A deep, murky silence pervades the hallway. I can hear my heartbeat, I know he's here somewhere. I tiptoe past the open door, holding my breath as the floor creaks. I squeeze my eyes shut, willing myself to disappear.
Suddenly, a large hand wraps around my mouth from behind, yanking me against his body.
"Don't even think about opening your fucking mouth," his breath is hot against my ear.
I try to scream, but my voice suddenly fades away, overtaken by the banging of my pulse and the churning in my stomach.
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Toe the Line
RomanceBased on a collection of true stories gathered from students at six boarding schools in the Northeast. Lucy doesn't know what to expect her senior year; Abbott's, the prestigious boarding school she worked so hard to get into, no longer feels like h...
