Yes, But Sadly It's No Use

In anger and fear she attacked me, clawing at my face. They twisted together, pulling at each other's hair until someone tripped me. I fell, but quickly scrambled back up. Just as I did so, Kelly's fist lashed out and caught me under the chin.

I staggered back, more shocked than anything else. I have never been punched before, except half-heartedly in the arm or something. Then a black girl came up behind me and slammed a text book down across the top of my head.

Again, I staggered, crying out in pain as the other girls laughed at me. Kelly slammed her fist into my right breast, and I cried out again, swinging at her. Then someone kicked me in the back of the leg behind the knee.

I fell, crying out in pain as my elbows smacked into the hard pavement. Someone grabbed my hair and I screamed as I was dragged backwards along the pavement, rolling onto my stomach as I clawed at their hands.

They let go, cursing, and I scrambled to my feet again.

Someone came at me, a girl with spiky hair, and I clawed at her. Someone grabbed my collar, yanking me back hard, and ripping my shirt halfway down my back.

I spun into another girl, who grabbed me and turned me around. Then another girl helped the first as they pulled my arms behind me. Kelly came up and slapped my face hard, then punched me, rocking my head back.

Kelly drew her arm back and slammed her fist into my belly, and I gasped and choked in pain. She kicked at me, shoving me back, and twisted against the two girls holding me. One jerked my hair back hard, and the other grabbed my shirt, ripping it still further.

Someone kicked me in the crotch then and I gasped in nausea and pain, tearing free of the girls holding me only to fall to the ground. One of the girls still had a piece of my shirt, and ripped it free.

Another grabbed the front of my ragged shirt and pulled hard. The buttons popped off as it was ripped open to the waist, and the girls laughed and snickered, their boyfriends laughing in delight as I tried to pull together my torn blouse.