The End

Time: 2:45

The rest of the day went by as usual, I didn’t really have friends at this school, and I didn’t feel like I needed them. I was fine getting by on my own, as usual. Few people paid me any attention either, I floated through this school as a ghost. One positive about this is that I didn’t have anyone to give me a hard time, until today. I started walking through the deserted hallways to go catch my bus as usual, but this time I was stopped by Dan and his goonies. “Fuck” I thought, “I knew this would come back on me.” I looked at Dan with a hardened glare, not really wanting to deal with him. “What do you want, piss head”, I asked apathetically. “Tsk, I don’t think you are in a position to be calling anybody names”, Dan said to me as he started getting closer and closer. “It’s time we paid you back for this morning” He whispered in my ear. Next thing I felt was his fist punching me right in the stomach. “Fuck…” I mumbled as pain traveled through my body. Shortly after, the other two boys joined in punching me until I fell to the ground, replacing there punches with kicks, until they got bored. “That will teach you to mind your own fucking business, slut!” Shouted one of the goonies. I sat up and leaned against the lockers, trying to calm down my shaky breathing. After a few deep breaths, I try standing which to be honest, wasn’t working out well. I kept trying in hopes I would still be able to catch my bus, but chances of that was now slim to none.

“Holy Shit”

I look up to see Gerard looking at me, his eyes widened by what I assume is my beaten body. I try quickly to stand up, to look less of a mess, to not show weakness, but it wasn’t working. Getting hit isn’t new for me, but this time it was harder to shake it off, maybe because it was three people beating me instead of one. Next thing I know, Gerard has his hand around my waist, helping me stand up. I looked at him in shock to realize that his eyes were now dark, as if his eyes were constantly contained shadows. “Did Dan do this…” Gerard asked slowly, not breaking eye contact with me. I slowly nodded, still taken aback about his new demeanor. His face now has a clear frown on it and he breaks eye contact with me to have a staring contest with the ground. Softly, he mumbles, “This is all my fault…” At this point, I don’t want him to have any guilt, what I did this morning was my own doing and the punishment I received because of it was mine and only mine, not Gerard’s. I pulled myself away from his grasp and straighten up slightly, walking away from him slowly.

“Nothing here is your fault, sometimes having a sharp tongue results in getting beat up a little, nothing that I will lose sleep over, and you shouldn’t either.” I gave him a slight smirk as I continue walking.

I hear footsteps behind me as he catches up and continues walking with me. “Thanks” he mumbles, shoving his hands in his pockets and not making eye contact. I look at him out of the sides of my eyes, watching the way his dark hair tangles in front of his pale face, biting his lip slightly as his golden-brown eyes look mysterious. “He’s kinda cute” I think to myself before shaking that thought out of my head. We both walk out of the school without a word being said, until almost in unison, we both pull out a cigarette and light up. I smirk lightly at him before walking towards my house away from him, “See you tomorrow, Gerard, it was nice talking to you. Stay Golden”

Notes

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