unloved weapon

tom

George has been avoiding me since yesterday night. I tried to talk to him like normally, but he would just avoid eye contact and find an excuse to leave.

Is it because he's embarrassed? maybe because I saw him cry and he told me how he thinks about the second place.

maybe..
I mean- there couldn't be any other reason right?

before I saw him cry he acted completely normal..

I look to the side and watch George write from the board. Is he noticing me? if he's ignoring me?

"Clay!" I hear my name and quickly look away from George "would you please stop admiring George and continue to write." the teacher says.

I quickly look down as I feel my cheek heat up. I wasn't admiring him, I was just watching him.

I look with my eyes over to George and see that his cheeks also got red. I feel a smile on my face before I look down again.

"okay, I want you guys to talk to your partner rather you would choose love or money." mr Kan say.

I look to George who's still writing.
"do you already know what you would choose?" i ask him "yes." he says.

"so what would you choose?" I ask, he lays his pen down and looks to the front "love." he says and looks at me.

"and you?" he asks "i would choose love too." i say. "why?" he asks "cause there are different kinds of love. Friendship love, family love, romantic love."

"you're right.." he looks away again.

2pm

Karl, George, nick and I were hanging around in mine and George's room, when the door gets opened and a man appears.

George, who was about to use the bathroom, stopped on the spot.

"who is that?" I whisper to Nick "I don't know." he whispers back.
"George, nice seeing you again." the man smiles.

I look to George, but because I can only see his back I can't tell how he's feeling right now.

why isn't he saying anything?

"your mom told me you dropped to the second place?" the man says while George stays quiet.

George POV

my legs are trembling the more pictures appear in my eyes.
what is he doing here?
who called him?
why is he here?

"George, who is that?" I hear clays voice behind my back and I wish I could turn around or say something..

but I've gone numb.

"I missed you-" he comes closer but I automatically move back.

"are you okay?" he asks.

Am I okay?
he dares to ask me that?

suddenly I feel an arm around me.
"who are you?" Clay asks "oh nice to meet you. you must be George's friend." he smiles at him.

"I'm Tom, George's father." he lies "father?" i say "you're the husband of my mom."

"what are you even doing here?" I suddenly start to talk without thinking.

is it because of clay?

"did mom send you here?" i ask, not moving away from Clay, "or did you come without letting her know?"

"I came to see you." he says.

I don't wanna see you-

"you saw me." i say "you always were funny." he laughs.

this ugly laugh-
"I think it's better if you leave now." Clay suddenly hides me behind him.

"your friend is pretty rude George." he says "you aren't allowed in here, not at this time." clay says.

I feel like I'm going to throw up-

Clay POV

somethings off with this Tom.
I could feel George's body trembling and getting cold.

"blargh!" I look behind me and see that George has thrown up. "George-" I say as I was about to hold him but he shakes his head.

"I'm okay-"

"George, are you sick?" Tom was about to touch George but he quickly moves away, what made him fall to the ground.

"I think you should leave now." I carefully push him "I won't leave George like this-" he says.

"he said leave." nick joins me "you can clearly see he doesn't want you here!" nick gets louder.

"just leave, now." I say "I'm not-" he starts "leave!" nick and I cut him off.
"if you don't leave now, I'll contact the police as the school." nick says.

"go on. contact them!" Tom says "just fucking leave already, piece of shit!" Karl shouts while helping George.

"you shut up!" Tom shouts and before he knew, nick punched him right into his face.

"don't talk to him like that!" he shouts at Tom "if you don't leave now it'll end badly." I smirk at Tom.

he glares at the both of us, but leaves.

Nick and I walk over to George.
"you okay?" I ask "I'm fine- I just feel sick." he mumbles.

"who was that?" I ask "we'll be right back, just getting the things to clean this up." Karl says before leaving with nick.

"none- just the 'new' husband from my mom." he tells me "what did he do?" I ask him clearer.

"he didn't do anything." George plays with his fingers "i could clearly feel you trembling, don't give me the 'nothing' shit." I say.

Karl and nick enter the room.
George looks into my eyes for a few seconds, but then he stands up and sits himself down on his bed.

"who was that?" Karl asks while starting to clean up the mess "my moms new husband." he says again.

"why is he such an asshole?" Nick asks "cause he is, I don't know.." George mumbles.
"you feeling better?" i ask as I hand him a glass of water "yeah, thanks."

"I think you should rest now." Karl says "call us if somethings wrong." nicks says to me before leaving.

George quietly drinks his water while I sit next to him and stay quiet.

"you wanna tell me now?" I ask, he looks at me "tell you what?" George asks "why you were trembling like that?"

he stays quiet and it's like he has gone numb.

"you know you can tell me." I say.
George looks away. "I just felt sick." he says "sick?"

"mhm. sick." he drinks water "if you say so." I look away from George.