Chapter 8: Never Catching A Break
Jules' pov
I blinked at Taylor in shock and confusion after his outburst, while wondering if I had said something wrong.
"What?" I mumbled while staring at him in confusion. His lips thinned even more and he averted his gaze from mine for a moment.
"Jules..." He finally began to speak, worried eyes on me once again. "We don't report bullies here in this school."
"What?" I exclaimed in bewilderment and I almost lost my footing once again if Taylor's hold on me hadn't been firmly.
He had a sympathetic expression on his face and that made a weird feeling settle in my chest.
"I don't think you're aware of how this school works, Jules." Taylor breathed out along with a small sigh and I pursed my lips because, wasn't that quite obvious at this point?
"How does it work?" I questioned after huffing out a breath. Taylor let out another sigh and ran his fingers through his brown hair, matching brown eyes darting around for a few moments before locking with my eyes once again.
"It's a little complicated to explain." He admitted and I rolled my eyes in frustration. It was obvious that he was stalling.
"Just spit it out already." I urged.
Taylor let out one more sigh before draping my arm over his shoulders. He wasn't as tall as the predators in this school, but he was taller than I was.