*Wednesday, break time*
I was with my friend Ann, as usually. We were talking about our weekends.
"And... how was your weekend?" she asked, after explaining her weekend.
"Well... I was with Tim" I said as I blushed and looked at Tim, who was a bit far away. He waved his hand and I nodded.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?" she yelled as she widened her eyes dramatically. Everyone looked at us.
"Ssshhh!!" I said. "I can't tell you what happened, because it's a secret. But ever since Friday afternoon, we were together. Until Sunday night!" I whispered, excited.
"Woooow! Hell yeah girl! You're awesome!" she laughed as she hit my shoulder friendly. Then, I saw the boy I feared for almost three years. He was in my class, and he was the most problematic boy. He always punched people for no reason. I was very afraid of him. He always humiliated me. He always made me feel so bad... Then, he looked at me and smiled.
"Today I need to punch someone. I wanna feel better. I just wonder who could it be..." he said as he smiled even more. I shivered and took a step away.
"You!" he yelled as he held me by my neck with his big hands. He was young as me, but he was a lot bigger and taller. Everyone remained in silence. Just looking at us. Then, they started shouting.
"Fight, fight, fight!" He threw me to the ground. I felt pain in my ribs. I whimpered as I opened my eyes and saw him running towards me. Everyone was around us, in a big circle made of people. I didn't see Tim anywhere. The boy (his name was Goran) punched me in the face, making my nose bleed. I looked at his eyes and growled.
"What do you think you are?" he punched me again. "You don't scare me!"
"Fight, fight, fight!" they yelled again. My instincts told me to stay down and wait until the ring belled. But I was tired. I was tired of his bullshit! I got up and looked around.
"Do you want a fight?!" I screamed. Everyone shut up and looked at me, shocked of my reaction. "You're gonna have a fight then!!" I said as I jumped towards Goran's face and hit his head with all my might. He fell down, but he got up fast. He went to box lessons, so he felt no pain at all. He laughed. I looked at my watch. Ten minutes left.
"You're gonna regret that, little bitch!" He started punching me furiously. I bleed too much. He let me on the ground. I couldn't move. I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I saw Ann and Tim in front of me. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in the school's infirmary.
"What.... what happened...?" I whispered, confused and very tired.
"You've lost a lot of blood. But don't worry, you'll be okay soon." Ann said as she stroked my arm. I smiled and looked at Tim.
"But... what happened to Goran?" I asked.
"Masky did what he had to do" Tim said, smiling.
"What...?" Ann said, confused.
"Don't worry Ann. It's just.... just a joke." I lied.
"Oh.... alright. I.... I gotta go. Tim, you coming?"
"No. No, I'll stay here." he nodded.
"Alright. When class finishes, I'll come and see you, okay (y/n)?"
"Okay Ann. Thank you for everything!" I said as I smiled. I would have waved my hand, but my whole body was in intense pain. When Ann left, Tim looked at me kindly.
"Do you want something? Some water?" he asked.
"Yeah, thanks Timmy~~" I said as I blushed. Tim went out and, in seconds, he was back with a plastic glass of water. He looked at me and raised an eyebrow.
"I suppose you can't move."
"You're right...." I accepted. "How will I drink?"
"Let me help you" he said as he approached the glass to my lips. I drank and Tim moved away the glass to let me breathe.
"More?" he asked.
"No. Thank you" I said as I nodded a little. He put the glass on the table next to the bed. "Sooo... what did Masky do to the bad guy?"
"He just made some scars and bruises on his face and eyes. Enough" he said.
"More than enough!" I confessed.
"Masky did worst things...." he looked away as his eyes filled with tears.
"Sssshhh.... Masky is a good guy than protect the people who is in danger, like me today. So Masky doesn't have to feel bad. Okay?" I said as I tried to get up so I could hug him.
"Don't move please, I don't want you to get worse" he said as he helped me lay down again. "Now get some rest. If you need anything, I'll be next to you." he told me, smiling.
"See you later hero" I joked. We both laughed. I closed my eyes. I felt safe. I was calm.
