Before the box

Part 7: The Blue Shoe Slayer

"6 days before the big day" Jordan thought to himself and put a mark on his calendar. Jordan did his daily routine and went off to the academy. This time Van wasn't waiting for him at the top of the steps as usual. Jordan sighed, it was nice to have a friend that would wait for you. Jordan walked into the academy and the Majors avoided Jordan and whispered to themselves. Although Jordan couldn't hear them he knew what they were saying and it hurts to know that the shoes he once knew could turn away from him so fast. Mr.TimberLand announced that an assembly will be held at 12:00 in the multipurpose room. Jordan assumed it was about getting their partners and becoming acquainted with your opposite shoe. Jordan used to be worried about who he would be his partner for life, but all that worrying has been replaced with the concern of Twinkle Toes' health. He couldn't stop thinking about it and about how it was all his fault. He thought about how he could have avoided all this heartache if he had just said something. All these could haves and should haves, put Jordan in a deep place of depression and anger. He couldn't help it.

12:00
Jordan was the first one in the multi-purpose since he had no one to walk with.

When every shoe walked in they made sure not to sit anywhere near Jordan. Even the minors made sure to keep their distance from Jordan. Some looked at him and made an evil grin. They still saw him as the blue shoe slayer.
Mr. TimberLand got on the stage and began to speak.

"Welcome Everyone to the 567th Shoe Choosing Day! Take it as great honor to finally meet your partner that you will have to work with everyday for the rest of your life! Everyshoe will get their partner according to their size, quality and whether your a right or left shoe. Without further or do let's begin our picking-"
All the lights went out. Jordan heard a voice cry out.
"MINORS THAN MAJORS! TWINKLE TOES WILL BE AVENGED!"
Right then and there Jordan knew he was their target. Jordan got out of his seat and tried to make a dash for the exit but he was push to a corner by several sketchers. Only five of the group had lights on them. They all began to kick and spit on Jordan. One of them kicked him in the face and another kicked him in the gut simultaneously. Jordan tried to fight back but he couldn't see anything. So, he often missed when he kicked and lost a lot of energy. The minors mocked Jordan every time he missed. The sketchers had an advantage because they could light up right before they kicked so that they wouldn't miss. At this point Jordan was done trying to fight back and was now trying to escape to the exit. He couldn't escape them because there was too many of them for Jordan slip away!

Over the kicks and yelling he could hear other Majors being jumped by other large groups of minors. This time the Majors were yelling and crying for their life instead of the minors. Jordan knew the minors were winning and could hear their triumph and victory.

Suddenly the lights came back on. A badly beaten Major escaped to the light switch and cut the lights back on. All the minors stopped and looked around. Jordan tried to look at the damage from where he was on the ground. Almost every Major was beaten and knocked out. Others were too injured to move. All the minors looked at each other with the same evil grin together. Then they all shouted and yelled about their triumph. They laughed at the beaten Majors and spit on them. Some of them even took the laces off the Majors. Jordan knew as they were celebrating, was his perfect time for his escape. So he tried to run but he was hurting too much. Walking was painful also. So, he found himself crawling to the exit. He stopped when he heard one minor yell.
"Ha! We've killed The Blue Slayers best friend! Van!"
And they celebrated and all of them laughed at his dead body.