Retaliating, Sophia had to admit, was not the smartest decision that she had made that day. 

She didn't regret it for a second, of course. Teachers tended to do jacksquat when it came to punishing people like Lardo, mostly because whatever punishments they might dole out he likely wouldn't care about. Plus, he had treated an accident like it had been a personal attack. She might have overcompensated, but she had been defending her friend. She refused to feel bad about that. Lardo was the one who had overreacted, and she had to get the message across that that was unequivocally unacceptable. Justice was served, albeit a little over-zealously. 

No, the only thing she regretted at all was the fact that her knee now hurt like a bitch, though the paper towel-wrapped icepack did help a little. Who knew Lardo's skull was [u]that[/u] thick? She just hoped that she would still be able to walk properly soon, otherwise Coach M would give her a real tongue-lashing. With spit. 

As far as she was concerned, Tic-Tac's little after-school field trip was acceptable. Practice would be well over by then, and while she did find it a little odd that the others would be joining them, she didn't think about it too much. Tic-tac was weird, that was well established for her by now. 

What did bother her was how the hell he had managed to go from walking behind them to waiting for them in the nurse's office. The only way to get there was through that hallway, and she was sure that he hadn't passed them. The only way it was possible was if he was invisible or teleported, both of which were impossible. 

She was in the middle of turning the puzzle over in her mind, when her phone buzzed in her pocket. Repeatedly. [color=silver][i]Oh joyful family. This is going to be a fun conversation,[/i][/color] she thought as she glanced down at the screen. 

[b]M:[/b] WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING YOU DON'T JUST GO AND ATTACK ANOTHER STUDENT I TAUGHT YOU TO BE BETTER THAN THAT ARE YOU OKAY????????X(

[b]A:[/b] I am very disappointed in you Sophia. I know that you were just trying to protect your friend but still, it was the wrong thing to do.

[b]U:[/b] Did you at least win?

Sophia smirked. Of course that was what her uncle would focus on. 

[b]S:[/b] I'm okay. My knee hurts like hell, but I still look better than the other guy.

[b]M:[/b] WHOOOOOO THAT'S MY GIRL! XP XP XP XP XP

[b]U:[/b] Good job Lady.

[b]A:[/b] Joseph and Madeline Callahan, do NOT encourage her. 

Giggling to herself, Sophia leaned over and rested her head on Richard's shoulder, closing her eyes. Things were going to be fine.