The Story Of Our Lives

Chapter 3

"Nothing here!" Emma yells.

I sigh and search some more before hopping back on my bike.

Trying to find Duke wasn't easy. We had limited time and it was slowly running out.

Becky waves her hand frantically, signaling for us to come over. I get off my bike and poke Emma's shoulder. We tiptoe silently and peek from a thick oak tree.

There we see Duke, muttering things over and over again, and cackling as if he was insane.

"Heh. Fern, you're dead. I can snap her neck like a twig. Haha. HAHA. Then I'll stomp on her stomach. Hehe. I WILL KILL HER." We hear Duke mutter almost the same thing over and over again before pulling out a bat.

Wait. What?

He takes the metal bat and brings it down as hard as he can on his leg.

I flinch and turn away and hear him giggle. I hear him do it over and over again before stepping out of our hiding spot. "Duke. What are you doing?"

He stares at me for a long time before bringing out something else. It's a sharp razor, and my mind flickers back to Fern's mangled face.

It was filled with cuts.

I slowly back away, and he laughs. "All of these girls in this school. Never minding their own business. This is why Fern gets what she deserves."

Rage fills up in me. No one is allowed to insult my friends like that. I step up to him and knock the razor out of his hand. He looks to his hand, and then the razor, which fell on a rock and is now broken, and his eyes fill with hate and fear. He brings back his fist, and before he can swing, I slide under him and knock his legs down. He gasps as his back hits a sharp rock, and I grab his arms, pulling him up and standing him up. I bring back both his arms, pulling them back to his shoulder blades, and I say, "Come on, guys. Let's Kayla this."

Kayla has 2 brothers, both of which are violent and wrestlers, so she taught us tons of tricks to annoy people or hurt them. I pull back his elbows into a 'V' shape, making what Kayla always called "The Chicken Wing". The Chicken wing can snap someone's arm if they use too much force, so I make sure that I'm bringing it just far enough to cause him immense pain. I push him, and when he doesn't budge, I nod at Becky, who brings her finger and pokes his shoulder blades, causing him to jerk back and move faster.

We walk back to school, knowing that Hawk Lake is right next to it, and push him into the main office.

The secretary take off her glasses and says, "My, my, what do we have here?"

Duke wrenches out of our grip and slams his fist on the table. "These stupid girls tried to kill me! This is w-"

"No need to explain, Mr. White. The police will be here in 5 minutes to take you away."

Duke sputters and gapes as he sees the police walk in.

One of them takes their sunglasses off and looks him down from head to toe. He grabs him and walks him out of the school, with Duke's mouth open the whole time.

I grin at Becky.

"Mission accomplished."