Denying the Wrong Read Online Free

right now. Hang on, I'm going to grab my laptop so I can read the article.” Kat paused for a couple of seconds and I could hear her clicking on the keyboard. “Did you read the bottom of the article?”
    “No, I just looked at the bigger print. I'm scrolling down.”
    Alissa didn't wait for me to finish reading. “It says there were a couple boys from North Rochester High that died a couple weeks ago from binge drinking. They were football players. Two of the girls from last night's party also went to that high school.”
    “Wow. That really sucks.” I know that wasn't a deep statement but I’d never dealt with death before.
    “Hey, doesn't that Brian kid from the meeting go to that high school?”
    “Yeah, he didn't say anything about the guys that died a couple of weeks ago. Maybe he didn't know them? We don't really talk about stuff that happens at our high schools unless it has directly affected us.”
    We were both silent for a couple minutes and I caught myself staring at the ceiling. My phone beeped in my ear and I was almost afraid to look at who’d texted me because I had a feeling it was Matt. “Hey, Kat, I better go. I'm going to take a shower and finish up my homework. Want to come over for dinner?”
    “Sure. I'll see you later.”
    I clicked on my texts and was relieved when I saw Scott’s name.
    Scott: Hey beautiful. Hope you're having a good weekend.
    Me: It's been better. Did you see the news about Kelly and the other kids?
    Scott: Yep. Some people never learn.
    Maybe he had a point. She had been doing drugs long before last night. Something bad was bound to happen.
    Me: I guess so.
    I waited ten minutes without a reply from him before deciding to take a shower.
    ~*~
    Scott was offering a personal protection training class at the gym I decided to sign up for. More people signed up for the personal protection training than Scott had anticipated. He broke the group into different levels. I was placed in the highest of the three for reasons unknown to me. My training had only included running and weights, so I hoped Scott knew what he was doing, because I was going into my first session with people I was sure were more physically fit and mentally prepared to protect themselves than I was.
    I’d decided to wear my cutest gym clothes, that way I’d at least look good getting my ass beat. There were a couple of guys from the meetings talking in the middle of the room and they both waved as I walked over to the table to put my things down.
    “Are we the only ones here?” I asked the guys, whose names I couldn’t remember.
    “Scott said he’d be here in a minute. I think we’re waiting on a few other people.”
    I nodded in response and didn’t feel comfortable not knowing their names. “I’m Alissa, by the way.”
    “I’m Mike and this is Jeff,” he said, pointing to the blond standing next to him.
    “Nice to meet you both. I hope Scott goes easy on us today.” They didn’t say anything but smiled. I couldn’t tell if they thought I was stupid or maybe they actually had a clue as to what we were doing today.
    “We’ve had a few sessions before this. He’ll probably start the new ones slow, don’t worry,” Jeff said.
    I was about to ask what he was talking about when a couple more guys walked in and started talking to Mike and Jeff. Another person walked in behind them, who I thought was a guy but looking closer, was a girl. A very tall, muscular girl. She walked right up to me.
    “Oh, good, I’m not the only girl in the group.” She patted my shoulder and smiled. “I’m Sam.”
    “Hi, I’m Alissa.”
    What have I gotten myself into?
    Scott walked in, followed by five other guys. They all looked sweaty and, for once, Scott wasn’t the only hot one in the group. I had to look down to avoid staring.
    “Alright, everyone, listen up,” Scott spoke over everyone. “Today we’re going to start with the basics. I’m going to break you up in pairs, one of you will be offense,