Pretty soon, it was time to start school again. My フレンズ and I were starting the ninth grade, our first 年 of high school. Glenn and I were particularly nervous. One day, some bullies surrounded Glenn. The ring leader asked, "What's up with the cheesy accent?" He said, "I'm from Liverpool, England." The ring leader said, "Oh, you're from the town of those insects. That explains your trashy haircut. あなた should be beaten for that!" I said, "Don't あなた dare beat my friend! If あなた want to beat up someone, do it to me." The bullies gathered around me. "Autumn, no!" Glenn cried. I said, "I'd rather it be me than you." The ring leader said, "You hear the lady!" The bullies knocked me to the ground and began beating me. I thought they would stop, but they didn't. Glenn said, "Hold on, Autumn. I'll go get help." I 発言しました in agony, "Please, hurry!" The pain from the beatings was very intense. Suddenly, everything went dark. The 次 thing I knew, Glenn was screaming my name. I moaned in pain and opened my eyes. I saw Glenn standing nearby. The principal and a teacher were telling the bullies off. Glenn knelt down beside me and said, "Talk to me, love." I said, "I'm hurt bad." The school nurse came. She said, "I think Autumn will be okay, but I think she should go to the hospital just to be safe." Glenn didn't want to leave me. I said, "Go on to class, Glenn. I'll be okay." It turned out that I wasn't hurt too badly. I was just really bruised, and I had the wind knocked out of me. Later, I was resting in bed, and Glenn paid me a visit. He asked, "Are あなた all right?" I said, "I'm fine, just badly bruised." He said, "Autumn, I thought, at first, that they killed you." I said, "It takes a lot もっと見る than that." He laughed and said, "Oh, Autumn, always funny." Another day, some bullies were being physical with me. Glenn helped me to my feet. I then heard an unfamiliar voice say to the bullies, "Back off! What business do ya have to beat up innocent people?" One of the bullies said, "This is not your concern, Casey." She said, "On the contrary, I think it is! Now, I'm gonna give ya 'til the count of three to skedaddle, または I'm gonna do somethin', and it won't be funny." She began to count, "One...two....two and a half..." The bullies fled the scene. She said, "That's what I thought." Glenn said, "Wow! Thanks, Casey." She said, "You're welcome. Are あなた guys okay?" I said, "I can't see あなた very well, but other than that, I'm fine." Casey found my glasses and said, "Here they are. You're lucky they didn't get broken." I said, "That's the closest thing to a miracle I've ever seen." We became good フレンズ with Casey. For the remainder of the school year, she shielded us from bullies. She even affectionately referred to us as Lennon and McCartney. I was Lennon. Glenn was McCartney. Unfortunately, Casey was in the twelfth grade, the last 年 of high school. She graduated in May 2015. She told us, "Don't worry. I'm taking a 年 off from college to work for a year. あなた can give me a call if あなた need me. After all, I live 次 door to you, Glenn. I'll still shield あなた from bullies." I said, "Casey, thanks for everything." Glenn said, "Yes, thank you." She said, "Aw! I 愛 あなた guys so much!"