Under The Bleachers

A Change of Heart.

The next day Jesse walked to school looking more beat up then usual his eye was black...but...Sam noticed he was wearing heavy clothing. He knew why. Jesse was covering the marks left by his douchbag father. Sam was sitting near the Bleachers. He was by himself for a reason. He knew Jesse was going to be coming down this way so he waited for him because he wanted to talk to him.

*Sam* Jesse!

Jesse looked and he saw Sam but he froze up with fear and ran. And Sam ran after him.

*Sam* No Jesse wait!!!
*Jesse* NO!!! LEAVE ME ALONE PLEASE!!!! NO MORE!!!

Sam grabbed Jesse and Jesse was kicking and screaming.

*Sam* Jesse STOP!!! I'm not gonna hurt you!

(Still kicking and fighting)

*Sam* JESSE! STOP!

Jesse finally freezes up just shaking now.

*Jesse* Why won't you just kill me... you might as well....

Jesse is crying again and Sam's eyes widen in disbelief of what he just heard.

*Sam* w....what did you just say?....
*Jesse* you heard me......I SAID KILL ME! I WANNA DIE!

Sam Slaps Jesse not hard just enough to get him to his senses.

*Sam* what the hell is wrong with you....
*Jesse* .......
*Sam* STICK UP FOR YOURSELF!!!!!
*Jesse* S.....Sam?
*Sam* you let them hurt you....even.....even I did with them....I saw you last night Jesse. I couldent believe it was you at first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me...but it was you....that monster was beating on you too.

Jesse knew what sam was talking about. He saw what his stepfather was doing to him. But when?....Did he follow him home.

*Jesse* you....you followed me?

Sam was quiet for a second.

*Sam* no....I was passing by in my truck and ...I heard the commotion....I heard you screaming.
*Jesse* ......oh
*Sam* OH?....THATS ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY? OH?
*Jesse* what.....what Do you want me to say?
*Sam* HELP ME?
*Jesse* W....what?
*Sam* I want you to ask me for help!!! Ask somebody for help jesse!!!! Do....Something!!!!

Jesse couldent believe what he was hearing....why did Sam care? Sam was the leader of those jocks.

*Jesse* i....I don't understand. I thought you were like the others...I thought you hated me.
*Sam* I.....am NOT! like them.....I mean....sure I've beat up on you in the past with them....but....that was before I knew it was this bad....I had no idea you had no escape from it....that that animal of a father did that to you too but even worse.
*Jesse* hes.....my foster father...both of my parents were murdered when I was younger.

Sam freezes up and his heart drops. And he let Jesse walk away towards the school with his head down. Sam turned and punched the podium hard and a tear fell down his cheek. He had no idea...Jesse was enduring so much more pain then the other kids....he had no idea how bad Jesse had it..... it wasent about his superiority amongst his jock buddies. Jesse was suffering and he actually liked Jesse....something he never wanted to tell him. He even thought the poor bastard was cute. Something else he never spoke to anyone....that he was bisexual. And Jesse had always caught his eye but he never said anything but now.....now all this made him cringe....he had to help Jesse even if his jock friends didn't approve. They were beating Jesse into suicidal thoughts.....it had to stop because this was no longer a game.

Jesse was heading toward the lunchroom and he Hadent seen the jocks all day. He thought about Sam....he thought about why he cared. Perhapse he was different. Jesse always thought sam was handsome and that if any of those brutes had a heart it was him. He sat at the table and ate by himself when suddenly everyone got quiet. He looked up and saw Sam with a lunch tray.

*Sam* is it alright if I sit here?

Jesse was completely surprised along with every other kid in the lunchroom.

*Jesse* W....Why?
*Sam* its just a question...yes or no?
*jesse* i...i...guess....so

Jesse blushed a little but he was more shocked then anything. What the hell was Sam thinking he'd ruin his reputation. Sam noticed all the kids staring at him.

*Sam* what?!! What are you all looking at?!!!

All the kids went back to eating fast in fear.