Human (Sally Face)

Chapter 18

"South Carolina? Why there? I mean the trip sounds fun but that's such a random spot. You Jersey boys would stick out like sore thumbs there." Ash comments after telling her our plan. Everyone is ready for graduation and already making plans as well.
"Because Ashley it's a nice place with great beaches... and they throw good parties down there. So yeah." Larry responds back.
"Of course you're only in it to party. Just try to remember you have Sal with you. So don't get to shit faced I don't need him calling me to come babysit from a state hours away." We all smile at the thought of Ash driving down to babysit Larry. I'm not a fan of parties well I think it's pretty obvious why. But Larry promised to stay by me at any we go to and if I feel unsafe or uncomfortable at any moment we will leave. It's nice and we would start small.

The conversations get cut short by the bell so we all say bye and head to our classes. I have gym so I head to the locker room. Sadly none of my friends are in this class but I still have some people I talk to. I change into my gym clothes then head to the bleachers waiting for the teacher to tell us what horrible sport we have to attempt today.

"Omg the fag is here! You owe me ten." A voice sneers. Jasper. Lovely. "So freak you think you can survive to actually graduate? Or are you gonna flip and kill yourself. Either way I'd be shocked. Shocked you're even smart enough to graduate and shocked that you are actually ballsy enough to kill yourself. I can already see it. Here lies Sal the freak Fisher killed himself cause no one cared enough about him." Jasper and some of his goons laugh at what he says while I just clench my jaw and ignore him.
Where is the teacher?
"I heard his daddy used to beat him before he went crazy and killed him."
"I heard that the reason he wears the mask is because he got burned after trying to end it all by lighting himself on fire."
"That's fucking pathetic."
Come on where are you?

Hurry up...

"You stupid fuck I'm talking to you!" Getting snapped out of my thoughts by a hard blow to my side I fall over. Jasper is standing over me with a sick grin of his face. "Meet me after school in the locker room. If you don't show up I'll fucking kill you. Got it?" I nod my head as tears fill up my eyes. I know this feeling so well I hate it so much. I need to tell Larry...no I'm 17 years old I can deal with bullies on my own.

"Alright class lets start by running laps! Let's go go go!" I sigh and begin running with the rest of my class. After we all completed that the gym teacher let us have a free day. I choose to play volleyball with a few others until the end of class.

Once the bell rings I'm out of there and heading to my last class with Larry and Travis. My side still stings a little from Jasper kicking me but it's fine. I change out in the bathroom by the classroom before going in to see Travis already there.

"Hey man! I heard you and Larry are gonna go on a vacation to South...Dakota?" I laugh before telling him the correct state. "Oh yeah. I mean what's the difference. I was technically correct!"
"That's not how that works man. Just because they both are south doesn't mean you are right." I say punching his arm playfully. "Do you know where Larry is?"
"Oh uh I think he got held back because he feel asleep last class." He responds. I sigh shaking my head. That sounds like something Larry would do. As if one cue he walks in shamefully. I roll my eyes at him as he gives me a weak smile. Lisa was gonna be pissed when he gets home. "Glad you could finally visits us from dreamland." The two boys fist bump before getting their books out.
"Sorry guys Mr. Jones is just so painfully boring I can't help falling asleep."
"I'm surprised you can even sleep with how bright the lights are in there. Then again it's you we are talking about." Travis replies. I smile and begin working on my textbook before the teacher saw us.

"Hey Sal?" Larrys voice is faint as I feel someone shaking me gently. I look up and see a slightly worried Larry and Travis. "Hey man you feeling ok? You kinda zoned out a bit ago."
"Oh yeah I didn't even realize. Yeah I'm fine just ready for school to be over." I shake my head and smile dismissing their worried thoughts. I can tell they aren't believing me. "Really it's nothing bad just the regular zoning out cause I'm bored stuff. I promise you guys don't need to worry." They nod their heads before turning back to their books. Larry side eyeing me every once in a while. I let out a deep breath and begin working until the bell to leave rings.