summer school // phan

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Dan's POV

I started my walk to school, taking a different route but I suddenly felt someone grab my right arm tightly pulling me into the dark alley. The tallest male standing in the middle, a shortish girl standing to the right of him and another guy standing to the left of the first guy. They all seemed to be a few years older than me.

"Give me your wallet" the man demanded
"N-no"
"Ha. Did you just say no?" I gulped at his harsh tone, "the boy with the stutter wants a fight, doesn't he?" I knew that was a rhetorical question so I stayed silent grasping my backpack tighter. Before I knew it, I saw the man turn slightly red of anger and swung his arm at me knocking me back. He swung again but closer to my left side. Luckily for me, I was left handed so I grabbed his wrist with all my strength and punched him with my right. He backed up, I did as well but he came charging back punching me again but this time a lot harder. He backed up near the wall this time I tried punching him but he dodged it, making me hit the brick wall which maid my knuckles instantly go red and crack with blood. He pinned me to the wall, slamming my head against the hard brick making it throb. He kneed me in the stomach multiple times causing me to groan out pain he stopped and backed up but when he tried getting closer I kicked him in the stomach knocking him to the ground making the other two people run away. I started walking away but felt him push me making me slide on the concrete and rocks cutting my arms up and ripping my jacket slightly. I heard him run away before my eyes shut and blackness was the only thing I saw.

I woke up not knowing how long I had been passed out so I went home. I knew I should go to school but I couldn't walk in looking like this. I went into my bathroom cleaning up the cuts and scratches. There wasn't anything I could really do about my black eye though. I changed into a sweatshirt and different jeans. I started walking to school again. Once I got there I went to English class. I sat in my usual spot in the back of the room. I was late and nobody cared enough to turn to see me since if anyone came in late it was probably me.

Class was boring as usual and I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible but I heard a familiar voice call out my name.

"Dan! Wait!" I stopped and turned around to see Phil manoeuvring through the sea of people over to me.
"What" I ask with an angry tone in my voice but looked down slightly to try to hide the black eye
"Why do you have a black eye?"
"None of your business" I started walking away but he grabbed my arm making me winch in pain a bit
"Wait! D-did you get into a f-fight?" Wait? How did he know that? If he saw me why didn't he try to help? Actually, he probably didn't know it was me and even if he did I yelled at him about not wanting to be friends
"What does it matter to you?" I gritted as I held onto my backpack walking

I headed to the cafeteria and stood against a wall scrolling through Tumblr to pass a bit of time before I got lunch.

I headed off to my next class, Science. Phil was still my lab partner. I wished he didn't talk to me but when I got into the classroom, he wasn't there. I guess he's late. Whatever, not my problem.

Phil's POV

After Dan left me I grabbed my backpack and went to get some food. My mood had dramatically changed from what it was earlier. I couldn't stop thinking but my mind was also completely blank. I got a sandwich and locked myself in a stall in the boy's bathroom.

If I knew it was Dan in that fight I would've tried to stop it but maybe it was a good thing I didn't, he told me he didn't want to be his friend and it really took a toll on me. It seemed that we were friends but now it seems like we're strangers.

I let myself be consumed by my thoughts not noticing I was late for class. I unlocked the stall door and looked in the mirror. My eyes had become slightly red and I didn't look like myself. It reminded me of how Dan looked when I was talking to him, empty, blank. I took a deep breath and waited for a minute before leaving the bathroom and going to class.

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After school I was going to the guidance counsellor. I thought it'd be nice to just talk to someone. Most people hated talking to her but I liked getting things off my chest and being able to have someone help me with my problems. I told her what happened with Dan.

"Do you want to be friends with him?" She asked
"I think so"
"Do you think Dan wants to be your friend"
"Definitely not, whenever I try talking to him he just shuts me out"
"It might be difficult but you should try to talk to him, maybe ask him to hang out?"
"I don't think he'll do that and school's almost over for the year"
"Well Dan is going to be attending summer school, maybe you should too. That way he'll have to be with you"
"That's a good point but he'll just avoid me"
"You'll just have to find out, I guess" I nodded, "so, are you in?"
"Yeah. I guess so"
"Okay, I'll tell Principal Rose and I'll have a note sent home to your parents"
"Okay, thank you"

I really hope that this idea works.

I also hope that Dan doesn't hate me even more for this.

A/N

Hmmm...are you getting any ideas of what happens?

Hehe

I know what happens...

Also 'The Internet Is Here' is playing right now and it just said 'without the Internet, we never would have met' IM GOING TO CRY

Sorry, craft*

That's it, bye