My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 5: Paying the Price

As I pushed my way through the crowded school halls on Monday morning I felt like a completly different person. This whole 'not being virgin' thing was a big deal to me. Made me feel accomplished yet dirty and ashamed with myself at the same time. I looked around me scanning all the slutty girls standing by their lockers complaining, does this feeling wear off for them?

My thought was interupted suddenly as my arms were grabbed behind my back and I was lifted up and forcefully dragged down the hall. I had no time to be aware of what was happening or even see who the person was. Before I knew it the person kicked the door of the girl's washroom open and pushed me inside. Thank god there was no girls inside.

My face made instant contact with the ice cold floors. As I attempted to slowly get up I was kicked back down again. 

'If you ever fucking touch my girlfriend again I swear to god I will.."

It all made sense now hearing that familar voice: Lucas Saunders was the person standing above me as I laid on the ground sore and brusied. He was also the boyfriend of  Kayla who was one of the girls Mike mentioned I had sprayed with a hose at the party on friday, and the same girl who tried to hit on Mike. 

"Get the fuck up!"

Lucas shouted as I tried to wipe the tears from my eyes. 

'Owe!"

I whispered under my breath. My whole body was aching and bruised so I tried to slowly get up until Lucas decided to grab me by my hair and pull me into one of the stalls.

With his hands still tightly gripped on my hair he forced me on my knees and attempted to drown my head in the toilet water.

I tried to gasp for air so he pulled my head out of the toilet and dunked my head in one last time.

Grabbing my hair he released me out of the water and threw me out of the stall.

'Don't let me see you around again, or you'll pay the price."

He stormed out of the washroom and left me laying on the floor with a puddle of water and some blood surrounding me.

I didn't think spraying his girlfriend and her friend with a hose was going to aggravate him as much as it did. Then I remembered the last time I went to a party was in Grade 9 and he tried to sleep with me so I poured beer all over him.

I could barely think straight since I was shaking from head to toe. I tried picking up my phone and texting Francis but it took me a couple of minutes before I could hold my phone without dropping it.

I managed to calm my nerves down just enough to text the words: "help! in the bathroom downstairs."

As I laid on the floor wet and shaking, I saw Franci's face as she stood there mortified in the doorway. Immediatly she dropped her stuff and ran over to me.

"What..what happened."

She put her hands on my shoulder and tried to surport me up. Francis managed to get me up and put my left arm around her shoulders until I limped out of the washroom and into the empty halls.

"I'll take you straight home and we'll have to spend the rest of the day at your house."

I looked at Francis and smiled as she opened the front school doors and we wandered down the sidewalk.

I hadn't seen her or text her since friday after school. I was planning to tell her everything next period when we had lunch together.

'I should probably tell you what happened these last couple of days shouldn't I?

I tried to laugh but it hurt too much.

'Yes of course.'

'Okay well at the party.."

Francis was in for a treat.