They hit her-first in the face, then in the solar plexus. They threw her to the frozen ground. Blood dripped from her lip. I don't know what would have happened next if it hadn't been for him. The one she least expected.

"Don't touch her."

came his voice. Calm, but confident. Commanding. It was impossible not to obey. The group of girls who had been beating her turned around in fear. There was no way they were expecting to see the toughest guy in school, the one everyone feared. Bars?