the fury of the hawk

the party

You walked home from school with your earbuds in both ears. This place was actually starting to feel nice. You open the door to your apartment. To your surprise, your mom was home from work early.
"Hey mom" you said plopping onto the couch
"Hey Birdie! How was school?" she asked
"It was fine." you replied "Hey i was wondering if i could go to a friends house later for a small get together?"
"And by small get together you mean...a party?" she asked
"Yeah kind of. All my friends are going" you said giving her a pleading look
"Will there be alcohol?" she asked
"Mom it's a high school party. I would be surprised if there wasn't."
"You know i trust you Birdie. I just want to make sure you know the rules.."
"I know. No drinking and driving. No heavy drinking. No drugs. and No leaving on my own." you said as if you'd been over this list a million times.
"You forgot the most important rule....Be safe" she smiled at you
"Thanks mom" you replied smiling back
You went into your room for a while and only came back when it was time to leave for the party.
Miguel met you outside.
"Hey Hey!" he smiled from his apartment door "You ready?"
"Do i look unready?" you asked with a concerned look on your face.
"No no i was just-"
"I'm just teasing come on." he laughed and followed behind you
After a lengthy walk you arrived at a random house. Judging from the cars stacked across the curb you could tell that this was definitely the right house. You and Miguel walked through the front door and saw Hawk and Tory talking in the kitchen. You approached them and were quickly welcomed by a drunken hug from Hawk.
"He's being pleasant...How much has he had?" you sarcastically asked
"Waaaaay too much" Tory responded laughing at your previous comment
"Speaking of drinks...where are they I fucking need one." you laughed
"Come with me. I'll show you" Tory responded
The two of you grabbed drinks and sat on lawn chairs outside.
"Sooooo. You and Hawk?" Tory looked at you with question in her eyes.
"What about me and Hawk" you asked confused at her remark
"He told me how hot you are about a million times before you guys got here" she said trying not to laugh
"NO WAY" you shouted bursting into laughter "He's so drunk he has no clue what he's saying"
"That's true....Buuuut i saw him staring at you at lunch." she said "And he won't leave you alone. Always teasing you. I think he likes you."
"Who likes who?" Miguel asked sitting in between Tory and I.
"Nothing! Girl talk" she quickly responded before winking at you
You give her a mischievous smile before turning to Miguel. You notice he looks disappointed.
"You okay Miggy?" you asked.
"Yeah. I guess I was kind of hoping Sam would come" he replied shrugging his shoulders.
"What's up with you too anyway?" you asked
After the first interaction between Sam and Miguel you started to notice his nervousness around her.
"We dated for a bit a while ago but we broke up because i was being a stupid asshole" he said
A look of sadness crossed his eyes but before you could comfort him, you begun to hear shouting from inside. You couldn't tell what was being said but you knew one thing for certain. That voice.
Hawk....

HAWKS POV:
A laugh that he hadn't heard in a long time pierced through his ears. He felt his heartbeat speed and his breath become short. A feeling he had once been all to familiar with.
Fear.
His mind instantly flashed through all the times Kyler and Brucks humiliated him, tortured him, made him feel like a freak.
"I'm a loser!"
"I'm a freak!"
"I'm never going to have any other friends besides Demetri!"
"I'm never gonna get a girlfriend!"
"I'm never gonna be anything other than the kid with the weird lip!"
His own voice ran through his head. Bringing a tear to his eye. The feeling of sadness was quickly replaced by rage.