path of redemption

Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ － ｎｉｎｅ.

-Zaid gonzales

By the age of 13 , i knew what guns were . Why my father and mother argued all the time. Why one of them chose to sleep on the couch or one of them leaving to go to a bar for a drink. Drugs ran through my veins when one of dads friends told me to take a hit.

I didn't think I'd be sitting in the principals office , questioning why i punched one of the teachers . I was under the impression that if i saw a fucking 40 year old man touch a freshmen, id have to do more than just punch his wrinkled face.

The mintue i saw him calling one of the freshmen into his office . Whats her name... ah , Courtney foster. I followed her . She made sure to leave the door cracked open to his classroom easy for me to see and hear what was gonna happen.

She carried her books in her hand , walking slowly and shyly. Courtney fitted into the kids who sat alone at lunch catergory. There were more groups at my school . None other than Oakwood High School. There were the goths . Nerds. Dumbass jocks. Pick me's. Wanna be's. Loners. Stoners . And well me. I didnt have a group. I simply just existed.

I didnt have any friends .I fucked a few pick me's to let off some steam , they know the drill , no attachments just fuck and leave , thats it , no more . I've never had a girlfriend, sounds like hard labour . I mean id like to find my someone someday , someone who understands me , but not now , i prefer my company and lias only . I started playing hockey too at the age of 14 , it was too distract me from home but soon turned into one of the things i liked . I didnt get along with my teammates, i was afterall captain infact ,i dont count the guys i do weed with and my teammates as friends. They're simply just people who i enjoy being high with and people i have to help on the ice . For as long as I've been here . I've been suspended. Quite a few times. Okay maybe not a few times . Each time ended with me in the principals office being given a note. Which all looked the same.

The reason i followed courtney was because, i know girls like her . My 15 year old sister is exactly like her . Fragile . One tick and they break. I saw him leaning into courtney , whispering something in her ear which made her stiffen.

I didn't react that time , i stayed back until the real deal was gonna happen. Ive heard stories of professor Lincoln. Stories of how he liked to touch innocent little girls . He always liked them younger . Sick fuck. He even had a fucked up saying.

"If they bleed , they're grown"

I saw courtney moving inch by inch away from him until he grabbed her by her waist. Making me see red instantly. The last thing i remember is being dragged off by a few guys and courtneys loud sobs. And now im here. In the principals office having a stare down. I readjust myself in my seat as i stare at Principal howard. I smirk a bit and lean forward.

I clear my throat "We both know how this is gonna end , me with a white letter im too familiar with." Principal howard doesn't say anything , he rubs his gray beard whilst observing the colorful pencils on his desk.

Hm thats a first . No talking?

He stays too quiet for too long , i begin to open my mouth but his words makes be breathe in a full amount of air "You're expelled"

I look at him perplexed, i lean forward" You're kidding?im not expelled . I did the fucking right thing. He was groping a minor" i hissed .

He looks at me sadly as he shakes his head "There was no evidence zaid , you cant just walk around this school causing chaos in your awake . I refuse to let that happen. I gave you a pass for all the things you have done...because you lost not one but both of your parents" he breathes. I slump in my seat as he brings back memories.

"Parents" never fit into my vocabulary, i wouldn't describe them as such . Thinking about them made my blood boil. They were simply two people who fucked. My birth giver got pregnant and gave birth to me. They were forced to feed me , bathe me . And look after me . I didnt owe them shit. They bothed died 7 months ago. Both drunk driving. My sperm donar caused the accident making them both die on the scene. Leaving me the house , ive grown to hate . I'd suppose I'd have to thank them . They both created my sister. I was 3 when mom gave birth to my sister . Aurelia gonzales. I had instantly grown close to her when she was born.

I protected her , at a time when mom and dad were both drunk somewhere , i looked after her . She even started calling me dad but grew out of it. Mom and dad were never home. Which made me and lia closer. When mom and dad died , lia didn't even shed a tear , because why would she? Cry for people who were practically strangers to her . Call me selfish when i say i rejoiced when they died . I fucking loved it . I didnt care about the money , or where would the food come from.

It wouldn't have made a difference because when i turned twelve i started doing illegal racing , fighting etc. I had my own money. Lia and i would be fine , when she wanted something i would buy it. Whereas mom would've said "Lia , baby you'd get fat if you eat too much icecream" i hated when she would say that. I would instantly take lia somewhere and buy her what ever the fuck she wanted . Hell i even bought her , her own library. Fuck when she started hitting puberty. I had to break a few guys noses and possibly kill them.

Im kidding.
Maybe.

But now im expelled , that would fuck up everything for us , although not really, she did say she didnt like this school .Which would be easier if we started at a new school , somewhere fresh.

"...and this was the last straw , we can't have you hitting teachers , you're expelled and its done" he continued.

I glared at him , i stood up so fast i got whiplash , he looked up at me and rolled a pencil in his hand "Make sure you sign out on the way out , I'll tell the teachers to take you off the register and you can take your things with you , and ill make sure to tell your coach you won't be playing anymore , that you're kicked off the team" he stated , i turned around and kicked my chair "You can fucking keep it" i hissed as i opened the door and slammed it behind me.

I was furious. I wanted to fucking burn this school to the ground.

I took out my phone and checked lia's timetable, she was in history. I walked to her class , i kicked open the door and strolled in . "Hey! You can't just walk in here and disrupt my class young man" i heard the teacher calling , i ignored her . Hearing the commotion, lia looked up and locked eyes with me . Everyone was staring at me,i mean i was pretty known around here , i made sure to fucking own my place at this school , no one dared to even look or talk to me , i arrived at lias desk which was in the far back . I picked up her things , and backpack "We're leaving"i stated i turned around, my tattooed arms flexed as i held onto lias things . She didnt say as word and scurried after me . I stopped at the door and turned towards the teacher.

"If i were you , id shut my mouth or else ill tell everyone you're having an affair with professor jenkins " her skin turned pale and her pupils delated. I smirked as i heard gasps from the students and "oohs" . Lia didnt say a word , as we walked out the classroom , she walked after me with her short legs. I stopped at the receptions office and signed both of us out of this hell hole. When we walked out , the hot heat , hit my face making me immediately groan , we walked to my car , lia got into the passenger seat as i threw her things in the backseat . She turned towards me.
"Whats going on?" She looked up at me with her doe blue eyes . Lia had my fathers eyes. It was a mix between blue and green. Sometimes i couldn't even tell what colour they were. She got my mothers black raven hair. I got my mother's brown eyes and my fathers hair too. Her hair was in two cute pigtails making her look like a fragile doll , her cardigan hanged off her shoulder as her legs were crossed under her , her worn out chucks ,which she refuses to let me replace on my leather seats as her mom jeans folded , now if it was another person with dirty chucks on my leather seats , i would've end them , end of discussion, but this is lia. I put her cardigan in place"Wanna get out of this fucking school?"i grinned . She didn't say anything at first.

A smile started to print her face as she squealed "YESSSS" she jumped up and down in her seat as i chuckled at her cuteness. I started the car and reffed and drove back to our house.

Lets get this fucking started.

Zaid gonzales -18



Aurelia gonzales -15