The Trap

Chapter 10

The next morning the children met up at the same park that they went to the day before. They had been meeting at this park for months because their parents knew that they walked to school with some friends, but had no idea that they actually walked together, just the three of them. If the kids ever told them that, they knew for a fact that either they would have to find some more people to walk with. Or they would not let them walk to school but to be dropped like most of the children did at their school.

"Where is he? He should be here by now," Lily said.

"Yeah I'm getting worried about him too, sis," Holly replied looking at her watch.

All of a sudden, Lily felt someone cover her face with their hands.

"Dylan is that you?" Lily asked hoping that it was.

"Yep it's me. Sorry I'm late but Dad wanted to drive me to school but I turned him down." Dylan replied.

On the way to school they discussed how it was so awkward with their parents not saying a word to each other. The kids couldn't figure out why they weren't talking. And they also talked about how lucky that Dylan was that he didn't get into trouble for sneaking out of the house while his Dad was gone the day before. As they continued their daily route to school, Holly got a good idea so they would come to their school and have to actually talk to each other.

"Does either one of you have anyone that you want me to beat up?" Holly asked wondering.

"Wait you mean that you would fight on our behalf?" Dylan asked thinking.

"Yep trust me in our other school that was literally my job."

"Holly, that's complete and utter rubbish."

"Lily please show him the book of pain."

It was a photo album of all the kids that Holly had to teach a lesson to since the first grade when Lily first got picked on. There was two pictures per kid, showing a before the fight and after which was usually taken in the nurse's office.

"Wow," Dylan said shocked that a sweet girl like Holly could actually fight.

"Now you believe me?" Holly asked folding her arms.

"Yep, but sorry I don't have any enemies," Dylan replied.

"I have a couple of people, sis. They have been making fun of me for a while and I honestly can't stand them anymore," Lily replied.

"We are your older siblings and we will defend you, won't we Dylan?" Holly replied and looking at Dylan.

"Yeah no one hurts you and gets away with it," Dylan replied as if he was her older brother.

"Thanks guys," Lily said feeling better about her situation.

As the school bell ran, they quickly said goodbye to run in opposite directions to their classrooms. Holly couldn't focus on what her teacher was talking about because she was thinking about how she was going to take care of Lily's problems when the bell rang for morning recess. As soon as the bell rang, she was the first one out of her classroom and ran right to Lily to protect her. Within a few minutes Dylan had arrived and so did the bullies. The bullies were much older and stronger than Lily. She couldn't do it by herself.

"Hey are you the ones who are picking on our sister?" Holly said blocking her sister.

"Yeah and what are you going to do about it?" The leader of the bullies asked getting in Holly's face.

"You don't know what I want to do to you," Holly said getting in the leader's face.

"Oh I want to know," Another kid in the group replied acting all tough just like the leader.