up. When he saw me with you the first time, he hit me for the first time since he was back and told me to stay away from you.&quot; I said choking on a sob as I remembered that day.
  &quot;The bruise that I saw on your stomach...he did that?&quot; He asked clenching his fist at his sides. I nodded again and he ran a hand through his hair, barely controlling his anger.
  &quot;I ran into him yesterday. He had seen you and I together and he threatened me again to stay away or I would regret it. He sounded very serious and I did what he told me because I was afraid of what he would d

&quot;Do you have an hearing problem?!&quot; He shouted at me. &quot;I remember telling you to stay away from that boy!&quot;
  &quot;You don't own me, Troy. I'm sick of you telling me what to do and you know what? I'm done listening.&quot; I said my own voice rising.
  &quot;You bitch!&quot; He roared and raised his hand. The next thing I know, I felt a sharp sting on my left cheek. Tears stung my eyes as I looked at him. He raised his hand again and I closed my eyes, but I never felt anything. I heard a loud grunt and I opened my eyes to see Josh's hands gripping Troy's shirt collar, pushing him up against the lockers. 
  &quot;Get your filthy hands off her!&quot; He shouted angrily. His eyes held fury and he looked murderous. I have never seen him this angry before. Troy then shoved Josh away from him and stepped away from the lockers. By now a large crowd has filled the hallway, taking in the fight.
  Josh swung his arm out and punch Troy in the face. He fell to the ground from

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