Chapter 38

It wasn't until two periods later that Percy finally returned. He slumped into his seat, his expression dark and stormy. An air of violence radiated off him so strongly that even Stacy didn't dare get too close. Several boys with bruised faces trailed in behind him, and Scarlett recognized them instantly. They were Jonah's lackeys. The very ones who had tormented her terribly in her previous life. Beside her, Stacy's cautious voice floated over. "Percy, are you hurt anywhere?" she asked, full of concern. "I bought you ibuprofen, some antibiotic ointment, muscle pain relief spray, lidocaine patches, medicated cooling spray, extra-strength painkillers, Band-Aids…" Scarlett's mouth twitched. Was she trying to move an entire pharmacy over here? Percy scowled impatiently. "I beat them up, not the other way around! Take all that stuff away!" he snapped. Stacy looked a little wounded. "But your hand looks injured. Let me at least put a Band-Aid on it?" she offered, almost pleading.