SWAPPED

Fight

The bell rings after 4th period and all I can say is that this year is an unlucky one for me. So far Enzo has managed to be in all my classes. It's like the school wants me to go insane.

Well there's not much I can do about it. I grab my bag and walk towards the classroom door.

A voice calls from behind me. "Alora, hold up." Lucas meets me at the door. "Let's have lunch together."

I bet if Lucas looked close enough, he could see my eyes almost sparkling with joy. For the first time I won't have to eat my lunch alone in the teachers lounge.

We walk down to the cafeteria and wait in line together. I feel a bit nervous since it's my first time having someone next to me in line. We both are served pasta with a side of curly fries.

We sit down in a 2 person table along the windows where there is a view of a river that flows around the school.

We both end up talking about our lives and the school and obviously, Enzo.

"He's just an idiot that probably doesn't get enough attention from his parents." I add, making Lucas laugh, but then suddenly he stops as he looks behind me me.

Enzo makes his way to face me, "Wow Alora, never thought of you as the type to talk shit about your peers behind their backs." He places his hands on the table and leans towards me.

Lucas' brows furrow, "Look man-"

Enzo cuts him off. "I just find that so disrespectful... don't you? How would you feel huh?" His hands move closer towards my tray and I already don't have a good feeling on what's about to happen next.

He slides his hand under my tray and pushes it off the edge of the table, spilling the pasta all over my uniform. He looks back up at me with a smirk on his face.

Lucas gets up from his seat and pushes Enzo away. "Who do you think you are huh?"

I get up from my seat after him. "Lucas you shouldn't-"

Lucas walks up to Enzo. "Hm? Who the fuck gave you the right to be such a dickhead." He pushes Enzo again.

People from around the cafeteria begin to notice as they get up from their seats and move closer to the scene.

Enzo charges back up at Lucas and grabs him by the colar. "Listen new kid, since you're new here, I don't think you know how this works." He tightens his grip on Lucas' colar.

Lucas' face grows in anger. "You're right, I don't know, so why don't you explain to me why you act like a fucking bitch, huh?"

A circle forms around the scene. People pull out there phones and begin to chant "fight!" at Lucas and Enzo. At this point I'm caught in the middle and have no idea what to do. I try to get out of the circle but people keep closing in.

I turn around when I hear the sound of a punch followed by a grunt. Lucas had taken a blow to his jaw. He takes a small step back as he shakes off the pain and charges at Enzo, tackling him to the ground.

They both slide across the floor kicking and pulling at each other. Lucas manages to get on top of Enzo and punches him in the face.

Enzo quickly shoves Lucas off him and gets on top of him, landing multiple blows to his face.

My heart immediately drops, if someone doesn't stop them, Lucas is going to get seriously injured. I begin to panic, there's nothing I can do. My breathing grows heavier and heavier as Enzo punches Lucas more and more.

Faculty members finally begin to push through the crowd and begin to pull them apart. Enzo and Lucas struggle through there grasps but the faculty members pull through.

"Don't think that we're fucking done here!" Lucas screams across the room.

The Headmaster pulls through to the middle of the crowd. "Lunch is over!" He yells. "Everyone back to their classes!"

The crowd disperses and everyone puts their phones back in their pockets.

I look around to see where Lucas was taken. My eyes search around the now empty cafeteria and finally land on him entering the nurses office.

I quickly rush behind him. When I enter the nurses office, I notice Lucas with an ice pack over his eye, sitting on the bed.

He sees me and looks down a bit embarrassed causing blood to drip out of his nose.

"Your nose, it's bleeding!" I quickly grabbed the paper towels next to the sink and pinch it at his nose, tilting his head back a bit.

When I notice what I'm doing I look down a bit embarrassed. He pinches his nose under where my fingers are. "Don't worry, I got it." He warmly smiles at me.

I let go and sit next to him on the bed. "You really had me scared back there-"

He already stops me before I go on to scold him.
"Look, I'm fine now right?"

"No, you're not. Your eye is bruised, your nose is bleeding, and I just know there's more to list."

"Hey," He faces me, "pain is just temporary, in a few days I'll be as good as-"

"Still, you shouldn't have gotten hurt in the first place! If the teachers hadn't pulled you guys off each other... you would've ended up in the hospital."

We stay silent for a bit. After a while his nose stops bleeding and he gets up from his seat.

He looks at me. "Look, I'm sorry if I've made you worry, I was just trying to stand up for you. I've notice that jerk mess with you twice and you hadn't done anything about it."

I look up at him. "It's always been like this, and plus what can a girl like me do? If I get into any trouble here, my scholarship instantly goes down the drain. Unlike me, Enzo can get into any trouble and just be let off with a warning."

He places a hand on my shoulder. "You shouldn't worry about him anyone more cause at least now, you've got me." He smiles before leaving through the door.