"Someone's been squawking to our form tutor hasn't he?" Tyler said pinning me against the school bin. "I don't know what you mean" I said trembling a little bit, "Oh I think you do you pathetic gay piece of shit" he said. "I haven't said anything" I whispered as Tyler shook his head. "I think its time we knocked a little sense into you, you stupid little shit" he said as he hit me in my ribs. I yelped as his friends surrounded me and kicked me to the floor, "This will teach you to go blabbing about all that shit, I know you told her about what you did" he spat.
"What the fact that you kissed me?" I said as I cried as another blow hit me in the head. "Tyler picked me up by the collar on my t-shirt and whacked me against the metal bin. "Shut the fuck up right now of so help me I will hit you so hard in that big mouth of yours" he warned. He threw me to the floor hitting my head on the concrete, I felt more blows land on me as blood trickled from my head. "Enough, throw him in the bin and leave the little gay to think about his actions" Joe said as I was thrown in the bin.
Every inch of my body hurt as I dabbed the cut on my head with my hand, I sat up and reached for the top of the bin. I pulled a banana skin off my hair and climbed out, the cuts on my wrist still stood out. This was as good as my life was going to get, damaged and broken I made my way inside. I pulled my hood up to hide my face and the pain with every step, I walked into the toilets and looked in the mirror. I had a cut on my forehead and a bruised eye, my lip was sore and swollen as I dabbed at it with a wet tissue.
I heard footsteps as I hid in the cubicle, "Tommy are you in here?" the voice said Im pretty sure it was Adam. "Adam what do you want?" I asked pulling up my hood, "I was wondering where you were, Jamie said you were in here" he said looking at my hood down. "Well you found me, shouldn't you be in class?" I questioned. "Yeah I probably should, why do you have your hood up are you cold?" he asked looking suspiciously at me.
"Yeah I am, now please let me go to class. I cant be late again" I said going to walk away. "Wait, look you're acting really weird lately" he said grabbing my wrist as I quickly blinked back the tears from the pain and pulled away cradling my wrist. "Tommy what have you done?" he asked, "Nothing" I said moving backwards. "Tommy you're scaring me show me your wrists" he said. I sighed, "fine" I said rolling my sleeves up to reveal the angry scars.
Adam gasped "Tommy what on earth?" he asked, he looked so shocked. "There now you've seen it ok" I said. "Tommy pull down your hood" Adam said, I shook my head "No I cant" I replied. "Tommy please, you're my best friend. Please take it down" he said his eyes full of concern. I pulled down my hood revealing my bruised face, "Holy shit Tommy what the hell happened" he asked. "Nothing I fell" I replied, "Tommy don't lie to me" Adam said. "Loook you've seen it ok, I hope that you are happy now if you don't mind Im going to class" I replied pulling my hood back up and heading up the corridor.
I headed into English with my hood up. Tyler didn't meet my eyes in the slightest, by now I could barely breathe without pain shooting through my body. I couldn't concentrate at all and I felt as though everyone was staring at me. Adam wasn't speaking to me now and he was sitting on the desk next to me, I felt bad for the guy really I did. I was rude to him but I cant let my feelings for him cloud my judgement, I needed to apologise to him.
The bell rang for lunch as Adam got up and rushed out of the room, I stood up and ran after him. He ignored me and carried on going, "Adam wait please I need to talk to you" I gasped as pain shot through my body and I leant against the wall. Adam spun round and ran over to me, "Tommy are you ok?" he asked. "No Adam I hurt all over, I was so harsh to you earlier Im really sorry" I said wincing as I breathed.
"Tommy its cool, I just don't get it you've been acting really strange lately" Adam said. "I know and im sorry, but I have something I need to tell you" I said. "Go ahead?" Adam replied, "Adam you know you're my best friend right? Well I kind of.." I started when i saw Tyler in the corner of my eye. He looked angry, I think he thought I was telling Adam. He started to stroll towards me as I struggled up, Adam was shoved to the floor as Tyler came up to me.
"Singing again little queer, did I hurt you earlier?" he asked evilly, "No I wasn't really I wasn't" I stammered. "Well when im done with you I'll make sure you don't speak again" he said putting me down to take off his jacket. I took my chance and ran, I ran through the corridors with Tyler yelling names at me and gaining on me fast. My sides and ribs hurt so much but I couldn't stop I knew if he caught me he would kill me or something.
It was raining outside as I heard Adam calling me, he caught up with me in no time. "Tommy what the hell is going on!" he said, "He's going to kill me, I cant run anymore Adam my whole body hurts" I gasped slowing down. "Tommy come on you need to keep going he's getting closer" Adam urged, "I can't really Adam he's going to catch me. Its not like my life is worth living anyways. I cant have the man I love, Im broken Adam in more ways than you can ever know" I gasped stopping and falling to the floor clasping my ribs.
Tyler was getting closer I knew this was it, Adam had vanished and I was sitting by the gate. Tyler was almost to me when I heard a car, Adam wound down the window and yelled at me. "TJ get in now" he said, I wasn't going to argue with him as I stumbled up and slid into the passenger side. "Now TJ we are going to take you to the doctor and call your mum, then you are going to tell me everything ok?" Adam said. I honestly didn't have the energy to answer him back as I nodded my head and fell asleep.
