Young And Crazy

Chapter Three .

" Hey Karlie . " Matt smirked standing with me at the gate . Lauren rushed over to us as soon as she saw us . " I have to go , I'll text you . " she said leaving . " I should probably get going as well . Bye Matt . " I smiled walking away . He bit his lip as he watched me walk away . I got home and grabbed a quick snack before heading off to my room .
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I woke up the next morning to the sounds of my alarm clock . I pushed myself out of bed and made my way to my shower . I got out , putting on a black pair of shorts with a red and white striped shirt . I finished getting ready and checked myself in the mirror one last time before getting in my car .
I drove to school , not ready for today . I pulled into the parking lot and saw Matt sitting on the curb in front of the office . I parked and hopped out of my car , grabbing my backpack from the backseat . I made my way to Matt and sat next to him . " what's the matter Matt ? " I asked . He shook his head as he stared at the concrete beneath him .
" Matthew . " I said lifting is head with my hands . As I saw his face , I became speechless . " what the hell happened !! " I basically screamed . He had a busted lip , cut open forehead , and a black eye . He jerked his head and looked back down . " nothing , I'm fine ." He smiled . The bell rang and he got up . He waited for me to get up before leaving . On the way to class , almost every kid had commented on his face . " awe poor Matthew got jumped . Don't think that was it . There's still so much more to come . " one kid stated to Matt as we were walking down the hallway . Matts eyes filled with anger as he turned around to the kid . He punched the kid twice , once in the nose and once in the eye , before walking away . A bigger kid walked up to Matt and I , with a bunch of other guys and girls . " what do you want ? " Matt angrily said .
I grabbed matts hand and locked our fingers together . " I want to set you straight . " one kid stated . Matthew glared at me before speaking . " the only one you should be setting straight - " he was cut off by a girl punching him directly in the other eye . Matt pushed me back and spit on the girls face , since he couldn't touch her . A guy stepped in front of Matt and shoved him against the lockers . I ran to the guy kicking him where the sun doesn't shine . He backed off and fell to the ground . I grabbed matts shirt and pulled him out of the other end of the hallway . I raced to my car still pulling Matt . " thank you . " he mumbled , holding his eye . I pulled his hand from his eye to see it . It was starting to swell up . I drove to the hospital which took a little over twenty minutes . We parked in the parking lot and I got out , looking back into the car to see Matt still sitting there with his head in his hands . I shut my door and ran to his side of the car . " come on Matthew . " i said as I set my hand on his shoulder . He pulled away quickly . " what's the matter with your shoulder ? " I questioned , putting my hand back on it . " nothing . " he said in pain , pulling away again . I lifted the sleeve of his t-shirt to see multiple cuts and bruises . " what is this from ?! " I yelled . " it's nothing . " he mumbled , climbing out of the car . I pushed on his chest , keeping him in the car . As my hand was pushing his chest , his eyes became watery and he bit his lip in pain . I lifted his shirt from the bottom and saw a deep , bleeding cut . " WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU ! " I screamed as tears filled my eyes . He ignored me , wrapping his arm around my shoulder and getting out Of the car . As we were walking to the entrance , I saw tears drop from his eyes . I hated seeing him like this . Even though I've only known him for two days , it's still so heart breaking . We got to the doors and a doctor immediately took him back to a room . " family of Matthew Espinosa . " a nurse said , waiting at the door . I stood up walking to her . She smiled , leading me to his room . I walked in and he was crying . I rushed to him and grabbed his hand . " Matthew . It's going to be okay . " I rubbed his hand . Oh my gosh they were so soft . He laid his head back and tightened his eyes , biting his lip . " all these cuts were from yesterday . " he said through the pain . " what happened ? " I questioned . " after school a group of about fifteen boys , were following me home . I took the shortcut so I could Get home quicker , which was through an alley . When I was in the middle of the alley , they all ganged up on me . They punched , kicked , stabbed , scratched , everything you can think of . " As he was speaking I felt tears fill up in my eyes . " don't cry , I'm fine . " he said wiping the tears that were now streaming down my face . Tears dropped from his eyes and i wiped them like he did mine .