Find me After School.

Class 10-I.

"Dear diary,
life still sucks.
My parents are divorced and my siblings are old enough to find their own places and make their own families leaving me alone.
And now I'm starting 11th grade.
I just hope it doesn't sucks ass."
Those are the words John wrote down his diary.
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John- brown hair, black eyes, half American- half Filipino, 16 yrs old
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"J! Wake up! You'll be late for your first day of school!" John's dad yelled from downstairs.
John grumbled. "Coming!"
Minutes passed and John went down the stairs freshened and wearing his casual clothes to meet his dad who's waiting in the kitchen with food ready on the table.
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Tony- black hair, blue eyes, American, 35 yrs old.
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"There's my boy, come sit"
"Yeah yeah"
"Are you excited for your first day of school?"
"I guess"
John sat down the table with his dad and started eating breakfast.
"Hey pal, look what I gotcha"
John looked at his dad holding a brand new headphones.
"Ta-da! I bought you new headphones since your old ones broke"
Finally something that actually made John's morning good.
"Thanks, dad!"
His dad handed him the new headphones and john immediately opened and connected it to his phone.
The volume is good.
John finished his breakfast while his dad watched him smiling at him.
John wore his shoes and hugged his dad before leaving for school.
But John needed to go to his mom's place before actually going to school.
"6:59, there's still time to go to mom's"
John thought.
He took the bus to the street his mom leaves in.
Once he got there he immediately saw his mom standing outside the front porch smiling at him warmly.
"Nak! There you are"
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Gabriella- brown hair, brown eyes, Filipino, 33 yrs old.
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John quickly left the bus to meet his mom.
Gabriella opened her arms for a welcoming hug.
"Mom!"
"What brings you here?"
"I just wanted to see you"
"Ito naman, did you miss me already?"
"Yeah, very much"
"It has only been a week"
"That's already too long"
Gabriella laughed.
"So you wanna come in?"
"I want to but I really came here to see how are you doing"
"You're such a gentleman and I'm doing just fine"
John just wanted to see his mother before leaving and actually going to school.
He took another bus to go to school this time.
He was listening to music the way there.
The bus got there on time for John to find his classroom.
The huge sign in front of the facade of the school immediately welcomed John. "Evergreen high school"
The school has 4 floors and the school yard is wide.
There aren't many people, maybe because he was too early, it's still 7:06
And school starts at 8:00 and ends at 4:00.
John walked up the huge steps.
The school has six huge columns in front of the entrance.
He entered the school and saw few students finding their classrooms.
John already knew where his room is.
3rd floor 10th room or 3rd-F, 10-I.
He walked through the hall, where the stairs are and saw it on the right hall.
He went up and half way heard people shouting, yelling and lockers being hit by something.
John hurried up to see what's happening and in the second floor
A fight is occurring on the middle of the hallway. That's why there are only few students below, they're watching the fight happening.
John made his way to the crowd of students and saw in the middle two boys giving punches at each other.
They're both wearing a red jersey jackets.
The other boy looks so familiar to John.
The fight didn't last long because a teacher yelled at the other side of the hallway. Immediately all the students ran away including John.
He ran up the stairs.
Many students laughed while running while others found places to hide.
John didn't know what to do so he did what the others did.
He saw a nearby Janitor's closet and ran towards it and hid but he wasn't alone.
Down the floor, sitting, the other boy in the fight, blood dripping out his nose and mouth, and when he took off his jersey jacket there noticeable bruises on his arms.
And now that John saw him up close he knew who it was.
"What the fuck are you looking at?"
"Oh, uhm I'm sorry I didn't know there was someone here"
"Yeah, well I'm here"
John wanted to leave but also needed to help.
"Are you okay? You received so many punches back there"
"Fuck you mean I received many punches? That punk kissed my fists much more than he gave and it's not non of your business"
"Well, I have wipes if you need them"
The boy hesitated for a second before accepting the wipes.
John handed him the wipes.
The boy didn't even say thank you he just wiped the blood of his nose and mouth.
John sat down at the door.
It was very akward but John didn't want to leave just yet.
The more he looked at the boy, the more he noticed his features.
He was very tall, big and masculine.
He has blonde hair.
Just like your typical jock but the one feature John noticed is his freckles and scars around his face and arms.
Brandon is his name, John met him in 8th grade.
Someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"Hey! I know someone's in there! I'm opening the door" John nearly jumped at the sudden knock.
"Fucking hell" he muttered.
John heard Brandon giggle.
He stood up and opened the door.
At the other side another boy wearing glasses and next to him Penny! John's best friend since 8th grade.
"There you guys are"
"We've been looking everywhere for you" Penny said then punched John's shoulder.
"Me?" John asked.
"Yeah! Isn't it obvious, fuckface?" penny answered.
"Yeah" John replied
The other boy looked at Brandon inside and exhaled.
He wanted to say something to him but stopped.
Penny pulled John away and to the hallways and the other boy followed leaving Brandon inside the janitors closet.
"Why the fuck are you hiding in there anyway?"
"Nothing"
"Fuck you mean nothing? Ugh never mind. By the way this is Cody one of our classmates, you might know him from somewhere"
Cody waved his hand as if John was far from him.
"Yeah I know you. You're the boy who tried to stop our fight back at 9th grade but you got pulled and ended with a black eye"
Penny couldn't help but giggle.
"Hey it's not funny" Cody rolled his eyes at Penny.
"It kinda is" Penn said and John just agreed.
"Yeah so what? That was 4 years ago"
The three entered their classroom.
"Here we are, classroom 10-I" Penny said welcoming John into a classroom of 60 seats in the style lecture hall seating.
But there are only few students sitting on the seats.

The two pulled John into the 5th row.
"This row is perfect" Penny said.
Penny sat in the middle of John and Cody.
"So what are you two doing inside the janitors closet?" Cole asked.
"Oh, I just hid there and didn't know he was there"
"Great thing he didn't kill you" Penny joked.
"That Man doesn't change at all. Since elementary he's already picking fights" Cody said.
"I know right? I heard he punched a boy so hard he got unconscious" Penny added.
"Even in Rugby, he would play so harsh and violent" Cody added.
"Isn't Rugby supposed to be like that?"
John asked.
"Well, yeah but the way he plays is just... How do I put it into words"
"He plays like a pit bull with Chiwawas" Penny said.
"Yeah, like that. He just doesn't know how to stop when needed"
"Or help and apologize when he hurt his enemy"
"Damn"

The classroom is pretty quiet but suddenly 4 loud girls entered and more followed and it looks like they're following the four.
"Oh, bloody hell! We're classmates with them"Cody said.
"Who?" John asked and looked where the noises are coming from. "Oh, them"
"the so-called top cheerleaders.
Jessica, emily, Olivia, and Cassie" Penny said.
"They're the one who took turns with your boyfriend last year?" Cody asked in a teasing tone.
"You mean ex, four eyes" Penny said.
"Oh, and look it's their so-called boyfriends" John said.
Behind the girls are four other guys.
2 looked like football players and 2 are just hunks.
"Unfortunately, yes" Penny answered.
"I can't believe Andrew would date Cassie" Cody said.
The bell rang and some of the girls fans ran out and the others took their seats.
The four guys and four girls sat in front of John, Penny and Cody. Andrew in front of Cody and Cassie in front of Penny.
"What the actual fuck?!" Cody whispered to John and Penny.
"Thy actually sat in front of us!" Penny whispered also.
"At least we can slowly cut their hair" John whispered back.
John looked at the door waiting for other students to enter and for the teacher as well.
Then suddenly Brandon entered.
"You gotta be fucking with me" Penny said.
"How lucky of us, huh?" Cody asked.
"Very" John answered.
"I want to change classes" Penny said.
The two didn't made eye contact with Brandon while he was finding a seat.
He went up and sat behind the three. Right behind John.
"This is gonna be a messy seating arrangement" John thought.