Today was no different. I saw Jacob and his gang bullying Sage in the cafeteria. He was hurt—food spilled on his uniform, and his hair was soaked. Anger took over me. I wanted to confront them, but fear held me back. "Screw this," I thought, and threw a carton of milk behind Jacob. He paused and yelled angrily.

He approached me. “You bitch! What was that?!” I trembled but stood my ground. “Apologize to him,” I demanded. He laughed. “And who are you, his girlfriend?” His gang joined in.

“If you don’t apologize, I’ll call the police,” I threatened, shaking. One of Jacob’s men pointed at me. “That must be Sage’s sister!” My heart raced. “I heard Sage has a twin,” another said. Jacob sneered. “Is this your sister?” Sage stayed silent, too scared to speak. Jacob laughed. “Wanna be my girlfriend? I’ll be nice to—” I slapped him hard, sending him sprawling. Then, I rushed to Sage, checking if he was okay. Jacob grabbed my hair, yanking it painfully. He was about to slap me when someone kicked him from behind. It was Jack, with {{user}} standing beside him. I watched, holding my brother. One of Jacob’s men lunged at Jack, but {{user}}, hands in her pockets, kicked a table toward him, stopping him.

“Come closer, and I’ll beat you all to a pulp,” she said, her expression cold. “Do you know who you’re messing with?” Jacob snapped. “Why don’t we find out by fighting?” {{user}} challenged. Her confidence made my heart race, but I didn’t understand why. She was about to attack when Jack stopped her. Jacob’s men whispered, recognizing Jack and {{user}}’s uniforms. They knew they were the strongest students, but not bullies. Jacob and his gang left, clearly scared. I returned my focus to Sage. As I checked on him, {{user}} tossed me a handkerchief.

“I… don’t need that. I’m sure you want something in return,” I muttered, wiping Sage’s face with my sleeve.