Duck In The Battlefield

Forgive And Forget

Chapter 37

The gym doors flew open. Instead of jumping apart like normal people Al and Chase held on to each other tighter. My chest held the worse feeling known to man; dejection. I glanced a look towards Junior and I kid you not he was crying. Not bawling like a child but tears silently falling down his cheeks.

" We never should have done this," he said his voice cracking.

As if this moment wasn't worse enough Junior gave me a dirty look of hatred. It was a look that told me this was all my fault. He turned away and not a second later dashed into Victor's building and away from me.

My breathing had become labored and I wanted to cry too but this was way too dramatic. I instead put my focus to the person who had opened the gym door. But there was only one person who would ignore the sign outside saying reserved for Duck by Drake.... and that was Drake.

"Where's Duck?" Drake said his voice bouncing in the empty gym. He already sounded angry as he looked at Al and Chase embracing each other.

"Duck," Chase said confused. Al on the other hand looked like she had figured out who stole the cookie from the cookie jar.

"Of course," she snarled. As if she sensed she had an upper hand she turned to Drake with an evil smile. "Your little Duck decided to have play time and screw with Chase and I instead of being productive and trying to actually win against the Supreme Division tomorrow."

Obviously feeling the need to defend myself I walked around to the front. It wasn't the best of moves but I was caught already. Drake looked towards me with a look of disappointment. Was today just make Duck feel like crap day. I felt done with today already and it was still the morning.

"I.... am done with the gym," I said. Yes I had the nerve to push Drake when he already looked furious with me. "Good-bye."

I made eye contact with everyone but Chase. I was broken, not physically of course because I dipped it out of there as quick as my short stubby legs could take me. I don't know why but I wanted someone to follow me, even Drake who I hate. I wanted someone to not hate me right now. So when I locked myself in my room I called Mike.

"Yo! You've reached Mike's voicemail please leave a message... unless you're Duck then you have the wrong number."

"Hey Mike," I said rolling my eyes at the pathetic fake voicemail voice Mike used.

"How'd you know it was me?" Mike said his laugh bringing a smile to my face.

"Because you're dumb, so how's it going?" I asked suddenly feeling alone. I missed him, missed getting mad at him for being a child and seeing his weird face every morning.

"It's been good... um Duck I'm dating someone, she's really amazing and I think you'd like her I was wondering if you would want to come visit your next vacation." Mike sounded nervous. Of course he needed my seal of approval and if he didn't get it I'd give her hell, like I did with Amy. It was the main reason he never brought her over.

"Sure thing Mike," I said, it was bad that I felt a tinge of jealousy that Mike had found someone. But all that mattered was he was happy, so I could be happy for him.

We talked for half an hour. Or well Mike talked whenever he asked me questions I avoided it. It made me feel worse that Mike, a person who I felt was the closest person to me was completely unaware of how much crap my life was turning into. Yeah my life could be worse but at the moment this was as bad as it could get.

I kind of wanted to die and sleep all day. But I had a math test tomorrow for first period. Who ever made math an option for the first class of the day was a monster. I threw my textbook on the bed and followed it. I barely opened the first page and knocked out faster than you could swing.