you and me...? a foah story

Noah's POV

 CHAPTER TWO
I walk to my math class, hoping I am not too late. After all, as I was getting picked on, the bell rang showing I was late for class. The plus side about my teacher is she isn't that strict nor does she ever get super mad at us. I just hope I can give a good enough excuse to her for being late so she doesn't call my parents. But I don't know what I am supposed to tell Lucas, Gaten, or Shannon from being late. They probably will guess it from the way I am limping around the place, but they also know about Troy and how he picks on me. They could also fall for my lie and not ask why I was missing, or they could see right trough it and start to worry. I really don't need them worrying about me right now, after all, Shannon has been going trough some stuff with her parents. As I limp to class, I think about why Troy seems to hate me so much, and what I ever did to him. A thought went through my head but I shooed it off. He couldn't like me, he picks on me so much. I think again as I reach my math class. I shake my head, and head inside. Miss. Peach looks up from her desk and smiles at me. "Oh great and powerful Noah, where were you?" She asked, being silly as usual. I can't help but smile a little bit, and trying to push the thought out of my head. "Sorry Miss, I was busy doing something and I forgot that I had math right now." I lied as I limped over to my seat next to Lucas, Gaten. and Shannon. "Alright Mister, but try not to be late again. Ask on of your friends what you missed, I am sure they would be happy to help you." She smiled as she went back correcting something. "Where have you been?" Gaten whispered to me. "Um.. Busy." I say, looking at the paper in front of me. "Mhm, you were limping to your seat. Did Troy beat you up again? Because I will give it to him one of these days." Shannon said, looking at me with anger in her eyes. I couldn't lie to my friends so I told them the truth. "Fine. Troy did beat me up but not as much as he usually does. I swear he seemed sorry for what he was doing. He stuttered and ran off. A-And his eyes were full of regret, I saw for myself." I tell them, hoping they would believe me.  They look at me, and I could tell they were confused by what I just told them. "You really think he would do that? Because that does not sound like the Troy that picks on you, it sounds like..." But that is all Shannon got to say before her face light up, showing she had a idea of why he was acting so weird. "No... That wouldn't make sense. Would it?" She asked herself, before nodding her head. "That's it!" She said, and went back to work, leaving most of confused what she meant, but I think I knew what she was getting at. I looked at the math we had to do and sighed a little bit. Math was my least favorite subject but you need to know it if you want to have any good job in this world. "Alright class, math is over. But that worksheet is due tomorrow, so you better get it done or else..." Miss. Peach said as we grabbed our stuff and walked to lunch. I put my stuff in my locker, which so happens to be right next to Troys. He looked over at me but looked away once I looked at him. "W-What are you staring at?" He said, stuttering again. "Nothing, anything wrong?" I ask, knowing he wouldn't say anything. "N-Nothing q-queer..." He stuttered again and walked away. I know it was weird for me, but I just wanted to know what was wrong. It was always something I was ashamed of, because of this, I either get the answers or I get hurt. Right now, it seems I am getting hurt without knowing whats wrong with Troy.