Page 232 of As the Rain Falls

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Be a good girl.

Stay quiet.

You like this, don’t you?

It’s why you keep clenching around my—

“Cassandra.” I feel Mateo’s eyes on me, his hands trying to reach for my arm. “Let me take you to your father’s office, okay? We’ll… We’ll figure this one out!”

My father?

“No. No, no!” I choke, the sobs coming out. “He can’t do this to me now, he can’t… No! No! Leave me alone!”

Mateo calls out my name, telling me to stop, but I rush out of the cafeteria without turning back around.

TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART FOURTEEN

JANUARY, 2017

Kayla: Mateo texted me. What’s happening?

Cassandra: i don’t know anymore everybody is just saying things

idk what to do kay

i did something really stupid

Kayla: Don’t say that! I’m coming home soon

Let’s meet?

Maybe we can go to the mall and watch a movie

Ignore them Cassie :(

They just don’t know you

Cassandra: i sent caleb my pictures

nudes i guess

he still has them

Kayla: Cassie?

Are you stupid???

Omg What are you going to do???

Kayla: Answer me????

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Angelina: Cassandra

I just wanted to ask you how you are

And warn you not come to class tomorrow

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