It was just their luck that the eyes belonged to the bully. Charli had noticed that but hadn't wanted to trouble Tina from the small victory. Charli thought it was not a big deal. But it was. And naturally, Tina had an outburst when Charli told her that during lunch.
Five minutes later, Ben came by and closed his eyes and told Tina to kiss him. Charli held back Tina and drew a mustache with Tina's lipstick. Tina made a kissing noise and stupid Ben was convinced. From in a crowd of laughing people, the bully mouthed that the two girls were 'so dead'. He also said, "Meet me at the flagpole at 3:15. Every second late is one extra punch." Charli was terrified, and Tina passed out in a dead faint.
Social Studies seemed short for Charli. Only 45 minutes until we die. Where was courage when she needed it? While her partner rambled on and on about how a man did suicide because his true love hated him, Charli wished Tina were as mean as herself so they could get rid of the Ben-leech. When her partner said, "...beat him up," Charli straightened up and came back to reality. When the bell rang for 3:15, the most dreaded twenty minutes of her life was here.