The Girl & The Ghost

Chapter 3

That night... I cried and cried.

How could this have happened? I already have involved myself with a bully, and most likely have created greater problems for me at school!

I wish I had an older brother, Bestfriend, or boyfriend to defend me!

Ohhh how? How could I let this happen?!

...~...

The next morning I awoke abruptly.

My father knocked softly on my door and said it was time to get ready for school. I was very sore from my bruises on my arms, and was about to burst into tears again as I remembered the horrible flash of memories from the day before.

Pushing those thought away as far as I could, I drifted off to get ready for school.

"I have to find that boy!" I thought as I arrived at school. It would be better to find him before that bully finds me!

I continued to my first class, trying to piece together a picture of the boy, when I noticed (more like felt) eyes piercing into me as I sat and thought to myself. I decided to take a quick glance over my shoulder, see who the culprit is, and decide my move from there.

Slowly I "dropped my book", bent over to pick it up, and took a quick glance at who it was.

Only it was no quick glance! I stared at the boreing eyes... The bully..

As if acknowledging my presence he gestured to me, and I turned around. Placing then book back on my desk, trembling hands and heart racing, I realized that I should make a very subtle movement than the awkward, scary stare I just made.

I tried to pay my upmost attention to my teacher, but the feeling of tension seemed to build and grow faster by the second. I knew that the bully was still glaring at the back of my head, never once taking a glance anywhere else but me. I felt so nervous and scared, I want to flee screaming at the top of my lungs.

Trying to calm myself I realized that my teacher seemed to notice a student standing outside his door,knocking.

I took this opportunity to glance back behind me again, gaining the courage to tell the bully that I have no idea who the boy I stopped him from hurting was. As I did, the teacher was outside argueing with the apparently late student, and caused me to rethink my action.

I was too late, the person sitting behind me thrusted a note at me (obviously annoyed by the gesture) and I took it hesitantly.

It read "meet me during lunch - we need to make arrangements"

I knew exactly who it was from and just nodded in his direction as the teacher and student came in.

..~..

During lunch I had looked everywhere for the bully, expecting him to be waiting around every corner.

Sadly I could not find him..

That was until I remembered the boys locker room. Could he be waiting for me there? Only one way to find out!

So off I went to the indoor pool area, to await my bully.

What could possibly make this situation worse?!

When I reached the doors leading to the chlorinated smelling indoor pool, I decided that it was a good time to panic. My body began to tremble as I slowly pushed the doors, and made my way over to the boys locker room.

I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the bully sitting down on a bench, the boy from yesterday across from him. Standing a few feet away, the bullys back was toward me, and the boy looked at me as if I were going to save him again.

Noticing the reaction, the bully turned around, glaring at me as he said "glad you could make it. Come over here and lets have a chat."

The smirk that the bully gave me was only so devious, it did not mask the glare. As I slowly strode over, body still trembling, I sat on the bench opposite the bully with the boy.

"where are the teachers in all of this?!" I wondered as the bully began with his bargain.