Nat and Max had ate their breakfast in a peaceful silence before they went back up to his room. Where they spent the rest of the day working on school work, drawing and just enjoying each other's company. When the clock reached 10:00pm, Nat said goodbye to Max for the night before he went and fell right asleep.
It was now Monday, the day that Nat had wanted to never come. He wished time had froze yesterday. While he was enjoying the time he spent with Max. However, time doesn't freeze.
Which leads him to where he is now. Standing outside of his art classroom with Max and Poppy. Their English class has just finished. Both Max and Poppy decided to walk him to art. So that he'd feel safe because being in the school, does not make him feel safe. Especially when Aek can be around any corner, watching and waiting for the right moment to strike again.
" You have every class with at least one of us except art. Will you be ok " Poppy asks. " I don't know but. I'll make sure to text you guys if I need help at all " he says quietly. " Alright. Wait here after class. I'll come get you and then we can walk to the cafeteria together " Max says gently. He nods his head before saying goodbye to the both of them.
When he enters his classroom his teacher hands him a sheet of paper and some oil pastels. So he quickly walks to the back corner of the room and starts to set up for the class. He sets the sheet of paper down on the easel before placing the oil pastels on the small table next to him.
" Alright class " his art teacher says, so he looks up towards him. " One of my other classes was to full so we had to move another student to this class. Everyone, meet Aek " his teacher says, causing him to freeze. He glances around the room, trying to see where he is. He's unable to find him until he looks at the seat directly next to him.
Aek is sitting down right next to him. So close that if Aek were to reach over, he would easily be able to touch him. When he realizes this, everything around him seems to disappear as he turns to look back at his sheet of paper. He feels nothing but pure terror in this moment.
He had never noticed Aek sitting down next to him. It's as if he just randomly appeared out of no where. It doesn't make sense and he's alone, away from everyone else. He has no one to protect him. No one to save him from Aek.
" Surprised? So am I. How wonderful is it that we get to have a class together now " Aek quietly says before grabbing on to his thigh. Causing him to freeze. His hands begin to shake as Aek starts to massage his thigh. Make it stop, he screams in his head.
He pulls out his phone, trying to tell Max. However, before he could even open the chat he has with Max, Aek quietly says, " I hope you're not telling someone that I'm here with you ". He bites his lip as he grips tightly onto his phone.
" We wouldn't want you to get hurt now, would we " Aek says as he tightly grips on to his thigh. He has to bite down hard onto his lip to prevent himself from crying out in pain. Only when he puts his phone away does Aek stop tightly gripping onto his thigh.
" Good boy " Aek says as he starts to rub his upper thigh as well as his inner thigh. Only causing him to start silently crying. He hates it so much. He wants to shout for someone to help him but he can't. He's so damn terrified to do anything. If he tries to get any help, Aek will only do something worse then what he did at the mall. He's terrified of that happening. He can't tell anyone.
He can only sit there in silence as he cries. While Aek continuously rubs his thigh and inner thigh. He wants Max. Why must he be forced to go through this. What did he do to deserve this. Make it stop. Anyone, please. He wants someone to so desperately come and save him.
" Oh yes, he's over there " he hears his teacher say before he feels Aek harshly pull him back. Aek has a painful death grip on him, making him cry out in pain. " Aek! Let him go " he hears a familiar voice say. When he looks up, he recognizes it as the female cop from the mall.
His whole body starts to shake as he realizes what's happening. " You fucker! You told them " Aek says, digging his nails into his wrist. Making him whimper from the pain. He's so scared. Aek knows that he told someone. Aek is going to make him suffer.
" Aek. There's no need for that. Let him go and we can talk " another officer says, pointing their taser towards him and Aek. " Like hell I'll let him go " Aek says harshly, pulling him back towards the corner of the room. Aek has started to use him as a shield.
He starts hyperventilating as his amount of fear and pain intensifies. He's panicking and he doesn't know what to do. Things only become worse when the fire alarm goes off and everyone but him, Aek and the officers, leave the room.
" Let me go " he barley manages to cry out as he tries to use what little strength he has to get free. It only results with Aek wrapping his hands around his neck. He immediately tries to pry Aek's hands away from his neck as it becomes increasingly difficult for him to breathe. However, he's to weak. Aek is holding on to his neck so tightly, that his nails are digging into his neck, causing him to bleed.
He's gasping for air as he looks at the officers. Help me, he screams in his head. " Got him " he hears someone shout before feeling Aek let go of his neck. He weakly stumbles forward before collapsing to the floor. He starts coughing as his lungs begin to fill with air again.
" Someone get an ambulance while I take this boy to the nurses office " the female officer says before pulling him up off the ground. She picks him up and hurriedly takes him all the way to the nurses office. Where he's immediately set down on a bed.
He feels weak and his head is hurting so bad. He just wants Max and the others. " P'Max. I w-want " he barley manages to say as he starts to cough. With his shaking hands, he pulls out his phone. " Click on the contact you want, I will call them and tell them for you " the female officer says gently as another officer starts taking pictures of his neck.
He clicks on Max's contact before giving it to the officer. He then watches as the officer leaves the room. " Drink some water dear. The paramedics should be here soon " the school nurse says. So he listens.
Shortly after, the officer comes back and gives him his phone. He then waits for Max as he tries to calm himself down. He's managed to stop hyperventilating but his whole body is still shaking. Everything happened so fast. The day started of not to bad and then turned absolutely horrible in a split second.
" Nat " he hears Max shout before seeing Max, NuNew and Poppy all rush into the room. Any thoughts about trying to calm himself down, go out the window as he sees them. He knows that he's safe now.
Max pulls him into a tight hug as he starts to cry more. " Shhh...I'm here now. We are all here now " Max says gently, trying to help him calm down. He grabs onto Max's shirt tightly, as if it'll give him more comfort by doing so.
" How did he manage to be there " NuNew asked angrily. He only moves closer to Max, slightly coughing as he tries to get himself to calm down. Max is quick to gently pat his back. " Deep breaths baby " Max says gently.
He tried his hardest to listen to what Max says. It takes him a while but eventually he's able to take deep breaths and start to calm down. Around the same time as he calms down, the paramedics arrive.
Max pulls away from the hug before sitting down next to him. " Hello, you must be Nat. Am I correct " the paramedic asked him. " Yes " he quietly says. " Well Nat, I wish I could say that it's nice to meet you, but it's not a nice way to meet you " the paramedic says as he pulls out his medical supplies.
" Alright Nat. I'm going to ask you some questions. I'll need you to answer them to the best of your abilities " the paramedic says. So he nods his head.
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Changed Me ( Rewritten)
FanfictionNat is your typical quiet kid. He's got one friend and tends to keep to himself. he never does anything out of his comfort zone. That is until a group popular kids take interest in both him and his friend. His daily life changes for the good and for...
