22 The knights without armor (1/2)

”What do you think to are doing? Let go of her!” Kaiden shouted at the girls.

Matthew went right towards Renae and asked, ”Are you ok?” He saw the bruises on Renae's face, arms and legs. Blood oozed out of the cuts and wounds on her leg.

The duo gave a death stare to the girls. ”Ok girls, let's go. And Renae, we're not done with you yet,”Min instructed them to leave. Renae didn't bother replying to her, she felt there wasn't a need to. She didn't wish to talk to Min, she wasn't a person worth talking to.

”Min, go to the office with these girls. Admit wrong and apologize to Renae and Cathy now!” Matthew demanded her.

”Why should I? I didn't do anything wrong? I just taught her a lesson not to cling onto you,” Min said with a smirk on her face.

”You DID do something wrong. Now apologize,” Kaiden responded strictly with an antagonised glare.

”Oh whatever, I'm going to leave first,” Min flipped her hair.

Kaiden helped Cathy up while Matthew carried Renae up.

The girls were waiting for Min to take the lead to walk out of that deserted area.

Then, Min said something to the girls, after which, the girls left before Min.

”Girls, you leave first,” Min said as her smirk turned into a jealous expression.

The girls left quietly and Min walked up to Renae and Matthew.

”Get away from Matthew. You have 2 legs for a reason. It's for you to walk!”

Renae fired back, ”Then why aren't you using them? You aren't walking either.”

”You-”

”Enough. We need to tend to their wounds. And Cathy... ” Matthew said, his words trailed off as his gaze shifted to Cathy's unconscious body. ”We should go to the nurse's office. I heard she's going to be gone for a while so we don't have anyone to question how ya'll got these injuries.” Kaiden suggested as he carefully pulled Cathy onto his back for a piggyback. They all agreed. Renae put her left arm around Matthew to lean on for support.

They took some time to get to the nurse's office. Class had already started, so there weren't many teachers and students in the hallways.

”Do you have any medical knowledge?” Matthew asked Kaiden. ”Cause' I don't...” Kaiden chuckled, ”Yea, I do. You go on and tell the teacher in our class the reason for our absence. Keep it vague though.” Matthew nodded. After wards, he left.

Kaiden slowly laid Cathy down onto one of the beds. Renae took another bed.

”Thanks for saving us today,” Renae said to Kaiden with a smile.

”Take care of yourself. Don't be so gullible,” Kaiden's expression softened.

”I will.”

”Should we report the fake news and bullying to the principal or at least the teachers?” Kaiden asked Renae.

”I think we all should but it's up to you,” Kaiden added.

”No, not yet. Give Min a chance to turn over a new leaf. The moment she put her nasty finger on Cathy, someone who was TOTALLY unrelated to this, she almost crossed my bottom line but... nevermind,” Renae said still with a halfhearted smile on her face.

”You sure?”

”Sure,” she responded immediately.

”Alright then...”