The Grief Of Others

Chapter 4: Wow, This Schools Sucks!

After The Incident With Akel And That Poor Buzz Cut Kid The Principal Of The School Questioned Every Kid Including Me. Luckily, Akel Wasn't Held Responsible Since All The Kids Kept Their Mouth Shut Including Me. Hell, Even Pops Didn't Say Anything. The Cameras In The Bus Weren't Working And I Feel Like Pops Had Something To Do With That. The Principal Didn't Seem Like A Good Guy To Me. He Was Tall And Had A Perfect Shade Of Blonde Hair That Was Combed. He Wore A Perfectly Formed Suit. He Didn't Say Much But Asked Questions. When He Left The Bus Akel Would Tap Me On The Shoulder When I Began To Leave The Bus Aswell. "You're New Here, Right?" Akel Asked, His Backpack In His One Hand, Loosely Hanging On His Side. "Um, Yeah..I Just Moved Here." I Said, Feeling So Small Compared To The Giant Beside Me As We Walked To The Entrance Of The School. Akel Would Examine Me For A Long Moment Before Shaking His Head. "An Introverted Virgin. I Could Tell By The Mismatched Clothing And Crappy Hair. Don't Worry, I'll Help Ya." Akel Said Before Smiling. For Some Reason He's Only Nice To Me. I Felt A Bit Embarrassed Since He Just Pointed Out Every Flaw About My Looks. In My Opinion I Wasn't Much Of A Looker Like My Brother Was. I Was Decent, I Guess. When We Entered The School, The Crappy Bell Rang, Meaning We Were Late. Akel Swore Softly, Putting His Backpack On Before Rushing Off After Waving Bye To Me..Jesus Christ He Was Fast. I Realized Myself That I Had No Schedule For My Periods So, I Skipped. I Wondered The Halls, Avoiding Any Teachers That Would Rat Me Out. I Hid In One Of The Boys Bathroom On The Second Floor. As I Entered The Bathroom I Instantly Smelled Cigarette Smoke. I Hated Smoking And Drinking So I Never Bothered To Really Do Any Of Those Things. I Coughed A Bit, Hating The Vile Stench Of The Smoke Filling The Crappy Bathroom. 3 Boys Were Talking, Each One Smoking Or Writing Insulting Slurs With A Sharpie On The Bathroom Stalls. One Of The Boys Looked At Me And Sneered. He Looked Like A Weasel With A Shitty Haircut. "Eh? Who The Fuck Are You?" The Weasel Boy Asked, Dropping His Cigarette Onto The Tiled Floor Before Stepping On It, Pressing His Boot Down Into The Cigarette. I Sighed Softly, Raising My Hands A Bit In The Air. "Look, I'm New Here And I'm Not Looking For Any Trouble." I Said Softly, Avoiding Eye Contact With The Boys. One Of Them Would Begin Laughing Slowly, The Rest Joining In As They Laughed For A Good Bit. I Tried Laughing With Them Before I Got A Fist Straight Into My Face, Knocking Me To The Tiled Floor. I Felt Dazed And Dizzy After The Punch. I Tried Standing Up Only To Have The Weasel Kid Kick Me In The Stomach, Knocking The Wind Out Of Me. He Kept Kicking Me Over And Over Before The Rest Of The Boys Joined In, Jumping Me. I Coughed Out Blood, Covering Anything Vital With My Arms Only To Be Kicked Even More. After Awhile, They Stopped, The Weasel Boy Lighting Himself A Cigarette Before Taking A Large Whiff From It. He Pulled The Cigarette From His Mouth, Puffing Out A Large Amount Of Smoke. "Damn! We Roughed Ya Up Good!" He Exclaimed, Laughing Before Kneeling Down To Me And Shoving The Lit Part Of The Cigarette Straight Into My Neck, Causing Severe Pain. I Screamed A Bit, Being Held Down By The Other 2 Boys. The Weasel Boy Kept Burning My Neck In Different Places With The Lit Cigarette. This Situation..It Brought Back Memories I Never Wanted To Experience. I Begin Shutting My Eyes, Wanting This All To Just Go Away. I Wanted To Cry. I Wanted To Scream More. I Already Knew This Wouldn't Do Any Good But Ruin My Pride. Suddenly, A Large Figure Came From Behind, Grabbing Weasel Boy By The Back Of His Neck And Throwing His Body Straight Into The Wall. It Was Akel. Akel's Eyes Shown Anger Within Them. He Began Repeatedly Slamming The Weasel's Boy Body Into The Wall Over And Over Until The Boy Was Knocked Out Cold. The Two Other Boys Let Me Go, One Instantly Booking It And Trying To Run Out Of The Bathroom Only To Have Akel Clothesline The Boy Straight In The Neck, Dropping The Boy Like A Fly. The Last Boy Hesitantly Threw A Right Jab, Attempting To Assault Akel. Akel Instinctively Caught The Punch, Glaring Down At The Boy Before Twisting The Boy's Arm, Causing A Large Crack To Be Heard. The Boy Screamed In Pain, Dropping To His Knees. Akel Swung His Knee Straight Into The Boy's Face, Breaking His Nose And Knocking His Body Into A Nearby Wall. Akel Stood There Before Rushing To My Aid, Helping Me Up And Noticing The Large Burn Marks On My Neck And Cheek. He Gritted His Teeth, Shaking His Head. "You're Okay, New Kid. You're Okay." He Said Reassuringly. He Helped Me Walk Out Of The Bathroom And To The Nurse. After The Nurse Patched Me Up She Had A Small Conversation With Akel. The Nurse Blushed Profusely After Akel Made A Flirty Comment As I Sat On The Chair, Trying To Listen. The Nurse Giggled, Lightly Punching Akel's Arm. The Nurse Was Young And Pretty So I Can't Blame Him To Flirt With Her. Akel Noticed Me Staring And Walked To Me, Taking A Seat Beside Me. "THAT Is How You Get Girls, New Kid." He Said, Gently Ruffling Up My Hair. "Maybe I Can Teach Ya A Thing Or Two. Whaddya Say? My Place After School?" He Said, Winking And Chuckling Softly After I Looked Away, Trying Not To Feel Embarrassed. "I'm Just Fucking With Ya, New Kid! I'm Straight So Don't Worry." He Said, Grinning A Bit. I Laughed A Bit, Shaking My Head..Maybe This Place Wasn't So Bad After All.

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