Saved, but not by the bell
Toxic Lily threw a kick that you thought was aimed at your jaw, which you quickly protected with your arms, but instead, her foot struck you in the stomach, right below your ribcage. With that, she had forced you to be on all fours, and before you could recover, she sat on your neck, straddling it this time. She also stepped on both of your hands, painfully crushing them under the rest of the weight that she wasn't putting directly on your neck

"Try to push me off this time. I dare, no, I double fucking dare you!" She laughed and bounced a couple of times on your neck, it felt like she was really trying to break it. You knew she was bad, but didn't think she'd actually want to cripple or kill you for real

She laughed like mad while pretending to ride you like a horse, knowing this was one situation you couldn't easily break free from. She could've already taken your money and farted on you as she first wanted, but now she was determined to fully break you before she did. You had been one of the few guys that managed to escape her, protected by your friends and teachers, in fact, trying to bully you was what got her into most of the trouble she could recall, which further angered her. However, she soon became solely focused on making you miserable under her weight and tuned out everything else, which soon proved to be a mistake

Unknown to either of you, Lillian and Jen had gotten out of the bathroom and noticed that the students were crowding around the hallway they had come from

"That's odd, what are they up to now?" Jen wondered, and Lillian simply shrugged, the two walked towards it, as they needed their backpacks anyway. As they got nearer to the hallway, more students were watching intently, but they had no idea what it was, as everyone seemed to be in solemn silence until they finally managed to make their way through and saw a terrible spectacle neither girl ever expected to see: You on all fours with Toxic Lilly straddling the back of your neck and with her two feet firmly planted on top of your hands while she laughed and bounced on it

Both Lillian and Jen couldn't help but clench their fists in anger, but before Lillian could suggest a plan, Jen simply rushed towards her and angrily punched her in the face with enough strength not to only knock her off you, but send her tumbling a couple of feet away. And that one left a big bruise on her left cheek, Jen was that furious. She then helped you stand up and wordlessly hugged you

"Jen..." You weakly said, but you saw that she was too angry to speak, but that anger wasn't directed at you

"Ugh..." Toxic Lily groaned as she got up, she definitely had felt that one. And when she saw who was the one that punched her this hard, she felt her blood boil, but closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths.
"So, the bitch finally came back to pick up her little lapdog, huh?" She said, walking towards you and Jen, who quickly turned around, which meant she stood before you, and behind you were the lockers, she was keeping herself between you and Toxic Lily while giving her a fierce glare

In a way, it was like watching a lioness face a bear, though at least the lioness in this case was on your side. Meanwhile, Lillian sighed and knew this was just going to be one of those days. She was pretty pissed off however, since she saw that she was hurting you, and walked to them as well

"Ah, we were missing you, fatso" Toxic Lily said as she glared at her old enemy. Just like your friendship with Lillian, the enmity between you and Lily, as well as hers with Lillian dated all the way back to kindergarten, and never, not a single time, Lily ever tried to make peace, if anything, she became more hostile as the years went by
"You still owe me big time" She growled, pointing at the scar across her nose

"Oh, so you want another one then?" Lillian coldly replied. Seeing your usually cheerful and easygoing best friend become this hostile sent chills down your spine, but you knew she was on your side too, and in fact, Lillian had been the one that protected you from her ever since then, for much longer than Jen. Still, there was something scary about seeing these 3 girls looking like they want to rip each other's throat off. Lillian then looked at you and gasped, rushing towards you

"Blaise! A-are you alright?" She nervously asked you

"Heh, I'm fine. I've had worse" You chuckled, and her eyes narrowed

"That's not funny" She said in a surprisingly stern tone

"Shouldn't have left your pet alone then, hippo!" Toxic Lily shouted, getting Lillian to give her an angrier glare

"You really don't know when to quit, do you?" Lillian growled

"How about you make me?" Toxic Lily laughed, though in reality, her fights with Lillian were either a humiliating loss at worst or a Pyrrhic victory at best, she never got away from those unscathed, and as she had just said, it was her who gave her her characteristic scar, something for which she still wanted payback

"Okay, that's it. I'm beating this bitch up. No holds barred. Don't even try to stop me" Lillian said

"I won't, but I also have a score to settle with her" Jen said as she cracked her knuckles. You gulped, knowing that she really meant it

"You think I'm scared of a dumb cow and her hippo friend? Please, I can take on you both at the same time. C'mon, gang up on me, you fucking cowards!" She taunted them
"But, you know... I need to even up the playing field too" She said as she snapped her fingers

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[Path for choices 2 and 3]
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When Toxic Lily snapped her fingers, her cronies finally showed up. 3 girls, all dressed in a similar tough girl/school bully fashion. You knew them very well, Alondra, Shirley and Savannah. Unofficially known as the A.S.S trio, they were little more than Lily's lackeys, and alone weren't all that bright or dangerous, but together they posed a more significant threat. There was an ongoing joke at school that this was because they all shared the same single braincell, but those who dared to let them know would pay dearly. They weren't anywhere near as curvy as Lily herself, but each of these girls had at least a slightly above average rump, and like their leader, often used them as their deadly weapons to torture and intimidate the others

"Of course, she'd call upon the ASS" Lillian sighed

"2 vs 4, that's more my style" Toxic Lily laughed "I'll even be nice" she added
"Girls! Go after these bitches' pet boy!" She shouted and the 3 girls nodded, walking towards you, full of evil intent
"You two can either fight me or go save your little dog. He held his own against me, so, who knows? He might be able to beat them" She said, giving them a shark-like grin, making both Lillian and Jen growl in increasing anger

"Now what?" Lillian asked

"One of us will have to go help him and the other fights her" Jen said, and both knew they needed to make a choice fast

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[Path for choice 4]
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When Toxic Lily snapped her fingers, the cronies that showed up weren't the ones you expected. She lead a considerable bully gang, but her most loyal and most prominent lackeys were a trio of annoying, not very intelligent girls that together could still stir up a lot of trouble. But not this time. Their names were Brendan, Byrne and Balthazar. These weren't even bullies per se, but rather, otherwise-ordinary guys that Toxic Lily intimidated and beat into submission, having to do dirty jobs for her. Being guys, she considered them less valuable than her female lackeys so she often sent them to bully targets that were the most likely to put up a fight she couldn't be bothered with

"Really?" You said in utter annoyance. You knew these guys, and when they weren't under Lily's orders they were just simple students like almost everybody else. You personally had no issue with these guys, though you were aware of what they did

"Sorry Blaise, orders are orders" Byrne said. He was the thinnest of the 3, someone on the lankier end of the stick, you could say, though this gave him noticeable agility from what you had seen in PE. His hair was short and brown, and he seemed to be Eastern European, though you never bothered to find out from where. He stood 5'3" tall, or 160 cm

"Nothing personal bud" Brendan said. Of the 3, he was likely the most important physical threat, being almost the typical school jock down to a T, looks-wise at least. From what you knew, he was a promising American football star who mostly kept to his friends, and aside the bullying he did on Lily's behalf, he didn't seem to be the kind to be looking for trouble. He was blond with blue eyes and stood as tall as Jen, which was close to your own height, that being 5'10" or 180cm. He was the most buff of the 3 also, though it wasn't like you were a scrawny guy yourself

"We have to beat you for real, you know? If we don't she'll beat us herself" Balthazar said. Of the 3, you were the most familiar with this one. A Latino from South America, though you couldn't quite remember if he was from Bolivia, Perú or Paraguay. You sometimes worked with this guy, on the exceedingly rare chances you didn't get to work with your friends on class activities. Physically he was neither fit nor too skinny, his skin was a tad darker than yours, and he had curly black hair, and stood 5'7" or 170cm tall

"Well, then you'll know I'll have to defend myself. I didn't want to get in trouble for punching your boss, but I can't afford not to fight back this time" You warned them. It was true that you had taken a considerable beating from Lily already, but you were confident you could defeat these guys yourself if you mixed in a little bit of brains with brawn

"Blaise!" Lillian and Jen shouted.

"I'll be alright. You girls beat that sick bitch for me!" You said, giving them a thumbs up
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May 12, 2023