Audrey
The moment we stepped out of the auditorium doors into the bright hallway, my friends were already swarming me like moths to a flame.
“Audrey, what the hell happened?” Tina demanded, her eyes as wide as saucers as she reached up to gingerly touch the spot on my temple where a little bit of blood had dried. “Why did you show up so late?”
I flinched away from her touch and quickly dabbed at my temple with a tissue.
“Linda…” I began, swallowing hard. “Linda and her friends attacked me in the bathroom before the ceremony. Smashed my phone, locked me in a utility closet…” My voice began to quiver as I recounted the details.
As I continued to tell the story of what happened, my friends’ faces went pale. Avis’s hand flew to cover her mouth in shock. Tina gasped loudly.
