Before Me, Him

Chapter 60

     As I feel her hand slap my face I knew right away that it was bleeding, it would be impossible not to with all those rings in her fingers. I kept on looking at her as she would look down on me. Right now I really wanted to retaliate but I couldn't, besides being outnumbered by the girls I would most definitely cause trouble to my family. I couldn't let that happen.

     - Are you not going to say anything? – she says as she grabs my hair and pushes my head and body against the floor. – Did the cat eat your tongue?

     - Is that all you've got to say? – I ask as I get up and raise my eyes to them again. – Or is that all you know how to say?

     - You little... – another girl joins in and punches me, pushing my body to the sink. I spit on it as I see a trail of blood coming from my mouth.

Aren't you going to do anything?

     The mirror asks me. 

I've always known that deep down you were weak but I never thought that you'd be as weak as to let someone damage your body... Your brother must be very disappointed.

     - Shut up... – I say with a lowly voice. I didn't want them to hear me.

He must be in such pain for seeing you like this.

     My reflection chuckles back at me. 

What a disappointment.

     - Who are you talking to? – says the girl filled with rings on her fingers with a smirk from cheek to cheek. – Listen pig, you are no one so don't get ahead of yourself and we will get along just fine.

     I start laughing at the stupidity this girl had just said. I thought this would only happen in movies since I never experienced it myself. "Interesting." I felt my mood change as that thought surrounded my mind.

     - Takes one to know one, right? – I smirk as she punches me again and again and I end up falling on the floor due to losing my balance for a couple of seconds.

     - Stubborn girl. – she grabs my hair and pulls my head back. – I said know your place or you are a masochist?

Yes, you must definitely be a masochist to not fight back or maybe you're just a coward.

     I hear her. 

That's the truth, isn't it?

     - Did your creativity run out in insults primadonna? – I spit blood on her extremely expensive dress as she gasps in shock. Her eyes look extremely mad and she pushes my head towards the bloody tiles on the floor. She starts punching me several times as the other girls just watched while sending out their worst regards towards my person. The other girl that had punched me first decided to kick me as if punching me was not good enough.

     - Let her be Jane, I bet she cannot lift her pitiful body anymore. – says one of the girls in the background. Once I looked into her eyes I understood, she was the brains behind this, the one who loved to watch but would never stain her hands. The rest were just instruments as they were played by the maestro.

     As they were about to leave I hear something that I shouldn't. There's a saying that I feel is one of the rules of this world: "Ignorance is a blessing", until now I didn't understand its meaning, but now I get it.

     - What did you say? – I get up as I clean my face and push my hair back. An innocent smile was on my lips but my eyes were telling a completely different story.

     - The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. – says Jane.

Yes June, you need to make your brother proud. Ruin her pretty face as she ruined yours.

     She said with her hypnotizing voice tone. 

She even dared to talk about your family, how can she get away with it?

     Truthfully I don't know why they said such a thing, maybe they don't know anything and are just provoking me but it worked. I run towards Jane, carved my nails onto her wrist, and pushed her down as my body was on top. My hands wouldn't stop, they were punching her pretty face repeatedly, she was bleeding terribly, just like I was. Once they got a grip on themselves, the other girls started to try to stop me but I just punched and kicked all of them away.

     - Call a teacher! – one of the girls screamed as several of them run outside.

     Only four girls stayed in that bathroom, three of them couldn't move but the leader of the pack, that pretty-faced alpha with her fancy clothes and her perfect skin, was looking at me with disgust and, deep down, a slight bit of fear.

     - What is it June? Do you have a Daddy complex that much? – she nervously chuckles, trying to hide her true emotions. – Or is it a Brother complex?

     I walk towards her and grab her neck as my hand was filled with blood. Honestly, I couldn't see who was before me, her face had completely disappeared. I felt as if there was a blind hatred binding me and I had to set it free. As my hands tighten I feel her body shivering in fear.

     - Are you scared Alpha? – I question her with a sadistic smile on my lips. – Or are you really a masochist?

     She didn't answer. Even if she could I don't think she would be able to do so with all the layers of fear that were preventing her voice from coming out.

     - There's only one way to know, right? - I shove her onto the wall with all of my strength and leave the bathroom as the remaining girls trembled with fear.

I fucked up. 

     I thought to myself as I walked in the halls with some sneaky drops of blood that kept on falling onto the ground, creating a trail behind me. My head was hurting and so was my body from all the kicks and punches. The adrenaline was starting to wear off and the pain was becoming unbearable. "I wanna go home" I cried to myself as I would see everyone in the halls looking at me with judging eyes. All of them wondering "what happened?" instead of "is she alright?". I was already used to that type of behavior from other people. I feel my body losing part of its balance so I knew my walk wasn't completely straight, it was almost as if I was seeing things rotating around me but deep down I knew they were completely still.

     - Are you alright? – I hear someone ask and as I look to my right I see the president. – I have no idea what happened but let me walk you to the infirmary. I knew that's where they were going, I don't want to deal with them right now. 

     - No. – I state as he gives his books to another student and places my arm on top of his shoulders, helping me to walk more steadily. We were around the same height even though he was slightly taller than me.

     - Then come to the student's association room, we have a medical kit there for emergencies. – I nod and we both walk towards the room.