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"Lay off!" she shouted again.
She slapped at one of the girls, and another grabbed her hair
from behind and yanked it painfully, almost pulling her off her feet. She screamed and whipped her arm around, knocking the girl's hand loose.
Meghan whirled around in fear. She could see that nobody was going to intervene, especially since several of the girls' boyfriends were standing nearby smirking. She tried to push her way through them but another hand reached out and grabbed her long hair, yanking back so hard she almost fell.
In anger and fear she attacked Kelly, clawing at her face.
They twisted together, pulling at each other's hair until someone tripped her. Meghan fell, but quickly scrambled back up. Just as she did Kelly's fist lashed out and caught her under the chin.
She staggered back, more shocked than anything else. She'd never been punched before, except half-heartedly in the arm or something. Then a black girl came up behind her and slammed a text book down across the top of her head.