Now That You Know Us

The New Kid

Gabriel's P.O.V.

"Get your USELESS ASS UP YOU PIECE OF SHIT AND GET TO SCHOOL YOU FUCKING DUMBASS!" my dad said

He really hated me, and sad thing is, I don't even know why. Maybe because he thinks I'm gay. Well, I'm not. So he basically hates me for no reason.

"It's only 6:00 in the morning dad. I don't go to school until 7:30." I said, feeling groggy from the startle of him waking me up so early.
"So fucking what cunt? No one cares if you even come back, so why be here at all right? Its not like we love you. Who would? You're a useless piec....."

"Piece of shit.... I get it dad..."

Suddenly i feel a sting on my face and i couldn't tell whether i had just gotten slapped, or hit with a fucking steel girder. My dad throws me on the ground and screams something that I didn't hear. I manage to mutter the words...
"I wish mom was still here, so that i wouldn't have to deal with YOU..."

"DON'T YOU EVER SPEAK OF THAT BITCH TO ME AGAIN, YA' HEAR ME. SHE'S A WORTHLESS FAGGOT AND A WHOLE LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT LIKE YOU!" my dad says before pinning me up against the door and smashing his fist into my face over and over again. Then he left, leaving me to bleed and suffer from the words and physicality he had just forced onto me. I try getting up and walking to my bathroom, but fall back down. This isn't new to me, not at all. This has been happening forever now, since I was old enough to ride a bike, so since I was 7. He hates me, and i just... Wanna die. I finally manage to get up and take a look at myself in the mirror.

My nose was crooked and smashed in. My lip was busted open in several places. When I tried to cry, I cried blood. I had a black eye and ring and knuckle marks now permanently imprinted onto my face....

I hate my life....
I look like a fucking pig....
Disgusting....
Nasty....
Useless....
Just die already....

Then you can be with mom...

No....
Not now.

I finally get myself ready for school and grab my dad's car keys. I grab my wallet and clothes. I think i might sleep over one of my friends houses.
(What friends...)

Whatever... I'll just find a hotel or something.

I get in my dad's car and drive to school. To my surprise, School had already started. How long did i take getting ready? Oh well. Time to start another day in hell.

I go to my first period class, which is A.P. Chemistry. I sit down in the back, alone, where no one can see me. Story of my life guys.

The class settles and I wait for someone to say something regarding the lesson, but the teacher isn't here yet. Oops.

After what feels like an hour which was really 2 minutes, someone comes up to me. They ask if they can sit next me. I look up and gaze at the person who asked the question. I've never seen him in school, so I had the impression that he was new, or transferred from a different class.
And shit, was this guy fucking gor..... I mean, cool looking. Yeah, that's it.

"Well, can I sit here or what?" he says with a smile that kinda made me blush. I don't know why though.
He giggled a little.

"Oh, uhm yeah, lemme just... Uh.... Move my stuff." I said feeling stupid and uncomfortable because no one has ever sat next to me before.

"Thanks." he said
"Uhm... No, uhm, problem." I said trying to hide my face a little so he didn't see the damage done to it.
"I'm Hunter." he said
"I'm Gabriel, but uh, you can just call me Gabe I guess..." this guy makes me nervous and I don't know why.
"You sound like your gonna puke or something."he said chuckling a little." I'm not gonna kill you dude, it's okay. I just wanna be your friend."

He wants to be my friend? Now I'm really nervous. This feeling in my chest is nothing that I've ever felt before. It felt weird, but good at the same time.

"YOU wanna be MY friend? You're joking, right? Who payed you and how much DID they pay yo....." I was cut off by the sound of laughter coming from across the room.

"Hey look! The little abused pig got his ass beat again!" Raymond said from his table at the other side of the room.

"Shut up asshole! That's none of your business!" I scream back. He gets up and walks toward me. He gets in my face and says," Why were you even born you big mishap?" He spits on my face and walks away.

I sit there next to Hunter speechless. Then I break down. Everything comes out at once. All I can do is cry.

Then I feel a warm hand come to my face and pull me up from my arms. I look and see that it's Hunter. He wipes the boys saliva off of my cheek and the tears as well.
"No one payed me to sit here. No one payed me to be your friend. This was MY choice. You deserve a friend. I wanna be that friend."
He said with sincerity. My eyes began to water once more, but I managed to suck it up.

I was utterly speechless. But I managed to say," Okay."

"Come to my house later, after school. I want you to have fun and be happy. I want my friend to feel..... wanted."

At that moment, I felt like nothing could hurt me. I felt invincible. I agreed and we sat through the rest of school together (THANK GOD HE HAD ALL OF MY CLASSES). We talked all day until the final bell rang.

Now I finally know what having a friend is like.