Chapter 53

There’s fighting all around us. Someone bumps into me causing me to get within Ms. Jealous' reach. She strikes me on my left cheek and I automatically counter with a right punch in the gut. When she doubles over, I take that time to get away.

The guards have already moved Meril. I hope that he’s okay. While dodging some more pushes and shoves, I try to locate Derek. When I finally find him, he’s in the middle of a fight with another man. He looks like he’s using the poor guy, as a punching bag, to release all his anger. I almost make it to him before Ms. Jealous reaches me. She yanks my hair from behind as she drags me. I cry out and my body falls being dragged by my hair. Derek catches sight of me but is hit pretty hard, before he can react. I holler out for him as I watch him fall down.