Mika's World

Chapter 8: A Bloody Mess

"Troye how'd you know I was here?," I asked sitting up. "You have your location on remember", he says holding up his phone. Troye's eyes wander over to Manny sleeping in the chair. "I see you have other visitors as well", he remarks. "Is this your other boyfriend?" My mom asked giving me a judge mental look. "No, that's my best friend. I'll let that slide because we're trying to grow here" I explain. "Oh, yikes. That's embarrassing. Hi kid, call me Connie. I'm his mom", my mom said to Troye. "Nice to meet you Miss Connie. I see you two made up", Troye said and shakes my mom's hand. My mom glared at me. "One rule we should have. Don't tell everybody our business. I don't need your friends thinking I'm a shitty mom", she said. "You are a shitty mom", I retort. "WAS a shitty mom. I'm reinventing myself", my mom said and heads out the room to use the bathroom. Manny wakes up from hearing everyone talking and makes eye contact with Troye. Oh no. "Hey, Troye it's nice that you're here", Manny comments. "Yeah, I mean that's what best friends are for" Troye said very matter of factly. "Well, you and me are going to be seeing a lot of each other these days", Manny states and dapping him up. I see this going left but no one can hurt me cause I'm in a hospital bed. "And why is that?" Troye asked . "Well Mika and I are taking things slow. We haven't put a name on anything yet, but I'm here for him. Always", Manny said and blows me a kiss. I hate you so much in this moment. I could see that Troye was trying to keep his composure and keep his temper down. He started to laugh and put his palm over his eyes. "I'll um.....I have to go",  Troye finally said and jogged out of the room. "Troye wait!" I yelled and the a pain shot through my back. Manny rushed to my side. "Are you okay?!" Manny said rushing to my side. "Now was not the time to bring up what's going on between us", I said angrily. "Why does it matter what he knows and doesn't? As your friend, shouldn't he respect that we like each other?", Manny asked in frustration. I turn my head to the side. "I just need to sleep. I'm tired", I reply. "Get some rest", Manny said and kisses my cheek.
          I got out of the hospital 4 days later with only a cast to show for it. I make my way to the locker rooms to find Troye. A pack of shirtless boys stood in the hallway pouring water on their faces or taking off their cleats. I see Troye wiping sweat from his face and abs as I approach him. He notices me walking towards him and turns his back on me. "Troye please talk to me", I plead as I reach to touch his arm. Troye snaches away from me and pins me against the wall. "Leave me alone, Mika", Troye said. He lets me go and heads into the locker room. The whole soccer team were pretending not to see anything. There was nothing I could do at this point. I quickly walk to get to class until one of the teammates stop me in my tracks. It was boy named Dylan. "Mika, I heard you got into a car accident, are you alright?" He asked. "I..uh yea thanks for asking", I said faintly. "You and Troye have a fight?" Dylan asked. I looked up at him. Dylan was pretty tall standing at 6'2. He had small brown twists and had a lanky exterior. His mustache and goatee was freshly cut and he smelled of axe and grass. "We just got into an argument", I reply still trying to walk away. Dylan continues to follow me. "Well I'm sure you two can hash things out. I see you guys hang out a lot. And you'll have to let me sign your cast sometime", Dylan said while grabbing my arm and examining it. He pulls me closer to him. "Why hasn't anybody signed it?" He asks staring at my cast then at me. I slowly pull away from him. "I've got to go to class", I said and jog down out of the gym hall. That was weird or is he being super friendly? Dylan and I haven't ever spoken before. I just use to hear stories about him. Mainly him trying to date the whole cheerleading squad. I knew he was a promiscuous person, but something didn't feel right.
        I sit next to Jenifer in english class as we both work on our assignments. I actually enjoyed English. It was subjects one of those subjects that came natural to me. "I'm glad you're okay from your car crash", Jenifer remarks while she scribbles on her paper. "Of course everyone knows about it", I said in embarrassment. Jenifer looks on her phone to fix her hair then snaps a picture. She then takes out a marker and signs a big letter J on my cast. "There, it looks better already", she said and smiles. "Thanks it's my first one", I chuckle. Her smile disappears and her face becomes serious. "Listen, I know we're not too close and you might think of me as a shallow bitch, but I'm here as your friend. If you consider me one that is", Jenifer said. I was surprised. I didn't know she even acknowledged my existence. " I appreciate that Jenny. And thanks for the signature. You're gonna set a trend. Now everyone will want to sign it", I joke. "I'm surprised your boyfriend, Manny, hasn't signed it yet", Jenifer said giving me a flirtatious look. Here we go. "Troye told you me and Manny were dating?" I asked. "He mentioned it briefly when I spoke to him the other day. I'm happy for you honey", she answered.
        I text Manny to meet me in the library so we could talk about our....situation. I sit by the table tapping my fingers on the table and then I see him walk up. He was wearing white flannel and brown jeans. His hair was slicked back and he had a huge smile on his face. He looked very happy and anxious to see me. "Hey good looking what's up", he said and kissed me on the cheek. I gulped and motioned for him to sit down. "I know we haven't talked much regarding our situation and I wanted to clarify some things", I said. "What is that?", he asks still with a grin on his face. Before I could say anything, Nathan pops up at the table and playfully slaps me upside the head. "What's up queers. How are you two lovebirds doing?" Nathan laughed obnoxiously. I grind my teeth and glare at him. "We're having a conversation, do you mind?" I said moving my hand in a shooing motion. "You out of all people can't shoo me away. How's your arm doing by the way", Nathan jokes and lifts my cast up then drops it down hard on the table. "Aghhhhhh!", I yell out in pain. Nathan laughs and pats me on the back. I see out the corner of my eye Manny staring at Nathan blankly. Then, Manny leaps over the table and tackles Nathan. He starts delivering hard blows to Nathan's face while on top of him. I watch while holding my arm in pain and yell at to stop Manny. "That's enough Manny!! MANNY STOP!" I scream. Manny keeps punching Nathan over and over again. Teachers rush to pull Manny off of Nathan and drag him out of the library. "DON'T EVER TOUCH MIKA AGAIN!" I hear Manny scream as he is dragged out. I see Nathan laying on the ground. His face was fucked up. His eyes was swollen shut, his nose looked broken, and we was all around bloody. I had never seen Manny like that. Teachers pick Nathan up and drag him to the nurse. Dylan runs in from the hallway towards me. " What the fuck happened to Nathan?", he asked looking puzzled. "Manny happened", I reply grimly.